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	ML19326C234
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Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	05/21/1974
From:	; ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO.
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ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4 .. APPENDIX B _TO OPERATING LICENSE NO. FOR ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE - UNIT 1 i DOCKET NO. 50-313

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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 DEFINITIONS ............................................... 1 l 1.1 Standard Methods...................................... 1 1.2 Gamma Isotopic Analysis............................... 1 1.3 Environmental Samples................................. 1 1.4 Chlorine Demand....................................... 1 1.5 Free Available Chlorine Residual...................... 1 1.6 Combined Available Chlorine Residual.................. 1

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l 1 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONDITION......................... 2 i 1 2.1 Thermal............................................... 2 2.1.1 Maximum AT Across Condenser.................... 2 2.1.2 Av4 == Discharge Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.1.3 daximum BTU /hr................................. 3 2.1.4 Rate of Change of Discharge Temperature. . . . . . . . 3 2.1.5 Heat Treatment of Circulating Water System..... 4 2.1.6 Deicing Operations............................. 4 2.2 Hydraulic............................................. 4 2.2.1 Intake Velocity................................ 4 2.2.2 Discharge Velocity............................. 4 2.2.3 Flow Rate Restrictions......................... 4 2.2.4 Reservoir Drawdown............................. 4

 -                        2.3    Chemica1..............................................                                                                                        5 2.3.1 Biocides.......................................                                                                                         5 2.3.2 Corrosion Inhibitors...........................                                                                                         6 2.3.3 Suspended and Total Dissolved Solids...........                                                                                         6 2.3.4 pH.............................................                                                                                         7 2.3.5   Chemicals whic,h Affect Water Quality...........                                                                                      7 2.4 Radioactive         Discharge.................................                                                                                   8 2.4.1 Liquid Discharge...............................                                                                                         9 2.4.2 Gaseous       Discharge..............................                                                                                 11 3.0 DESIGN FEATURES AND OPERATING PRACTICES....................                                                                                          19 s

3.1 Intake System......................................... 19 3.2 Discharge System...................................... 19 3.3 Chemical Usage........................................ 19

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I 3.4 Plant Shutdown........................................ 19 3.5 Land Management........................................ 19 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SURVETT.T. ANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4.1 Ecolo gical Surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4.1.1 Abiotic........................................ 22 4.1.2 Aquatic........................................ 27 4.2 Radiological Environmental Monitoring................. 32

<                                    4.2.1 Air Sampling...................................                                                           32                                 1 4.2.2 Direct Radiation...............................                                                           33 4.2.3 Precipitation Sampling.........................                                                          33 4.2.4 Lake Dardanel1e................................                                                          33 4.2.5 Ground Water Sampling..........................                                                          33 4.2.6 Rus sellville City Water. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                  33 4.2.7 Reservoir Bottom Sediments.....................                                                          34                                 1 4.2.8 Aquatic Biota..................................                                                          34                                 l 4.2.9 Fish Bone......................................                                                         34 4.2.10 Milk     Sampling..................................                                                    34

4. 2.11 Vege tation S ampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

4. 2 .12 S oil S ampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTR0LS.................................... 50 5.1 Responsibility........................................ 50 e- 5.1.1 Sampling....................................... 50 5.1.2 Analyses....................................... 50 5.1.3 Reporting...................................... 50 5.2 O r ganiza tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 5.3 Review and Audit...................................... 51 5.4 Action to be Taken if a Limiting Condition for Operation is Exceeded............................... 51 5.4.1 Follow any remedial action permitted by the technical specification until the condition can be met..................................... 51 5.4.2 ' Exceeding a Limiting Condition................. 51

- 5.4.3 Separate Report for Each Occurrence. . . . . . . . . . . . 52 5.5 Procedures............................................ 52 5.5.1 Detailed Written Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 5.5.2 ............................................... 52 5.5.3 ............................................... 52

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5.6 Plant Reporting Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 52 5.6.1 Routine Repo rts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 5.6.2 Non-Routine Reports............................ 55 5.7 Records Retention..................................... 5.7.1 Records and Logs Retained for the Life of the , 56 ii Plant.........................................

                                .5.7.2      All Other Records.............................. 55 l

6.0 SPECIAL SURVEILLANCE, RESEARCH, OR STUDY ACTIVITIES........ 55 56

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       .f ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS LIST OF TABLES Table No.                                     Title                                                  Page 2-1             ANALYTICAL METH0DS. ...................................                            14 2-2             MINIMUM SAMPLING    FREQUENCY.............................                         15 3-1            CHEMICALS DISCHARGED DAILY IN CIRCULATING. COOLING WATER TO LAKE DARDANELLE.............................                          21 4-1            RADI0 ANALYSES - LISTED BY SAMPLE TYPE..................                           40 4-2            SAMPLE LOCATION AND SCHEDULE...........................                            44 4-3            FIELD SAMPLING SCHEDULE................................                            47 4-4            PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS..................................                            48 s

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4-3 AQUATIC SAMPLING P01NTS...'............................. 38 5-1 ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEILLANCE ORGANIZATION CHART. . . . . . . . . . 58 I i. i l l l l l l 8 l

1- , 1.0 DEFINITIONS Listed below are terms used in these environmental technical specifications that could be considered as having a unique definition as applied to

4 Arkansas Nuclear One-Unit 1. 1.1- Standard Methods

                                    " Standard Method for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,"

13th ~ Edition, published by the American Public Health Association. 1.2 Gamma Isotopic Analysis :

Identification of gamma emitters plus quantitative results for

radionuclides attributable to the station that contribute a significant amount to the total activity of the sample.

1.3 Environmental Samples Samples of soil, air, water, biota, or biological material collected outside of the plant buildings for the purpose of analysis.

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1.4 Chlorine Demand The amount of chlorine required .to oxidize substances in the water which reduce free chlorine. 1.5 Free Available Chlorine Residual Residusl consisting of hypochlorite ions (OCl) , hypochlorous acid (HOCf.) , or molecular chlorine (CL2)

1.6 Combined Available Chlorine Residual Residual consisting of mono , di , and trichloramines.

1.7 Total Available Chlorine Residual Sum of free and combined available chlorine residuals. 1.8 RTD Resistance Temperature Detector.

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      ~                      a.         The maximum differential temperature across the ' condenser shall not exceed 15*F during normal operation with all four circulating water pumps in operation.                                           j

b. If one or two circulating water pumps are out of service at any given time the maximum condenser AT shall not exceed 30*F; and Specification 2.1.2 of this Appendix shall be met.

Monitoring Requirement ; The temperature differential across the condenser shall be monitored . , every hour utilizing the computer output of the condenser inlet and outlet temperature measurements. The range of these measurements shall be 0-150*F and their accuracy shall be 0.5%. If the plant computer is inoperable, the condenser inlet and outlet temperatures shall be monitored at least once per shift utilizing the condenser temperature recorder with a 0-150*F range and 0.5% accuracy. Bases Maximum AT's of 15*F with 4 circulating water pumps operating (%1700 cfs flow) and 30*F with 2 circulating water pumps operating will insure that the limits of the applicable water quality criteria will not be exceeded. The difference in temperature readings of the j RTD's at tha inlet and outlet of the condensers provides that AT across the conder. rs. j Specification 2.1.1.b allows maintenance to be performed on circulating water pumps when the Dardanelle Reservoir ambient temperature is such that Specification 2.1.2 will not be exceeded. Hydraulic model studies have shown that a 30*F AT at 850 cfs circulating waterflow will not result in adverse changes in the Dardanelle Reservoir isotherms when compared to the isotherms resulting from a 15'F AT at 1700 cfs except on the surface of the discharge embayment. 4

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 'I                           To limit thermal stress to the aquatic ecosystem by limiting the plants, maximum discharge water temperature.

1 Specification The condenser discharge water temperature shall not exceed 105*F for more than 2 consecutive hours. If the water temperature exceeds 105'F for 2 hours, the plant power level shall be reduced to the extent necessary to maintain the discharge water temperature at i .1105*F, unless there is an emergency need for the lost power. (Define emergency need for the lost power.) I Monitoring Requirements Condenser discharge water temperature shall be monitored every hour utilizing the average of the computer output of the condenser dis-charge RTD readings. The RTD's have a 0-150*F range and an accuracy of 0.5%. If the plant computer is inoperable, the condenser discharge water temperature shall be monitored at least once per shif t utilizing the condenser temperature recorder with a 0-153*F range and 0.5% accuracy. Bases . The 105'F maximum discharge water temperature limit is set to assure that the Dardanelle Reservoir temperature does not exceed 95'F as established by the applicabitc water quality criteria. The use of the condenser discharge RTD's prevides the circulating water discharge temperature prior to mixing with the Dardanelle Reservoir water. 2.1.3 Maximum BTU /hr Not applicable.

       .              2.1.4     Rate of Change of Discharge Temperature Objective To avoid thermal stress to the aquatic ecosystem due to sudden changes in water temperature.
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temperature shall be limited to (__'F/hr) in the discharge embay-ment. This limitation may be exceeded for brief periods as necessary to protect critical plant equipment and for certain safeguard operations which cannot be limited or negated by plant operation. (These safeguard operations include automatic plant trips, .) Monitoring Requirement (Provide monitoring necessary to demonstrate compliance with specification.) j - Bas es (Justify that the specified rate of temperature change is acceptable and will allow achievement of stated objective or describe in detail your program to determine an acceptable rate of change of discharge temperature.) 2.1.5 Heat Treatment of Circulating Water System Not Applicable. 2.1.6 Deicing Operations Not Applicable. 2.2 Hydraulic 2.2.1 Intake velocity A study will be undertaken as described in Section 4.1.2 to determine means of limiting fish impingement on the traveling water screens. 2.2.2 Discharge Velocity Not Applicable. 2.2.3 Flow Rate Restrictions Not Applicable. 2.2.4 Reservoir Drawdown Not Applicable. a

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To protect the local biota fr'om lethal and sublethal effectr of chemical dischargas . To assure that the most sensitive use of the receiving medium

        ,a             by human populations is protected. To minimize degradation of the quality of the receiving medium.

I Specification (General) l All plant chemical discharges except that from the plant sanitary system j shall be diluted by the plant circulating water during release to assure

                      that the stated objective can be achieved.

2.3.1 Biocides Specification

a. Chlorine (Circulating Water System)

Chlorination of condenser cooling water shall be intermittent (1 to 2 hours each day or as may be necessary) . The con-centration of free available chlorine residual (in the form of molecular chlorine, hypochlorous acid, and hypochlorite lon) added to the circulating water system shall be limited to a maximum of 1 mg/1. Total available chlorine residual in the plant effluent shall be less than 0.1 mg/1.

b. Chlorine (Sanitary Waste System)

The hypochlorinator of the sewage-treatment system shall be maintained so that the effluent free available chlorine residual shall not be greater than 0.1 mg/l at point of y discharge to embayment. Monitoring Requirement

                        .a. Chlorine (Circulating Water System)

Total available chlorine residual in the discharge canal shall be measured twice weekly during periods of chlorination. ' Analyses will be made according to Table 2-1.

b. Chlorine (Sanitary Waste System)

The sewage treatment effluent shall be checked monthly to ensure that the total available chlorine residual is not

                              ' greater ,than 0.1 mg/l at point of discharge to embayment.

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Bases The once-through circulating water flow taken from the Illinois Bayou arm of the Dardanelle Reservoir will pass through the turbine condenser and will be discharged into an 80-acre embay- ' < ment of the Reservoir. Analysis of the chlorine demand of the Arkansas River water (i.e. , the amount of chlorine required to oxidize substances in the water which reduce free chlorine) range from 2 to 4 mg/l for a contact time of 10 minutes. Reaction of chlorine with the untreated dilution water during the 4 to 5 minutes required for the flow to reach the embayment should reduce the concentration 3., of total available chlorine residual below 0.1 mg/l in the . ?37i effluent. It is estimated that Unit 1 chlorine usage will be 330,000 lb / year. 2.3.2 Corrosion Inhibitors - Specification There shall be no discharge of sodium nitrite to the plant discharge. Monitoring Requirement i The closed cooling water system of the plant shall be sampled weekly to ascertain whether sodium nitrite leakage from these systems has occurred. (Provide method of analysis and level at which corrective action will be taken.) Bases The closed cooling water systems are treated with sodium nitrite or sodium nitrite based inhibitors. Under normal conditions, there will be no discharge of the sodium nitrite inhibitor to the plant dis charge. Any leakage from these sytems would normally be un-detectable by sampling the discharge canal. Sampling of individual closed water systems will be utilized for leak detection. Some inhibitor will be consumed in the protecting of the closed water

       .;                         systems. It is estimated that annual usage af ter initial charging of all systems will be 1500 lb/ year.

2.3.3 Suspended and Total Dissolved Solids 4 Specification

          '                        Both the conductivity and the turbidity of the plant effluent in discharge canal shall not be more than 10% greater than that of the water in the intake canal.

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1 4 Monitoring Requirement 1 The turbidity and conductivity of water in the intake and discharge 3 canals shall be determined weekly. Analyses shall be made according to Table .*-1. Bases (Provide bases' for the specification and monitoring requirement.) 2.3.4 p]t Specification W'9 i -C . ; . ' The pH of all discharges to the Dardanelle Reservoir shall be between 6.0 and 9.0. No single unit of discharge shall change C.e discharge' canal water more than 0.5 pH unit. Monitoring Requirement The pH of the intake and discharge water shall be determined weekly. Analysis shall be made according to Table 2-1. e i 2.3.5 Chemicals which Affect Water Ouality Specification All chemical releases shall be maintained to be less than those concentrations permitted by the Arkansas Pollution Control Board, i (Provide table listing chemical parameter and corresponding limiting concentration.) Monitoring Requirement Monitoring of the water in the intake and discharge canal will be l done by weekly sampling and analysis for conductivity, chloride, 3 hardness , phosphate, sulfate, turbidity, ammonia, iron, manganese, silica, boron, hydrazine and pH. Analyses will be made according to Table 2-1. (Complete Table 2-1, to include analyses for all

     ,                       chemical parameters to be controlled.)     If, after the concentrations
 '1                          present in the intake canal are subtracted from those present in the discharge canal, the concentration of any- of the chemical parameters listed in this specification equal or exceed the con-centrations listed above, a report will be made in accordance with Specification S.6 of this Appendix B.
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49) (Provide a summary statement of the rationale used in establishing the concentration limits. The proposed discharge levels should be '

compared to those existing in the receiving medium. The organisms and receiving medium parameters to be protected should be identified.) 2.4 Radioactive Discharge Objective 1 I

          .                       To define the limits and conditions for the controlled release of radio-
  , ,jd                          active      effluents to the environs to ensure that these releases are as low as practicable.

'?Qj These releases should not result in radiation exposures

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                                                The release rate for all effluent discharges should be within the limits specified in 10 CFR Part 20.

To assure that the release of radioactive material to unrestricted areas meet the as-low-as-practicable concept, the following objectives apply: For liquid wastes: a. The annual total quantity of radioactive materials in liquid waste, excluding tritium and dissolved gases, should not exceed 5 curies; b. The annual average concentration of radioactive materials in liquid waste upon release frou the Restricted Area, excluding tritium and 3 dissolved noble gases, shall not exceed 2 x 10-8 pC1/ml; c .' The annual average concentration of tritium in liquid waste upon

release from the Restricted Area, shall not exceed 5 x 10-6 pC1/ml; and, .

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upon release from the Restricted Area, shall not exceed 2 x 10-6 pCi/ml. ! For gaseous wastes : a. Averaged over a yearly interval,, the release rate of noble gases and ,, a

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1. The rate of release of radioactive materials in liquid waste from the plant shall be controlled such that the instantaneous con-centrations of radioactivity in liquid waste, upon release from the Restricted Area, do not exceed the values listed in 10 CFR 20,

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my, li 2. If the release of radioactive materials in liquid effluents, when averaged over a calendar quarter, exceeds 2.5 curies, the Licensee shall:

a. Make an investigation to identify the causes for such release rates;

b. Define and initiate a program of action to reduce such release rates to the design levels; and,

c. Notify the Director, Directorate of Licensing within 30 days, identifying the causes and describing the proposed program of action to reduce such release rates.

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    .,                         3. The release rate of radioactive liquid effluents, excluding tritium and dissolved gases, shall not exceed 10 curies during any calendar quarter.

4. During release of liquid radioactive waste, the following con-ditions shall be met:

1 a. At least two (2) condenser circulating water pumps shall be in operation to provide a minimum dilution flow of approximately 383,000 gpm in the discharge canal for the liquid waste effluent;

     ,                              b. The effluent control monitor shall be set to- alarm and auto-matically close the waste discharge valve such that the re-quirements of Specification 2.4.1 are met; and,

c. The gross liquid waste activity and flow rate shall be con-tinuously monitored and recorded during release. If this requirement cannot be met, continued release of liquid

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I effluents shall be pe:aitted only during the succeeding 48 hours j provided that during this 48 hour period, two independent samples

         '                                of each tank shall be analyzed and two station personnel shall in-dependently check valving prior to the discharge.

5. The equipment installed in the liquid radioactive waste system shall be maintained and operated to process all liquids prior to their dis-charge when it appears that the projected. cumulative discharge rate excluding tritium and dissolved noble gases, released during any calendar quarter will exceed 1.25 curies.

6. The maximum activity to be contained in one liquid radwaste tank that

.1                                   can be discharged directly to the environs      (Treated Waste Fbnitor and N"' ,

Filtered Waste Monitor Tanks only), shall not exceed 10 curies. 1] Monitoring Requirements

1. Facility records shall be maintained of the radioactive concentrations and volume before dilution of each batch of liquid effluent released, and of the average dilution flow and length of time over which each discharge occurred.

2. Prior to release of each batch of liquid effluent, a sample shall be taken from that batch and analyzed in accordance with Table 2-2 to demonstrate compliance with Specification 2.4.1.

3. Radioactive liquid waste sampling and activity analysis shall be performed in accordance with Table 2-2.

4. The liquid effluent radiation monitors shall be calibrated at least quarterly by means of a known radioactive source. Each monitor shall have an instrument channel test monthly and a sensor check daily.

5. The performance of automatic isolation valves and discharge tank selection valves shall be checked annually.

a Bases Releases of radioactivity in liquid wastes within the design objective levels provide reasonable assurance that the resulting annual exposure

from liquid wastes to the whole body or any organ of an individual will not exceed 5 mrem per year. At the same time the Licensee is permitted the flexibility of operation, compatible with considerations of health and safety, to assure that the public is provided a dependable source of power under unusual operating conditions which may temporarily result 1 l t

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        .j the concentration limits specified in 10 CFR 20. It is expected that 4r                             using this operational flexibility under unusual operating conditions ,

the Licensee shall exert every effort to keep levels of radioactive materials as low as practicable and that annual releases will not exceed a small fraction of the annual average concentration limits specified in 10 CFR 20, 2.4.2 Caseous Discharge Specification

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%'M,.# averaged over a calendar quarter exceeds 4% o~f 2.4.2.3.a or 6% of

2.4.2.3.b, the licensee shall notify the Director, Directorate of Licensing within 30 days, identifying the causes of the excessive activity and describing the proposed program of action to reduce such releases to design objective levels .

2. The maximum activity to be contained in one Waste Gas Decay Tank shall be limited to 15,480 C1.

3. a. The rate of release of radioactive materials and gaseous wastes from the plant (except I-131 and particulate ratio-

                                           ,otopes with half lives greater than eight days) averaged over any one-hour period shall not axceed:

(MPC)1 I I 6.7 x 10"m_ I se_c Where Qi is the ' release rate in pCi/see for isotope i and (MPC)1 is tl.e maximur permissible concentration of isotope i as defined in Appendix B, Table II, Column 1,10 CFR Part 20. .; -

b. The release rate of I-131 and particulates with half-lives greater than eight days released to the environs as part of airborne effluents, shall ne exceed 0.32 pCi/sec.

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4. a. The release rate of gross gaseous activity shall not exceed 16% of the values specified la 2.4.2.3.a when averaged over a calendar quarter.

b. The release rate of I-131 and particulates with half-lives greater than eight days shall not exceed 12% of the values l specified in 2.4.2.3.b when averaged over a calendar quarter.

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5. During release of radioactive gaseous wastes from the gaseous

    ,i                       waste discharge header to the plant ventilation exhaust plenum, the following conditions shall be met:

a. The waste gases and particulates shall be passed through high efficiency particulate (HEPA) and charcoal filters provided in the discharge line- (except as noted in Specifica-tion 2.4.2.5 below) ;

b. The activity and discharge flow rate chall be continuously monitored and recorded; M c. The gaseous radioactivity monitor, iodine and the particulate samplers in the plant vents shall be operating; and (f..yi]

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d. Automatic isolation devices capable of limiting gaseous release rates to within the values specified in 2.4.2.3.a shall be operating.

6. Radioactive gaseous wastes collected in the gas decay tanks shall be held up a minimum of 45 days, except when the activity concen-tration of each identifled radioisotope is less than 1% of the MPC specified in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix B, Table II.

7. Purging of the reaccor building shall be governed by the following conditions :

a. Reactor building purge shall be through the high efficiency particulate filters and charcoal filters until the activity

   /                                concentration is below 'the occupational limit inside the reactor building, at which time bypass may be initiated; and

b. Reactor building purge shall be through the high efficiency particulate filters and charcoal filters whenever irradiated fuel is being handled or any objects are being handled over irradiated fuel in the reactor building.

8. Gases discharged through the unit vent shall be continuously monitored and recorded for gross (6,y) activity.

Monitoring Requirement Radioactive gaseous waste sampling and analysis shall be performed l. in accordance with Table 2-2. s 4

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            *                     . an instrument channel test at least monthly and a sensor check at least daily.

3. During power operation, the condenser vacuum pump discharge shall be continuously monitored for gross radiogas activity. The monitor shall not be inoperable for more than 7 days. Whenever this monitor is inoperable, grab samples shall be taken and analyzed for gross radioactivity daily.

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5. The Waste Gas Decay Tank effluent monitor shall be tested prior to any release of radioact;Lve gas from a decay tank and shall be calibrated at refueling intervals.

Bases: , It is expected that the releases of radioactive materials and gaseous wastes will be kept within the design objective levels and will not exceed on an instantane'ous basis the dose rate limits specified in 10 CFR 20. These levels provide reasonable assurance that the resulting annual exposure from noble gases to the whole body or any organ of an indivi-

          ;                    dual will not exceed 10 mrem per year. At the same time the Licensee is permitted the flexibility of operation, compatible with considerations of health and safety, to assure that the public is provided a dependable o                               source of power undar ususual operating conditions which may temporarily result in releases higher than the design objective levels but still within the concentration limits specified in 10 CFR 20.                                                         It is expected
     =      -                  that using this operational flexibility under unusual operating conditions, the Licensee shall exert every effort to keep levels of radioactive materials and gaseous wastes as low as practicable and that annual releases will not exceed a small f raction of the annual average concentration limits specified in 10 CFR 20. These efforts shall include consideration of meteorological conditions during releases.
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- Dissolved Oxygen 218F 0.1 mg/l Hardness . 112B 1 mg/l Hydrazine Hall Laboratories 0.002 mg/l Procedure 241-B Iron Hall Laboratories 0.005 mg/l Procedure 208-F Manganese 128C 0.005 mg/l PH 114A 0.1-13.9 pH Units 3 Phosphate 223D 0.2 mg/l Soluble Silica Hall Laboratories 2 mg/l Procedure 100-F y Specific conductance 154 1 pmho/cm Sulfate 156C 5.mg/l Turbidity - 163B 25 JTU 4 1, - . , . . . . _ , . . _ . . . . . _ _. . . . . _ _ _ _- e c,.- - - - . , , , . - - - - , . . ~ .

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MINIMUM SAMPLING FREQUENCY Sensitivity of Waste Item Check Frequency Analysis in Lab 4

1. Reactor Coolant a. Gamma Isotopic Analysis a. Monthly N/A

. b. Radiochemical Analysis b. Monthly N/A for Sr 89, 90

c. Tritium c. Monthly N/A

d. Gross Beta (gd Gama d. 5 times / week N/A u (Activity i

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2. Borated Water Storage Boron Concentration Weekly and after each makeup N/A Tank Water Sample

3. Core Flooding Tank Boron Concentration Monthly and after each makeup N/A

4. Spent Fuel Pool Water Boron Concentration Monthly and af ter each makeup N/A Sample ,

5. Secondary Coolant a. Gross Beta and Gamma a. Weekly N/A Activity i b. Iodine Analysis (

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I t. MINIMUM SAMPLING FREQUENCY Sensitivity Analysis in Lab of Wag Item Check Frequency i 6. Filtered Waste Monitor a. Gross Beta and Gamma a. Prior to release a.. 107 pCi/ml El Tank and Treated Waste- Gamma 1'sotopic analysis of each batch Gamma Nuclides Monitor Tank 5 x 107 pCi/ml - Monthly b. 108 b

b. Radiochemical b. 11Ci/ml Analysis Sr 89, 90

c. Dissolved Noble Gases c. Monthly c. Dissolved Gases 105 pCi/ml .,

d. Tritium d. Monthly P g rtional d. 105'pci/ml $

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: f. Ba-La-140, I-131 f. Weekly P rtional f. 106 pCi/ml .

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: 7. Waste Gas Decay Tank a. Gamma Isotopic Analysis a. Prior to release of a. 104 pCi/cc each batch; b. Gross Gansna Activity b. Prior to release of b. 10 11 pCi/cc each batch; c. Tritium c. Prior to release of c. 106 pCi/cc each batch -; 8. Unit Vent Sampling a. Iodine Spectrum a. Weekly a. 10 11 pCi/cc

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1) Gross Beta and 1) Weekly 1)

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2) Gross Alpha 2) Quarterly on Weekly 2) 10~11 pCi/cc Activity Sample

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Analysis Sr 89, 90 -y i 5) Ba-La-140, I-131 5) Weekly 5) 10 10 pCi/cc C. Cases

1) Gross (S*,y) 1) Monthly ( } 1) 106 pCi/cc

2) Tritium 2) Quarterly 2) 106 pCi/cc Gamma 1sotopic a. Each Purge a. 10' pCi/cc

9. Reactor Building Purge a.

Analysis ! b. Gross Gamma Activity b. Each Purge b. 10 11 pCi/cc

c. Tritium c. Each Purge c. 106 pCi/cc i -l 4

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MINIMUM SAMPLING FREOUENCY (1) When radioactivity level is greater than 10 percent of the limits of Safety Specifications 3.1.4, the i- sampling frequency shall be increased to a minimum of.once each day.'

d (2) E determination will be started when gross beta-gamma activity analysis indicates greater than 10 pCi/ml f;. and will be redetermined each 10 pCi/ml increase in gross beta-gamma activity analysis. A radiochemical j analysis for this purpose shall consist of a quantitative measurement of 95% of radionuclides in reactor coolant with half lives of 30 minutes. This is expected to consist of gamma isotopic analysis of dissolved j> and gaseous activities, radiochemical analysis for Sr 89, 90, and tritium analysis . (3) When gross activity increases by a f actor of two above background, an iodine analycis will be made and performed thereafter when the gross beta-gamma activity increases by 10 percent. , (4) When activity level exceeds 10 percent of the limits of Specification 2.4, the sampling frequency shall , t be increased to a minimum of once each day. When the gross activity release rate exceeds one percent of '

a maximum release rate and the average gross activity release rate increases by 50 percent over the previous day, an analysis shall be performed for iodines and particulates. $

1 (5) A proportional sample is one in which the quantity of liquid sampled is proportional to the quantity of liquid waste discharged from the plant. The detectability limits for activity analysis are based on the technical feasibility and on the potential 4 (6)

              . significance in the environment of the quantities released. For some nuclides, lower detection limits may l            be readily achievable and when nuclides are measured below the stated limits , they should also be reported.

(7) For certain mixtures of gamma emitters, itmmay not be possible to measure radionuclides in concentrations near their sensitivity limits when other nuclides are present in the sample in much greater concentrations. Under these circumstances, it will be more appropriate to calculate the concentration of such radionuclides

   <           using observed ratios with those radionuclides which are measurable, i

(8) Analyses shall also be performed following each refueling, startup or similar operational occurrence , , which could alter the mixture of radionuclides. i-

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                                                       - 19 gj    c2 3.0        DESIGli FEATURES AND OPERATING PRACTICES
         -'    3.1       Intake System A velocity of 1.5 fps will occur in the intake canal from Illinois Bayou. Velocities greater than 2.0 fps are expected to exist at the intake screens. Therefore loss of fish due to impingement against the intake screens is expected to occur. Monitoring specified in 4.1.2.2 shall permit a quantitative assessment of the impact and an early identification of the need, if any, for corrective action or modifi-cations to the intake system.

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. i 3.2 Discharge System There are no design features or operating practices pertaining to the discharge system not covered in Section 2 which would have a significant adverse effect on the environmental impact if changed.

3.3 Chemical Usage Table 3-1 lists the estimated chemical usage and expected discharges. If actual usage exceeds estimated usage by more than a factor of 3.0, environmental effects of such chemical usage shall be re-evaluated and shall be reported in accordance with Specifications 5.6.2. (A column should be added to the table to show peak concentraticn since some chemicals could be discharged i'ntermittently and since some circulating water pumps may be out of service.) A ~ a- 3.4 Plant Shutdown

The rate of change of the condenser discharge water temperature is . limited by Specification 2.1.4 to protect aquatic organisms from thermal shock as a result of plant shutdown. (Note previous comments with respect to Specification 2.1.4. 3.5 Land Management Transmission line rights-of-way have low r awing species of cedar, j sumac, oak and shrubs as a screen and to . sist with erosion control. Planting of grass and clover shall be carried out to further prevent erosion. Further plantings of game food and cover shall be made in i cooperation with landowners and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. No herbicides shall be used for land management on transmission line rights-of-way, l 9 ii. l-l g_

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      ,pf                       landscaped. Remaining portions of the plant site shall be allowed to remain in their present wild state with the exception of appropriate areas developed to accommodate public use and recreation.   (Identify areas to be developed.)

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l Mg2 +- 1 0.001 Removed from Makeup Water by Demineralizer

.; Fe. 0.05 <0.0001 Removed from Makeup Water by Demineralizer

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Circulating Water HCO3 12 0.001 Removed from Makeup Water by Demineralizer S03 2- 34 0.004 Removed from Condensate by Demineralizer I Sog2 - 670 0.07 Demineralizer Regenerate (H 2SO 4 ) SiO2 4 0.0004 Removed from Makeup Water by Demineralizer , H3B03 3222 0.35 Neutron Absorber in Primary System Processed Out Through Liquid Radwaste LiOH- 29.4 0.003 Control pH Primary System Processed Out Through Liquid Radwaste N2Hg 122- 0.01 0xygen Scavenger Condensate System Removed from Condensate by Demineralizer Detergents 10 0.001 Laundry and Plant Cleanup

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3 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEITIANCE s (Provide a narrative summary describing the overall environmental sur-veillance program and demonstrating how the program will meet the objective of covering all elements of the ecosystem that could reason-ably be expected to be effected by plant operation. The program objective should include a schedule for review of results and the data acquisition program.) 4.1 Ecological Surveillance Aw 4.1.1 Abiotic W:y0 J$I*'l

a. Aquatic (1) Chlorine Objective:

To determine the levels of chlorine concentration in station effluent water. Specification: j (a) Samples s'aall be taken twice weekly at the outlet of the discharge canal during chlorination periods and analyzed for chlorine and chloramines according to Method 114F of

                                               " Standard Methods".

(b) If total chlorine concentration in the discharge canal exceeds 0.1 mg/1, chlorine feed shall be reduced to a rate that results in a concentration in the discharge canal of less than 0.1 mg/l chlorine. 4 (c) 0 Periodic sampling of the Reservoir may be necessary. Provide frequency and location.) Rpporting Requirements : ,

-:                                       If two successive samples taken on the regul'ar sampling schndule show chlorine concentrations above 0.1 mg/1, a

report shall be made according to Specification 5.6.2.

Bases :

         -                                Chlorination of circulating cooling water si til be inter-mittent. Only one-half the condenser will be chlorinated per chlorination period. (Provide bases for reporting requirement. )
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To insure that the sodium nitrite based corrosion inhibitor used in the plant closed coo, ling water systema does not enter

          .               the Reservoir in such concentrations as to be harmful to aquatic biota.

Specifications: LJ (a) Samples shall be taken weekly from the intake and dis- }}yfy charge canals and shall be anal.yzed for nitrite nitrogen i; 1,1 according to Method 134 of " Standard Methods". (It appears that sampling of water in Reservoir may be

          '                       necessary to assure recirculation is not occurring.)

(b) Samples of the closed cooling water system shall be analyzed for inhibitor weekly em ording to the manu-facturer's instructions t,o deteru.ne leakage from this sys tem. Reporting Requirements: l If discharge canal samples show a concentration of 0.05 mg/l of or more af ter subtracting the concentration of ( ) found in the intake canal samples, a report shall be < i made in accordance with Specification 5.6. l 3 Bases: Under normal conditions, no sodium nitrite based corrosion inhibitor will be discharged to the Reservoir. Any abnormal leakage should be detected either in the discharge canal or ly inhibitor analysis in the cooling system. (Discuss rationale for selecting sampling frequency and location and data evaluation method. Provide cases for reporting requirement.) I g,f (3) Dissolved oxygen: Obj ective: Ll. l

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Reservoir water and the effects of station effluents thereon. I

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Specifications: (a) Dissolved oxygen analysis shall be made at all sample points shown in Figure 4-3. (Specify frequency. Pro-vide a table, similar to Table 4-2, for aquatic sampling locations, specify type of analyses and frequency for all loca tions. ) (b) Analyses shall be made at the one and two foot depths and i at five foot intervals thereafter to the bottom. j (c) Analysis shall be made using a polarographic membrane-

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Methods." Reporting Requirementd: If dissolved oxygen is found to be less than 5 mg/l a report ! shall be made according to Specification 5.6. Bases: Monthly analyses of dissolved oxygen will provide Laformation on changes in concentration caused by naturally occurring seasonal changes as well as any changes brought about by station u operation. Sampling locations were chosen to provide Laformation about , the intake and discharge of station cooling water and its effect on dissolved oxygen in the Reservoir water. (Provide bases for reporting requirement.) (4) Suspended and Total Dissolved Solids Objective:

   .,x                                To insure that suspended and total dissolved solids do not
    .'"                               enter the Reservoir in such concentrations as to be harmful to aquatic biota.

Specification: Samples of the intake and discharge canals shall be analyzed

    ,u                                weekly for turbidity and specific conductance in accordance with the methods contained in Table 2-1. At least two circulating water pumps shall be operating when samples are taken.

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e. If the turbidity or specific conductance of effluent in the dischage canal is found to be 10% greater than ti.ose of the water in the intake canal, a report shall be made in accordance with Specification 5.6.

Bases: The plant is not expected to contribute any significant amounts of suspended solids. Dissolved solids will be diluted sufficiently to prevent their harmful concentration. (Provide

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 ,N                                         selecting sample frequency and location'.)

n (5) Demineralizer Regeneration Wastes Objective: (Provide objective.) Specification: (a) All demineralizer waste d,ischarges shall be diluted by plant cooling water during release. No release of demineralizer waste shall be made without at least two Unit 1 circulating water punps operating. 3 (b) The pH of discharges into the circulating water systems shall be maintained between 6.0 and 9.0. Records shall a be niaintained on the pH of these discharges. (c) Weekly analyses shall be made on samples from the intake and discharge canals for ammonia, hardness, iron, manga-nese, chloride, sulfate, silica, boron and hydrazine. (Provide methods to be used.) Reporting Requirements: 4'

      -                                     .If, af ter the concentrations present in the intake canal are subtracted, the concentration of any of the chemical parameters a"

listed in this specification equal or exceed the concentrations listed below, a report shall be made in accordance with Specification 5.6.2. 3 g Y- -*,c -,,y.- .,, ,.4m._. ,_ , , . , , , , _ __ , , _ _ _

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4 Parameter Concentration ,* .f -! oH *Less than 6.0 or more than 9.0 Amonia *0.05 mg/l H'ardness **250 mg/l Iron *0.3 mg/l Manganese *0.05 mg/l Chloride *25 mg/l Sulfate *50 mg/l Silica **250 mg/l Boron *0.1 mg/l

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Criteria recommended by Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology.

                                             ** Criteria not' established.

Bases : . Dilution of wastes by plant cooling water and weekly analyses will insure that recommended concentrations are not exceeded. (Discuss the rationale for selecting sample points, parameters to be analyzed and the bases for reporting requirements. It also appears that the abiotic portion of your Water Quality Studies could be contained in this specification.) s (6) Thermal Measurements .

  . .e                                        (Provide a complete ETS (including objective and bases) for routine thermal monitoring of the Reservoir.                  Refer to Section 6.4 and Figure 6.1 of the FES for ANO-Unit 1 to assure that AP&L comitments and AEC staff recomendations are covered by the ETS.)

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a. Aquatic (1) Gene al Ecological Survey Objective:

The purpose of this survey is to provide Laformation on the compatability of Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) with the planktonic, nektonic, and benthic populations of the Dardanelle Reservoir.

    ?s gjbj                                        Preoperational monitoring studies have been conducted since ggrgy                                        1968, approximately five years prior to operation of Unit 1.

These studies served as a basis for development of .the y1 ~ operational monitoring program described herein. The operational monitoring shall begin with the operation of Unit 1 and shall continue for five years af ter Unit 2 goes into operation. The effects of plant operation shall be determined by comparison of ecological parameters studied in the preoperational prograu. Study Plan (It is not clear from the following whether the preoperational monitoring or operational monitoring program are being discussed. Please provide a complete description of the operational monitoring program and complete ETS (objective, spec ification and bases) to assure that it is implemented.) A map of the study area showing samplLag locations is presented in Figure 4-3. Sampling locations may change slightly as the / program progresses and as characteristics of the Dardanelle Reservoir are better defined. (Provide bases for such changes.) The frequency of field sampling shall be as presented La Table 4-3. The operational monitoring program is such that sampling frequency and analysis can be increased or decreased, depending on the results obrained in the continuing program. (Provide bases for such changes.) Specification (a) Hater Quality Studies (It appears that the aboitic aspects of your program should be covered by an ETS under Section 4.1.1.)

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! Physical measurements to be made on samples are listed b2 Table 4.4. The temperature readings shall be taken at 3

monthly intervals. At each sample area, readings shall yi

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  '                                                   be taken at one foot below the surface, two feet below the surface seven feet below the surface, and at five foot intervals from that point to the bottom elevations.

Readings shall be made with an approved multi-thermister measuring probe and instrument. Table 4-5 lists field or laboratory chemical analyses which shall be performed' as part of the biological sampling program. Table 2-1 lists additional chemical analyses for the discharge area that shall.be performed.

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vided.)

1) Plankton Plankton samples shall be obtained by use of the Wisconsin plankton net. These samples shall be analyzed for plankton (fauna, periphyton, filimentous algae) count and these counts will indicate numbers of organisms per liter of, water sample as determined by the strip count method.

2) Benthic Organisms The bottom organisms shall be obtained by the use of the Ekam dredge. The number of specimens of each group will be listed by sampling areas. Counts shall be made for the number of organisms per one-fourth square foot.

Analysis of the plankton and benthic organisms will pro-vide important information regarding the food chain. ! 3) Fish Study Sample areas 1, 3, 5, 6, 9,10,11,16, and 18 of the Reservoir are those areas most likely to be affected by operation of the plant. Fish in these areas and a

                                                                   " Control area" (sample area 19), shall be sampled at the frequencies shown on Table 4-3 using the following techniques :

a) Gill Net Survey

A fish population and fish species count shall be taken with size.s noted, through the use of gill and

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trammel nets with samples radiologically analyzed. 9 The gill / trammel nets shall be placed in the af ter-noon, lef t overnight, and sampled the next day. Spines, scale' samples, and length / weight frequencies shall be obtained for selected species. (Specify

species . )

b) Trawling Survey r The trawling survey shall consist of making

   -9                                                                     approximately five minute runs over a 500 yard Shaf;                                                                     c.ourse in 8 to 10 feet deep water with nets as S$'. V,'                                                                   near as possible to the bottom.                                     Open water trawl
      *- -                                                                 in the Reservoir may be deeper.                                    Spines. scale                        l samples and length / frequencies shall be obtained                                                      1 for selected' species (specify species). A sample                                                       '

' shall be held for radiological examination. Population count and species shall be reported. i c) Trap Net Survey , I Trap nets shall be placed out for the months of j March, July, August , September, and October of , each year with lif ts made at least once during i each of these months. Spines, scale samples and j length / weight frequencies shall be obtained for : selected species (specify species). A sample shall be held for radiological examination. Population i count and species shall be reported. ! l d) Cove Rotenone Survey The cove rotenone survey using standard procedures approved by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission shall take place in sample area 18 and " control area" 4 19 in May and November. Spine, scale samples and

                                                             .              length / weight frequencies shall be obtained for selected species (specify species). A sample count 7R                                                                   shall be held for radiological examination.

Population counts shall be reported. e) Shoreline Seine Surveys Shoreline seining shall provide data on fish spawning

       .-                                                                   and fingerling population.                             The positions for shore-3 line seining operations shall be che,sen in areas 1                                                                    ..

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       ,, g pelagic larval fishes shall be sampled by trawling with a fish larval net. This will provide information in relation to the peak spawning period and the relative abundance of these fishes. This operation shall take place during spawning season (March and April) and in May to survey fingerlings.

f) Fish Cage Survey Cages containing mussels shall be placed on the oc i : bottom of areas (specify) to be studied and marked for recovery. A mussel sample shall be recovered f9::

quarterly and obtained for radiological testing.

Lf50:; g) Intake System An analysis of fish trapped at the plant intake structure and impinged on the intake screens shall be conducted once every week to determine the types of species impinged, total number collected, and l individuals sizes. Refer to 4.1.2.a. (2) . (Provide j description of data evaluation methods to be used.) l Reporting l This survey shall be carried out by: (a) The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) (b) Arkansas Polytechnic College, Russellville, Arkansas (c) Arkansas Power & Light Company. Annual meetings shall be held to discuss the results of the survey and, if necessary for better data, make modifications in the survey. Reports shall be provided to AP&L at least every six months and copies shall be distributed to the Arkansas Department of Pollution c Control and Ecology, UALR, U. S. Corps of Engineers, U. S. Department of Interior (Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife), Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, the Arkansas State Department of Health, (Bureau of Environmental Health Services). Bases:

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   ,a Objective:

The objective is to monitor those fish impinged on the intake screens to permit a quantitative accessment of impingement impacts. If these impacts are significant, appropriate state and federal agencies responsible for fisheries shall be consulted, l and the necessary modifications to the intake system shall be implemented to satisfactorily reduce these impacts. Specification v4.:

  ;sl:(j                                    Fish trapped on the intake screens shall be collected and identified initially on a weekly basis to determine quantity,               '

P - size, species, and weight. A daily observation of the total volume of weight and names of predominatnt species shall be made. Present plans are to grind up and discharge back into the out-fall detritus and fish collected on the traveling water screens. Should this method of disposal. cause a condition of pollution , in the discharge embayment of the Reservoir, alternate methods such as land fill disposal would be used. (Define "a state of ! pollution," how determined and at what frequency.) l Reporting Requirement: (Define a reporting level (in terms of cotal number or weight of fish per day) at which notification in accordance with Specification 5.6.2 would occur.) Bases : 0 Provide basis.) (3) Entrainment of Plankton, Eggs and Larval Forms Objective: I

    ' l                                       The purpose of the entrainment study is to determine the thermal and mechanical eff ects of the cooling water system on the various         ,

kinds and quantities of larvae, eggs, and plankton taken into the ) I plant water system. Specification: Biological samples (organisms) of bottom samples and water samples were taken at 6-month intervals prior to plant operation and shall i

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s. action shall be taken to assure that these effects will not lfr;yj ultimately affect survival of the organism or its population.

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1 Not applicable. (c) Aerial Not applicable. 42 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Ob_1ective :

!                                               To provide information on the radiological effects of station operation on the environment.

Specification: An environmental radiological monitoring program will be carried out as defined in Tables 4-1 and 4-2 at locations defined in Figure 4-1 and

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4.2.1 Air Sampling Continuous air sampling is performed at four locations onsite, two off-site within a ten-mile radius of the Plant, and one reference location. Locations have been selected near site boundaries and in existing

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                               - devices are performed on all samples in accordance with accepted techniques tnd nuclides of interest.

4.2.2 Direct Radiation Ambient lerels of fdirect etternal' radiation are measured at the same locations as air particulate. Measurements are made by exposing ih,]g Harshaw TLD 100 (LiF) and TLD 200 (CaF) thermoluminescent dosimeters

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for periods of three months and six months, respectively. 4.2.3 Precipitation Sampling Precipitation sampling is carried out at four locations; two onsite, one within a ten-mile radius, and one refe:ence location approximately twenty miles southwest of the plant. Analfses are performed as given in Table 4-1. 4.2.4 Lake Dardanelle Samples of lake water are taken m nthly from tLe mouth of the discharge canal and at various points in the Reservoir as shown in Table 4-2 and Figure 4-1. Appropriate analyses are performed in accordance with accepted techniques and nuclides of interest as given in Table 4-1. The status of plant discharge operations will be recorded and correlations between discharge operations measured levels of radioactivity in the environment noted. 4 4.2.5 Ground Water Sampling Samples are taken quarterly from one onsite well and two offsite wells within a five-mile radius of the plant. One of the offsite wells is a water supply well for the town of London. Locations of the wells are shown in Figure 4-1, and the analysis is performed as shown in Table 4-1.

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            '                    - Samples are analyzed for gross alpha and beta, gamma emitting isotopes as shown in Table 4-1. Tritium and radiostrontium

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'Qi are performed in accordance with accepted techniques and nuclides of M, I interest as given in Table 4-1. 4.2.9 Fish Bone Samples of fish bone from.the fall aquatic biota sampling period will be ; I retained and analyzed for Strontium 89-90 each year. 4.2.10 Milk Sampling Samples of milk are collected monthly from the Kirkpatrick fa::m approxi-mately eight miles west-northwest, from the Sims farm 4.8 miles northwest of the plant and from the Arkansas Tech. Herd 5 miles east. Samples will

     -                                   be analyzed for Iodine-131, Strontium 89-90 and gree wii. ting isc,tenes.

The area within five (5) miles of the plant will be surveyed for the locations of animals (cows, goate,) producing milk for human consumption. These locatic;s will be included in the milk sampling program as soon as the necessa*.y arrangements can be made. The sampling frequency for locations n .arer than three (3) miles will be every two weeks during the grazing season and locations nearer than 1.5 miles will be sampled weekly during the grazing season. Each sample will be analyzed for I-131 as in Table 4-1, and monthly composites will be analyzed for radiostrontium and gamma enitters. 4.2.11 Vegetation Sampling i Grass and the leafy portions of other natural vegetation available at > . each of the air sampling stations will be collected three times per year (spring, summer, s.nd fall) . Food crops and pasturage in the vicinity of the plant will also be collected as available at harvest i time. Appropriate analyses of all samples are performed in accordance d

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Sample area 19 is a " control area" used mainly for comparative purposes in the Fish Study and only those water quality char-acteristics (temperature, TDS and dissolved oxygen) basically relating to fish characteristics will be reported. Some plankton and benthic sampling will also be done in this sample area.

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N TABLE 4-1 RADI0 ANALYSES - LISTED BY ' SAMPLE TYPE (Provide analytical sensitivities of the analyses listed in this Table) I. AIR A. Particulate

1. Continuous 7-day samples, filters changes weekly (Eberline Model

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-j( to one cubic foot per minute (0.028M3 / min) air sampling tate), seven (7) locations.

2. Analyses:

a. Gross alpha .

b. Gross beta

c. Gamma isotope on a monthly composite (each station) and on high beta levels (> 100 DPM/ sample)

d. Radiostrontium on quarterly composite if gamma 4.sotopic analysis shows presence of Cs-137.

B. Iodine-131

1. Continuous 7-day samples, activated charcoal filter trap on inlet of air sampler downstream of particulate filter, charged weekly, seven (7) locations.

2. Analyses:

a. Iodine-131 C. Direct Radiation

1. Four (4) thennoluminescent dosimeters (two Lif and two CaF2 ), seven (7) locations.

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a. Change and readout one set (1 LiF and 1 CaF2 ) dosimeters j quarterly and one set semi-annually.

D. Precipitation ,

1. Four (4) locations, samples collected weekly (as available).

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2. Analyses:

a. Gross beta

b. Gamma isotopic II. WATER A. Lake Water

1. Samples (two gallons) monthly from five (5) locations (discharge canal, intake canal, and lake south of plant between discharge and intake). (Sample stations 8, 9, 10, 15, 16)

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a. Gross beta (monthly)

b. Gamma isotopic (monthly if gross beta exceeds 30 pCi/L and on quarterly composites)

c. Tritium (quarterly composites)

d. Radiostrontium (quarterly composites)

B. Bottom Sediments

1. Samples (:Kg) semi-annually from near the same locations as lake water. Station 15 sample to be taken in pool above dam.

2. Analyses:

a. Gamma isotopic

b. Radiostrontium (annual composites)

C. Ground Water

1. Samples (two gallons) quarterly from one onsite and two offsite wells.

2. Analyses:

a. Gross alpha

b. Gross beta

c. Cnmma isotopic

d. Tritium D. Russellville City Water

1. Samples (two gallons) monthly from system intake.

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l. Semi-annual samples are taken as available at or near the same sample points as lake water and bottom sedin.ents. Samples will be as large as practicable not to exceed 2Kg.

2. Analyses:

a. Gross beta (plankton)

b. c.a==a isotopic (fish flesh, plankton, benthic organisms, aquatic plants) .

c. Radiostrontium (benthic organisms, aquatic plants)'

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1. Annual- samples (2500g bone) in the Fall. Sampled as in E.1 above.

2. Analyses :

a. Strontium 89-90 III. TERRESTRIAL A. Milk

                        .1. One gallon samples will be taken weekly from farms or dairys within a ten-mile radius of the plant.

2. Analyses Frequency (see 4.2.10)

a. Iodine-131 Monthly

b. Strontium 89, 90 Quarterly

c. Gamma isotopic Monthly B. Vegetation 1

1.' Samples (alKg) of grass and leafy portions of other vegetation in the the vicinity of the seven air sampling locations are taken in the Spring, Summer, and Fall seasons.

2. Similar samples of pasturage vegetation within a ten-mile radius of the plant will be taken at time coinciding with those of 1. above.

3. Analyses :

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1. Samples ( 1.5 liters) are taken at each of the air sampler sites semi-annually.

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1) Air Sample 1) Weekly 1) 7-day continuous-weekly

. N} 1 92* - 0.5 miles -Near meteorology tower on site 2) TLD 2) Quarterly 2) Readout and Record at

2) Semi-annually stated frequency "1 3) Soil Sample 3) Semi-annually 3) Spring and Fall
: 4) Vegetation 4) 3 times / year 4) Spring, Summer, Fall

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Near AP&L lodge 1) Air Sample 1) Weekly 1) 7-day continuous-weekly 2 235* - 0.5 miles on site 2) TLD 2) Quarterly 2) Readout and record at '

2) Semi-annually stated frequency

3) Soil Sample 3) Semi-annually 3) Spring and Fall

4) Vegetation 4) 3 times / year 4) Spring, Summer 'and Fall South of Hershel 1) Air Sample 1) Weekly 1) 7-day continuous-weekly 3 4' - 0.4 miles Bennet home 2) TLD 2) Quarterly 2) Readout and ' record at

2) Semi-annually stated fr.*uency .

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4) Vegetation 4) 3 times / year 4) Spring, Summer, Fall

"^ 5) Precipitation 5) Weekly, as available 171* - 0.4 miles Near the May 1) Air Sample 1) Weekly 1) 7-day entinuous-weekly 4

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2) Semi-annually stated frequency

3) Soil Sample 3) Semi-annually 3) Spring and Fall

4) 3 times / year 4) Spring, Summer, Fall

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1) Record status of plant I South of Bunker 1) Lake Water 1) Monthly 160* - 1.8 miles 9 discharge operations

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1) Lake Water 1) Nbuthly 1) Record status of plant 4

10 90' - 1.0 miles Mouth of inlet discharge operations canal m 2) Aquatic Biota 2) Semi-annually 2) Summer and Winter

3) Bottom 3) Semi-annual?/ 3) Summer and Winter Sediments- ,

11 240* - 0.5 miles Near AP&L Lodge 1) Ground Water 1) Quarter 2w I

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12' 310* - 2.0 miles London Water Co. 1) Ground Water off U.S. Highway.

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1) Quarterly 13 95* - 2.0 miles Quita Lake Recrea- 1) Ground Water I tion Area on Illinois Bayou cff Dyke Road

1) city of 1) Monthly 14 65* - 5.8 miles Inlet to city Water System from Russellville Illinois Bayou Water Supply

1) Lake Water 1) Monthly . 1) Record status of plant

~ 15 150' - 5.0 miles Discharge of

2) Semi-annually discharge operations Dardanelle Dam 2) Bottom Pool above Sediments Dardanelle Dam 3) Aquatic Biota 3) Semi-annually

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Piney Creek Area 1) Lake Water 1) Monthly 16 295* - 6.0 miles 3 2) Bottom Sediment 2) Semi-annually

3) Aquatic Biota 3) Semi-annually Sims Farm 1) Milk 1) Semi-annually I 17 310' - 4.8 miles 2) Pasturage 2) 3 times / year 2) Spring, Susener, Fall 3.;

18 293* - 8.0 miles Kirkpatrick Farm 1) Milk 1) Weekly

2) Spring, Summer, Fall

2) Pasturage 2) 3 times / year

1) Milk 1) Monthly 19 99* - 5.0 miles Arkansas-Tech. 2) Spring, Summer, Fall Herd' .

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1. Gill net survey January, April, July, October

2. Trawling Survey , January, April, July, October i

3. Trap Net Survey March, July, August, September October 1 4. Cove Rotenone Survey May, November

5. Shoreline Seine Survey March, April, May 1

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i I f 5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS Objective: To describe the administrative controls and procedures necessary to Laplement the environmental technical specifications. 5.1 Responsibility 5.1.1 Sampling inf. The Chemical and Radiation Protection Engineers under the direction of the Technical Support Engineer, Assistant Superintendent, and Superintendent of Arkansas Nuclear One shall be responsible for all environmental sampling except that covered by agreement with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock or others (aquatic biota, bottom sediments, and certain Reservoir water samples). The Chemical and Radiation Protection Engineers shall

         ,                                also be responsible for sampling required by the technical c acifications of plant wastes prior to release to the environment.

5.1.2 Analyses The Chemical and Radiation Protection Engineers under the direction of higher plant supervision, shall be responsible for the required analyses of plant wastes prior to their relea.se to the environment. They shall also be responsib1.e for non-radiological analysis of environ- ' mental samples except those covered by agreement with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock or others.

I Radiological analyses of environmental samples described in Table 4-1 j

       ;                                   shall be the responsibility of the Production Department Chief Chemist and shall be performed under his direction in the Production Department Central Laboratory.

In the event of analytical equipment malfunction or other circumstances likely to cause unreasonable delays in radiological sample analyses, l samples will be sent for the required analyses to the Nuclear Science Division of the Eberline Instrument Corporation or another competent, reputable outside laboratory. I

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5.2 organization Figure 5-1 shows the organization chart at both plant and corporate levels relative to environmental matters. Responsibilities of those directly concerned with environmental monitoring are described in Specification 5.1. (Provide a description of the functioning of this organization with respect to environmental matters.) 5.3 Review and Audit '" # ^ The Plant Safety Committee and the Safety Review Committee shall independently review and audit the following:

a. Preparation of proposed Environmental Technical Specifications.

b. Coordination of Environmental Technical Specification development with the Safety Technical Specification.

c. Proposed changes to the Environmental Technical Specifications and the evaluated impact of the changes ,

d. Proposed written procedures, as described in Specification 5.5, and proposed changes thereto which affect the plant's environ-mental impact. .

e. Proposed changes or modifications to plant systems or equipment which would affect the plant's environmental impact and the evaluation of the impact of these changes.

f. Results, of the Environmental Monitoring Programs prior to their submittal to each semi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report.

g. Investigation of all reported instances of violations of Environ-mental Technical Specifications. Where investigation. warrants, instances shall be evaluated and recommendations formulated to prevent recurrence.

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5.4.3 A separate report for each occurrence shall be prepared as specified in Section 5.6.2. 5.5 Procedures 5.5.1 Detailed written procedures, including applicable check lists and instructions , shall be prepared and adhered to for all activities involved in carrying out the environmental technical specifications. Procedures shall include sampling, instrument calibration, analysis , and actions to be taken

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when limits are approached or exceeded. Testing frequency of any alarms shall be included. These frequencies shall be

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5.5.2 In addition to the procedures specified in Section 5.5.1, the plant standard operating procedures shall include provisions to ensure the plant and all its systens and componenta are operated in :ompliance with the limiting conditions for operations established as part of the environmental technical specifications. 5.5.3 All procedures described above, and all changes thereto, shall be reviewed and approved prior to implementation and periodically thereaf ter by the plant's independent review and audit authority. Temporary . changes to procedures which do not change the intent of the original procedure may be made, provided such changes are approved by two members of the plant management staff. Such changes. shall be documented. 5.6 Plant Reporting Requirements 5.6.1 Routine Reports A report on environmental surveillance programs for the previous ! six months operations shall be sub ,ttted as part of the Semiannual !

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j ( Operating Report within 60 days af ter January 1 and July 1 of each year. The first such period shall begin with the date of initial criticality. The report shall be a summary of the results of the environmental activities for the 6 month period and an assessment of the observed impacts of the plant operation on the environment. The report shell include a summary of the quantities of radio-active effluents released from the plant as outlined in USAEC Regulatory Guide 1.21, with data summarized on a monthly basis following the format of Appendix A thereof. 'k-- If statistically significant variations of offsite environmental radionuclide concentrations with time are. observed, a comparison of these results with effluent releases shall be provided. Individual samples which show higher than normal levels (25% above background' for external dose, or twice background for.radionuclide content) shall be noted in the reports. Results of all radiological samples taken shall be summarized on a quarterly basis following the format of Table 1 for inclusion in the semiannual report. In the event that some results are not available within the 60 day period, the report should be submitted - noting and explaining the reasons for the missing results. The l missing data shall be submitted as soon as possible in a supplementary J report. 5.6.2 Non-Routine Reports

a. Radioactive Discharge The reporting requirements for radioactive discharges are

.,.                              specified in Section 2.4 of the Technical Specification.

b. Radiological Environmental Monitoring i

(1) If a measured level of radioacti ity in "critica pathway environmental medium samples" aioicates that the resultant annual dose to an individual from ttar.e levels could equal or exceed 4-8 times the design objeccive, a plan shall be sdbmitted within one week advising the AEC of the proposed action to ensure the plant related annual doses will be

        .                             within the design objective. For example, with an I-131

design objective of 15 mrem /yr to the thyroid of any

,j'                                   individual, if individual charcoal filters show I-131 j                                 concentrations in air of 8 x 10-12 pC1/cm3 (8 pei/m3 ) or l                                greater (3 x 10-14 pCi/m3 if the milk pathway is involved)  ,

3 or if individual milk samples show I-131 concentrations l of 19 pCi/l or greater, the results shall be reported i along with a proposed plan of action, as discussed above. d I lx - -

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over a calendar quarter show total levels of radioactivity 1 that could result in accumulated plant related doses to an individual for that quarter of 1/2 the annual design objective, the results shall be ' reported and a plan submitted and implemented within 30 days to limit conditions so that the annual dose to an individual will not exceed the design objective,

c. Nonradiological U/n In the event a limiting condition for operation is exceeded, or a report level specified in Section 4, Environmental Surveillance is reached, or an unusual event involving a significant environmental impact occurs, a report shall be made within 24 hours by telephone and telegraph to the Director of the Regional Regulatory Operations Office, followed by a written report within one week to the Director of the Regional Regulatory Operations Office (cc to Director of Licensing) .

The written report and to the extent possible, the preliminary telephone and telegraph report, shall: (a) describe, analyze and evaluate the occurrence, including extent and magnitude of the impact, (b) describe the cause of the occurrence and (c) indicate the corrective action (including any significant changes made in procedures) taken to preclude repetition of the occurrence and to prevent similar occurrences involving similar components or systems.

d. Changes (1) When a change to the plant design, to the plant operation, or to the procedures described in Section 5.5 is planned which would have a significant adverse effect on the environment or which involves an environmental matter or question not pre-viously reviewed and evaluated by the AEC, a report on the change shall be made to the AEC prior to implementation. The report shall include a description and evaluation of the change

' including a supporting benefit-cast analysis. (2) Change or additions to permits and certificates required by Federal, State, local and regional authorities for a the protection of the environment. shall be reportad. . li When the required change are subnitted to the concerned agency for appre tal, they shall also be submitted to the Deputy Dire . tor for Reactor Projects, Directorate l l of Licensing,

SAEC, for information. The submittal shall include an evaluation of the environmental impact of the i

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i j . t n (3) Request for changes in environmental technical specifications ^ shall be submitted to the Deputy Director of Reactor Projects, Directorate of Licensing, USAEC, for prior review and authorization. The request shall include an evaluation of the impact on the change, including a supporting benefit-cost analysis. 5.7 Records Retention 10, 5.7.1 Records and logs relative to the 'following areas shall b'e ratrhed C for the life of the plant:

a. Records and drawing changes reflecting plant . design modifications made to systems and equipment as described in Section 5.6.2.1.

b. Records of environmental surveillance data.

c. Records to demonstrate compliance with the limiting conditions for operation in Section 2.

5.7.2 All other records and logs relating to the environmental technical specifications shall be retained for five years. 4

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i i I 6.0 SPECIAL SURVEILLANCE, RESEARCH, OR STUDY ACTIVITIES (This section should contain a description of special surveillance, research, or study activities acceptable to the staff that are not included in Section 4. Examples of the types of activities

                           .                      that are appropriate for inclusion in this section include:

thermal plume mapping and the program to determine characteristics of fish spawning activities in the Reservoir) . (The description of these studies should include a summary of the

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objecrive of the activity, the general approach to accomplishing the objective, a schedule of significant milestones, and the plan for reporting the results to the AEC.) l 6.1 Thermal plume mapping Objective: To verify analytical and model studies of the thermal plume and to establish compliance with applicable water quality criteria under low-flow conditions in the Reservoir. - Program Specification: A quasi-synoptic survey of the plant's thermal plume will be made by towing several fast response temperature sensors over a pre-planned grid track. Temperatures - at each depth will be sampled sequentially at frequent intervals and the data will be automati- 1

cally recorded (digitally) for processing. Wire angle and boat position will be measured and recorded throughout the survey so that the absolute position in space of each recorded temperature can be of such density that computer contouring will be used for information display. (Provide nore details) This survey will be conducted as necessary to map the plant's l thermal plume and insure compliance with ~ applicable water quality criteria. Background temperature data will be obtained orior to plant operation. (Provide schedule for completion, desc.'be data utilization and verify compliance with applicable criteria under low flow conditions) . ,

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l ., Reporting Requirements: j The results of this survey shall be reported to the AEC upon the completion of the survey. l l

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This survey is necessary to establish compliance with applicable water quality criteria. (Provide rationale for program) . 6.2 Fish Spawning Characteristics of Dardanelle Reservoir Objective: A program has been undertaken to determine the characteristics

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Program Specifications: l l This program relates to the fish spawning activities during the i Spring of 1973 and shall determine the spawing fish populations I and sizes in the intake canal, discharge embayment, and one 1

                 " control area" (sample area 19) .

Samples shall be taken by fish nets selected to provide optimum spawning information. The positions foi shore-line seining operations will be chosen in areas characteristic of fish spawning. In addition, the pelagic larval fishes will be sampled by trawling with a fish larval net. Major spawning areas will be determined. (Provide more details) . Samples taken by net will be separated according to size, and reported by number under each size. Data will be prepared noting any significant changes or unusual conditions. (Provide schedule for completion). Reporting Requirements : The results of this survey shall be reported to the AEC upon its completion. Bases : (Provide rationale for program) .

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