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| number = ML20086F597
| issue date = 08/28/1991
| title = Annual Environ Operating Rept for 900829-910828
| author name = Graham P, Odell W, Stoma S
| author affiliation = GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
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| addressee affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
| docket = 05000458
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| document report number = RBG-36-035, RBG-36-35, NUDOCS 9112030309
| document type = ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORTS(&amp;RADIOLOGICAL)-PERIODIC, TEXT-ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS
| page count = 11
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GULF STA TES                     UTILITEES                      COMPANW m a e e s m n,s      rosrc4na em an      p ,u u m w s m ur n ARI A COD; $24  t % $D94   31f, ta'!;1 November 27, 1991 RBG-36,035 File Nos. G9.5, G9.25.1.5 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:
River Bend Station - Unit 1 Docket No. 50-458 Enclosed is the Annual Environmental Operating Report (Nonradiological) for the period August 29, 1990 to August 28, 1991. This report is submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.1 of Appendix B (Environmental Protection Plan) to River Bend Station License Number NPF-47.
Sincerely, l            .
6 W. H. Odell Manager-River Bend Oversight I      h"]
v-LAE/MAH/SRS/re Enc sure cc: Mr. Robe rt D. Martin, Regional Administrator
;                  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissian 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, TX 76011 l                   NRC Resident Inspector P. O. I,x 1051 St. Francisv111e, LA 70775
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GULF STATES ITTILITIES COMPANY RIVER BEND STATION MRFJAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATItB REPORT (NOURADIOID3ICAL) l For the Period l
August 29, 1990 - August 28, 1991 i
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RIVER BDiD STATION
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==1.0 INTRODUCTION==
 /ORIECTIVES                                      .                                       .                     .. .            .             . .                 .          1 2.0 DNIRONMDffAL PRC'rPCTIC+1 IS3UES                                                                                                 .        .                                              1 2.1 Aquatic Issues                                                                                                                                          .      .               2 2.2 Terrestrial Issues                                                                                                                                                             2 2.3 Noise Iesues ..                            ..                                                                                .                                                 2 3.O CONSISTDiCY RB2]IREMENTS ,                                                                                                                         ..                                   2 3.1 Plant Design and Operation                                                                                                                                . .         .         2 3.2 Reporting Felated to NPDES Permit and State Certification                                                                                                                       3 3.3 Changes Pequired for Canpliance with Other Environnental Rem 11ations                                                                                                .                                                    4 4.0 UNSCl _'. TTAL CONDITIOtG .                                                                     .                             ...             . .                                       4 4.1 Unusual or Im;rrtant Fnvironnental Events .                                                                                                       .                             4 4.2 Environmental R)nitoring                                                                                                .                                                .
5 4.2.1       Aquatic H3nitoring . .                                                                                                                                 5 4.2.2       Terrestrial h3nitoring                                                                               ..          ..         .       . .                5 4.2.1        Noise tenitoring                                                                                         .                             .        . 5 5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE PROC'EDURES                                                                                                                                                              5 5.1 Review and Audit                                                                                               .                             .                                  5    ;
5.2 Records Retention                                                                                                                                                               6    !
5.3 Changes in Environmental Protection Plan                                                                                                                                        6 5.4              Plant Reporting Regiuremants                                                                                                          .                   .         6 5.4.1           Routine Reports                                                                                                                                     6 5.4.2           Nanroutine Reports                                                                  .                                                               ,
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RIVER BEND STATICH FWIROMSENtOPERATING_REMELE                                                 J990L91 1.0-      M80ETMONECTN The Annual Environental Operating Report for the period of August 29, 1990 (anniversary of license - issuance) through August 28, 1991, is sihmitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.1 of Appendix B to River Bend Station Facility Operating License Number NPF-47.
                          -. River Bend Station (RBS) consists of a 936 MWe General Elsctric boiling water reactorclocated on a 3,342 acre site in West Feliciana parish,-Louisiana, 4.1                                       -
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km (2.5 mi) southeast of St, Francisville.                                              Waste heat from RBS is dissipated via a closedicycle system using four mechanical draft cooling towers which draw makeup water from the Mississippi River, 3.3 (air) km (2.0 mi) to the southwest.
Blowdown from the normal cooling tower system is discharged to the Mississippi River through a submerged pipe about 209 meters (660 ft) downstream from the makeup-water intake.
Appendix B to the RBS operating license is the - Environental Protection Plan (Nonradiological), or EPP, which has the following principal objectives:                                                                          "
: 1.         To verify that the facility- is operated in an -environentally=
acceptable manner, as established in the Final Environmental Statement Related to the Operation .of River Bend Station (NUREG-1073, commonly referred: to as the FES-OL) and other Nuclear-l --                                            Regulatory Ccumission .(NRC) impact assessments.
L                                  -2.          To coordinate NRC requirements and maintain consisten~y with other Federal, State, and local requiremnts for environmental protection.
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2.0      .FJNIROtM2HAL_P_RMECTION LSSUES L
L                         . In the FES-OL dated January 1985, the_ NRC staff considered the environmental L
Limpacts associated- with the operation of River Bend Station Unit 1.                                                             Certain
                          - environental issues were identified which required study or license mnditions:
,                          to resolve environmental concerns and to assure adequate protection - of . the environment.                                                                                                                                         ,
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,                                                                                                                                         r RIVER BtND STATICN ENJ[@dENTE__0EEPATItFt.RENRT fRR_1910121 2.1         brfatte Issues No specific aquatic -issues were identified by the' NRC staff in the FES-OL,-       Environmental concerns which relate to water quality are regulattJ by way of the facility's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and Louisiana Water Discharge Permit.
2.2         Termitrial Iqsues                                                                             ,
Salt drift deposition frm the normal cooling towers may cause changes in, or damage to, nearby vegetation on PBS property (FES-OL Section 5.S c1) .
A monitoring program to identify the extent of impacts and the mitigative actions necessary, if any, is specified in EPP Section'4.2.2.
2.3         Hohe_Jgg!qs Operatiori cf - the norn ' cooling towers and main station transformers at
                             ' RBS may increase noisu .evels at nearby residencen (FES-OL Section 5.12) .
A nonitoring program to identify the extent of impacts and the mitigative -
actions necessary, if any, is specified in EPP Section 4.2.3.
3,0-COUSISTF1.LCLEEGJJEEMNTS i
                              - 3.1         Ela_nt p;gion and Operatien In accordance with the EPP, 'RP.S- personnel prepare and record an
                           - environmental evaluation of any proposed change in plant ' design or L..                             operation or performance of any test or experiment which may significantly.
l                               affect the environment. Such eval tations-are not perforned cn activities-which do not affect the environment er are required for compliance with
                           - non-NRC environmental regulations. The environmental evaluation process is administered .through programs governing design _ modification and the development / revision of written procedures. Before engaging in additional construction or operational lL l
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_J2NIPiGMTPR)lTifTI!RJ ETOTT TOP 1%D/41 activiti'o ktuch nay significantly 3f fe th( environent 3 dotermination 1r ande     <d    t ecntdM ar to Wa her w/ prqor&3 chwje i nvolve an unreviewel envaronwntal quection (UpO)                                 A storcrod vtivity involvec a I_UM If it COncernC:
81       a nat ter w!u ch my recul- ,a a svJniftr w' incr oar e in any i
adverre env11onnental imprt previemly ovaluatM in the FIS-Ole , enVirDrB!cntal intp:1ct app rain 3} S , Or in any dec1riorV Cf the Atanic Paf ety and Licensing Baatd; b)      a signif j cant r!rar_;e Iri ef fluent: ni lo w r Ir'elc, el c)      a int t er , not previom ly reviewa and evalust<d in the dmumnte <;py a flod in (M alnve, doch nny hevo a cignificant adverre environw ntal imract.
If the act ivltv mote any of there criteria it nuct nitl'or not le rerfotnd as prop-con or a wr3 tt en evaluat ion nnet 1+ preparea and ruhnittwl for prior hTF appmval .
Iuring the period rovernd by this rnrert no rhwps at PRC wre determinmi to invalve unreviewd environnental quontionc                                F:eccrds of environnental detenninations are maintainal in the eation Peninnent Plant Tile ar rart of docuwntation ascriatrd with tha Mylification Fnguert program and/or the pr Mute developent cyc t m.
3.?     repxt j n1 Fe) S twi _t o ITTTC Permi t arci Et at tSert i f i_c it Pn Vit.lations of the tiFDF3 and louirian3 Riter Dircharge rennits have la on reported to the fiPC via coplec 01' the nonrout ine reports sont to the other agencier purcuant to rennit requirements (see Table 1) .                             On September 21, 1990 a renewal application for hTDFS pnnnit no. LA0042731 w;." culmt ted to the U5pFA, CCT! roceivM its reneuvi fiPTE rennit for imS, wluch bcram ef fecti"e on March 16, 1991.                              HMifications to Inuisiana Water Dirchargo Petrat Ib. WPO409 wre propnd by TE on Msrch 20, 1991 and wre acceptod                                   :
in the ncdifici monit which was datM ley 23, 1991. GPU will sutrut an application to renew WPO409, which expiron in Mrv, 1992.
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l RIVER PEND STATION pv ROWNrAL_.0PERATmG_PF'POPTJVRJ 990/ 91 3.3               ChangeLEeTJiteller CcwlinnteMtMaherJmyirorpentM Bewlationa During the rericd covered by this report the only changen in plant design or operation and performance of tests or emarawnts reTaircd to achieve canpliance with non-NRC env.ironnontal regulations wre a)     addition of bicmonitoring requirenento for NPDEC outfall 001
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    .                                                                                        waste to the Misciccippi River).
b)     deletion of chlorine requirewnts for NPDES outfall 404                                                                                                     ;
(sanitary waste treatent) and addition of fecal coliform lintito.
c)     elimination of NPDEC outfall 005 (nanitary waste treatment from the River Bend training conter).
d)     establishnent of limits for total organic carbon, oil and grease, pH ard flow for new NPDES cutfall 005 (noncontaminated storm water nanoff from the industrial materials storage area) and outfall 009 (noncontaminatcd stormwater runoff fran the cooling towr yard).
e)     elimination of total cuspended solids for NPDES outfalle 006 and 007 (uncontaminated stornuater runoff frcm eact and went side of plant to Grants luyou).
Such changes m not subject to the EPP requirenent for environmntal evaluation de. ribod in Section 3.1.                                                                                                                              ,
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4.1               [hlurualpnJmpgttmt 31rircnmgnt al.Jh entg During the period covered by thir, report there wre no unusual or important events, causally related to RBS operation, which resulted in significant environmntal impacts.
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INVli9WFfAL fTlTAT!!r_. PEP??TETC1990/91 4.?   Pawironnttal_ !hnit ct:1iO 4.2.1 /qnt ic lbnit t rpq.                                                              Wat nr quality punitcrin J v'in per fotwxi in a~rordance wit h t ho rrquiremnt r eriablinind in the et at ion ' c NPPEC aniIouiniana Wster Dwcharge retwit . Forultr wrn 1r mut M in printhly Diccharge H >nitoring D$ ort c and nontout sno rernrt c (Table
: 1) ,. an 1 equir<d, cuhnit t ed to the UCEPA and tMLt 4.2.2         Prrert rj al M2n;toring .                                                     -
Cubcert ion 4. 2. 2 < >f the EPP rot 1;ter nonit orito by aerial 1 Int oJt aph lojinniro tw yomrn prier to cooling trwr cporat ion an'l during the following first and third ynarr cf nporation. Thir requit eent wr emplot<<i in 1990 & the
             " third year" set of etereo color Infrared tran.?p'trencier wre nonitored. Ib chatger in veget at iva mount too cr individual t ree ,
attributable to calt drif t dr if t imprtn, hwe leen observed.
4 . 2 . c,.         Uve  M' nit oring.                                                  -
Tho rcquironent to conduct an envirorunental noise nonitorin? plogram (EPP Dulmoction 4.2.3) wu crmpleted during 19%/87 An1 t he remite wre included in the re ond Annual Dwirotuwsreal CWr ating Resort.                                                               In general, the scourtic environmnt in the vicinity of FIC provrvi to be cubrt strcially nnre emplex than anticipated, but naithnr t ha negnitude of increases attributable to plant operation nor ccmnunity reaction excamhxi FEC-OL prelictions 5.0    ADMINISTRATIVE FPCCEDURFP 5.1    Peyiew ard Jplit; GCU han provided for ir&pondent review and audit of ccmpiiance with the EPP,   The main group recronalble for audite cf EPP-related activities, the BBC Onlity Accurance repartwnt , report <d directly to the Hmager -
Omreight during the pari ori coverei in thir rerort.                                                                      All findin1r idonta fini d'tring the trparting po ri r.>i wre c.atif actorily resolvrd dd did ret indicate a mignificant deterioration on the activities loing audited.
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u RIVEP PDID PTATRO DNI PGiMDIT AI,fif 0GT11M EIO!?T_JTSO 909 /11 5.2                     Focorde Fetfotj rn Focordo and 1o33 relat3ve to envitonmntal arrets of plant creration and audit activities are retainal in t he ICU~ Permanent Plant File.
Thece recordr and 1r gs are availat 1r to the 14f an requost . Pecords of nrdi f. icntions to cr ation st ructu2 er              cyrtre , and corponents detennined to Int entially af f ect the cent inumi protection of the environnent will b3 retainoi for tho life of the plant,                      Other records, data, and lo3r relating to the EPP will in t ota3nmi f or five years c t, where applicable, in accordence wi th the requir enent s of t he Ur. EPA and IrD2 5.3                     Charneun DWir;onnent al frptogtion Plan There w re no rmuont e for changer to thn EPP Nring the reracd covoroi Ic/ thic report.
5.4                     Plant Pep?rting IWIuipentr S.4.1     5'optina Peper"2.             -
This Annual Environnental Op? rating 1:etort was prepared to ira t the rerort.ing r equiromnts of EPP
                                    .ubcoction 5.4.1 for the period from August 29, 1990, through August
                                   ?B. 1991. Cunrnrios and analytre of the recults of nonitoring proyram , including comrarisons with related preoperational studie.t ,
n; :, rational controle, and previoun reports are preconted in Section 4.2 above.                 During the period of this rerort there were no indications of significant harmful ef fects or evidence of trends towtrd irreversible danage to the environmnt causally related to the creration of P1ver Bond St ation.
5.4.2    Nonroug nf9fmrt s .             -
All nonroutine events from August 19, 1990, through Atgust 28, 1991, that were reportable were Identified to other feieral, stato, or local agencies in accordance with their retorting requiremnts in lieu of r<.gliremntF Of EPP rubcection 5.4.2 (see Table 1) .                The Ifir war provided with a copy of each written nonrontine reirrt to another agency.
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RIVER DFRD STATION IWIPCMMN2,OPl?ATHRFWG11DR y29pf91 TABLE 1 NOURotTTINE FFPORTS '10 FEDERAL AND STATE DNIDCtefDTIAL REGUIKIORY AGDiCIE0 i
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09+13 90                                                Letter                                                                      UttrA                                                    P90 33,t30 09-17-90                                                Letter                                                                      CAUWCC                                                   REG-3),$67 09-21 90                                                Letter                                                                      UEEPA                                                    EBO-33,620 11-01-90                                                Letter                                                                      LDtQ                                                     Rho-33,903 11-27 90                                                Letter                                                                      NRC                                                      APO 34,072 12-20-90_-                                              Le tt er                                                                    LDEQ                                                     PBG-34,190                                            -!
01-25-91                                                Letter                                                                      LDEQ                                                     R20-34,373 02-12-91                                               Letter                                                                       LDrQ                                                     RPG-34,4p?
03-15-91                                                Letter                                                                      LDtQ                                                     P10-34.613 03-20-91                                                Letter                                                                      LDFQ                                                     FBG-34,636-05-10-91                                               Letter                                                                       :Dr0                                                     RBO-34,978 05-10-91                                                Letter                                                                      USEPA                                                    RbG-3 4,9*19 06-28-91:                                               Letter                                                                      U!tFA                                                    PSO-15,758 r
06 28-91                                                Letter                                                                      LDtQ                                                     IGO-35,259
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LMQ                               e      Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality CAGWCC                           =      Capital Ares cound Water Conservation Commission 7
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