PLA-7277, Transmittal of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Report
| ML15020A004 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 01/19/2015 |
| From: | Franke J Susquehanna |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| PLA-7277 | |
| Download: ML15020A004 (4) | |
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JAN 1 9 2015 Jon A. Franke Site Vice President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, P A 18603 Tel. 570.542.2904 Fax 570.542.1504 jfranke@pplweb.corn SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION TRANSMITTAL OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REPORT PLA-7277 Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388 Section 3.2 of the Susquehanna Environmental Protection Plan requires that violations of the Susquehanna National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit be reported to the NRC by submittal of copies of the reports required by the permit.
Susquehanna notified the NRC of a permit violation via EN 50690 on December 17, 2014. The required report submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection associated with the violation is attached.
This letter contains no new regulatory commitments.
If you should have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr. Jeffery N Grisewood, (570) 542-1330.
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.J~ A. Franke
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Attachment:
Follow-Up Notification of Sewage Leak to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Copy:
NRC Region I Mr. J. E. Greives, NRC Sr. Resident Inspector Mr. J. A. Whited, NRC Project Manager Mr. L. J. Winker, PA DEP/BRP
Attachment to PLA-7277 Follow-Up Notification of Sewage Leak to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
December 18, 2014 Jeff Hart PADEP-Northeast Regional Office 2 Public Square Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915 SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, PA 18603-6828 Tel.(570) 542-3014 jlmccormick@pplweb.com PERMIT NO. PA 0047325; FOLLOW-UP NOTIFICATION OF SEWAGE LEAK (SSO FORM)
PLE-0025589
Dear Mr. Hartman,
Attached please find the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station's (SSES) completed Si;:initary Service Overflow (SSO) form. This completed SSO form summarizes what SSES presently knows about the sewage leaks discovered on SSES property on 12/17/14.
NOTE: Submittal of this completed SSO form to PaDEP satisfies SSES's follow-up reporting obligation specified under NPDES Permit No. PA 0047325.
Should you have any questions related to this notification, or require additional information, please contact either Kathy Ervin at 570-542-3999, or me at (570) 542-3014.
Sincerely, Jerrold McCormick Sr. Environmental Scientist-Nuclear
Enclosure:
Attachment A: Completed PaDEP Sanitary Service Overflow (SSO) Form
I Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Report to PADEP
- 1.
Date, Name, Phone# of person Date: December 17, 2014 Signature: J_o..!,)/ f (.__ B completing this report Name : Jerrold McCormick Phone # : (570) 542-3014
769 Salem Boulevard - Berwick, PA 18603 address?
- 3. Date found and specific location December 17, 2014 - Two leaks-- One leak is located against the hedgerow along the ofSSO?
eastern side of the agricultural field west of the SSES Environmental Lab office building.
The other leak is located on the west side of the same agricultural field.
- 4. How was SSO discovered?
Permittee hired a contractor (PA Environmental Solutions, Inc.) to proactively perform a line By who?
trace of the forced main leading from the SSES Environmental Lab to the SSES Sewage Treatment Plant. Leaks were discovered while contractor was performing the line trace.
- 5. Start and end time of SSO Start time-Not Available I End time-12/17/14 at 13:00 hrs (actual or estimate?)
- 6. Date, time and name of person Date: December 17, 2014 Time: 13:35 who notified PADEP of SSO?
Name : Jerrold McCormick
- 7. Description and actual or Grinder pumps located at SSES Environmental Lab work on a float system to pump sewage estimated volume of SSO wastes to the SSES Sewage Treatment Plant. Volume of the SSO is unknown since it is unclear when the line breaks actually occurred.
- 8. Where, precisely, did SSO go ?
(land, roadway, basement, swale, SSO is confined PPL property. SSO did not flow into any waterways.
storm sewer, creek, etc)
- 9. What caused SSO ?
The root cause of the SSO is presently unknown. The SSO was stopped by isolating power How was it stopped ?
to the grinder pump breaker panel located at the SSES Environmental Lab.
- 10. Describe extent of The extent of the sewage contamination appears to be limited to the immediate vicinity of contamination and how it was each leak location. Lime will be applied to these areas on 12/18/14 as our contractor cleaned up mobilizes to excavate and repair the leaks.
- 11. What actions will be taken to Pa. Environmental Solutions, Inc. has been contracted to excavate and repair the sewage prevent a re-occurrence ?
When?
line leaks. Currently expecting to commence excavation work on Monday, 12/22/14.
- 12. Other comments ?
N/A