ML18018B288

Nine Mile Point, Unit 1 - Submittal of Radioactive Effluent Release Report for the Period July 1, 1976 Through December 31, 1976, Including Meteorological Data in Accordance with Reg. Guide 1.23

ML18018B288
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	02/23/1977
From:	Schneider R R Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
To:	O'Reilly J P Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC Region 1
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~~~IE)~L4II~~W~0lh 5ivisionofPoreHatersOgyPgOCo~EQ~S,~/S~PaQ)6'~oenniesDirector,Environmenta'tAffairsNiagara(%hawkPowerCorporation300ErieBoulevardMostSyracuse>flewYork13202February23,1977~E8-Q'gut'etorjDocketFile'~~8/pp>~j~//@gal()~ro4/cy/NRe:401WatergualityCertificationNineNilePointI'nuclearSQhtionUnit81

DearRr.Toennies:

Accordingtotheagudicatoryhearingprocedure's.theEnvironmentalConservationDepartment,asapartytotheheaving,willbeaffordedrecertificationrightsbaseduponthedeterminationsoftheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencywhenadecisionisproposedonthereferencedmatters,andonanyoftheotherpermitrequirementswhichformthesubgectoftheadjudicatoryheaving.Ifcertificatjonwereprpcessednow,itcouldbeconstruedasapre3udgementofghead3udicatoryproceedingsYourrequestof.February24,1976forrecertificationpursuanttoSection401oftheFedora)MaterControlActAmendmentsof'l972tosupersedeapreviouscertificationissuedApril9,1974isdenied.Thecurrentcertificationsha'llremaininforceandeffect.Thisdenialiswithoutpre)udicetot<iagaraMohawk'srightsto'maker'eapplicationforcertification,and,isdonein'consideration.thattheissuesuponwhichrecertificationwoulddependarenotnowresolved.TheNationalPollutionDischargeEliminationSystem,PermitissuedbytheU.SEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyhasboondisputedbyNiagaraMohawkandiscunentlythesubjectofapendingadgudicatoryhearingbeforetheAgency.Themaintenanceof,abalandedindigenousfish'opulationpursuanttoSection316aoftheAct,andthedesign,location.constructionandcapacityoftheintaketominimizeadverseenvironmentalimpactpursuantto316boftheAct,aswellassimilarStaterequirementsoftheThermalCriteriapursuanttoSections704.1(~),and704.6respectively.stil'trequireresolution.2169 0r-'~gg,lI~tI1.tI'I,)tE80n~oip,-,,-'(>~+1IJdllIEeI,'eIrfI\bIIIEIJ1*1IteIiI'I1I1I'E1III'IIEf.IltI>IIt.IItItEIII'IIie!IeI(.'~).k3 andinanyevent<couldhavetoberedoneatthetimetheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyproposedtomodifythepermit,ShouldyouhaveanyquestionspleasecontactNr.'homasE.gu$nnat(610)467-6939.Verytrulyyours,H)llfatat..GarveyDirector,BureauofStandardsandCompliancecc>U.S.KPA-RegionIlter.GarveyTEg;sam Ettl'Vh

~NeWYorkStateDepartmentofEnvironmentalConservationDivisionofPureWatersPeterA.A.Berle,CommissionerFebruary23,1977Mr.J.M.Toennies,DirectorEnvironmentalAffairsNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation300ErieBoulevardWestSyracuse,NewYork13202Re:401WaterQualmyCertificationNineMilePointNuclearStationUnitPE2

DearMr,

.Toennies:lnresponsetoyourrequestofFebruary24,1976forrecert-ificationpursuanttoSection401oft:heFederalWaterPollutionControlActAmendmentsof1972totheoriginalcertificationissuedforthisfacilitydatedOctober12,1973,theNewYork'tateDe-partmentofEnvironmentalConservationherebysupercedestheexistingcertificationasfollows:PublicnoticewasdulygivenpursuanttoPart608.16oftheOfficialCompilationofCodes,RulesandRegulationsoftheStateofNewYork.TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalConservationherebyissuesthecertificationinaccordancewith'ection401oftheActandinaccordancewithapplicableeffluentlimitationsorotherlimitatio'nsinSections301,302,306and307oftheActforconstructionoftheNineMilePointUnitN2NuclearGenerat-ingfacilityonLakeOntariointheTownofScriba,OswegoCounty,NewYork.~f>>ThiscertificationisintendedtoapplytoproceedingsbeforetheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionandtheU.S.Environmental 4N

~Mr.J.M..Toennies,DirectorFebruary23,1977ProtectionAgency.Thiscertificationisissuedduetofunda-mentalchangesinthecirculatingcoolingwatersystemfromopencycleoncethroughcoolingtoclosedcyclecoolingutilizinganaturaldraftevaporativecoolingtower.Baseduponthefore-'oing,theDepartmentofEnvironmentalCo'nservationherebycert-ifiesthatNiagaraMohawkwill.complywithallapplicablepro-visionsof301,302,306and307oftheActforitsNineMilePointNuclear,GeneratingStationUnitN2providedthat:I.Therearenofuturechangesinanyofthefollowingthatwouldresult.innon-compliancewithSections301,302,306and307oftheAct.A.Theproposedconstructionandoperationofthefacility;B.Thecharacteristicsofthewatersintowhichdis-chargesaremade;C.Thewaterqualitycriteriaapplicabletosuchwaters;orD.Applicableeffluentlimitationsorotherrequirements.II.Theapplicableprovisions.ofStatelawsandregulationsarecompliedwith;andIII.Thefollowingeffluent.limitationsandmonitoringrequirementswhichshallbeconditionsofanyU.'.NuclearReg-ulatoryCommissionlicenseorU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyNPDESpermitforNineMile'ointUnitN'2pursuanttoSec-tion401doftheActarecompliedwith.1.PursuanttoPart704CriteriaGoverningThermalDischargesSection704.1(a),allthermaldischargesto.thewatersoftheStateshallassuretheprotectionandpropagationofabalancedindigenouspopulationofshellfish,fishandwildlifeinandonthebodyofwater

Mr.J.M.Toennies,DirectorFebruary23.,1977.2.Pursuant,toPart704CriteriaGoverningThermalDischargesSection704e5thelocation,design,constructionandcapacity,ofcoolingwaterintakestructuresinconnection'withpointsourcethermaldischargesshallreflectthebesttechnologyavailableforminimizingadverseenvironmentalimpact.3.PursuanttoPart.701ClassificationsandStandardsofQualityandPurityPart701,'4thefollowingclassesandstan-dardsforfreshsurfacewatersshallbeattainedinLakeOntariooutsidethezoneofactivemixinginducedbythetuibulenceofthedischarge.Suspended,colloidalorsettleablesolidsOilandfloatingsub-stancesTasteandodor-producingsubstances,toxicwastesanddeleterioussubstancesNonefromsewage,industrialwastesorotherwasteswhichwillcause'deposi-tionorbedeleteriousfor,anybestusagedeterminedforthespecificwaterswhichareassigned'tgeachclass.tNoresidueattributabletosewage,industrialwastesorotherwastesnorvisibleoilfilmnorglobulesofgrease.eNoneinamountsthatwillbeinjurioustofishlifeorwhichinanymannershalladverselyeffecttheflavor,colororodorthereof,orimpairthewatersforanybestusageasdeterminedforthe.speci,ficwaterswhichareassignedtoeachclass.Radioactivitya.GrossBetaShalluctezceed1,000pic~curiaeper.literin,theabsenceofSrandalphaemitters.b.Radium226c.Strontium90Shallnotexceed3picocuriesperliter.Shallnotexceed10picocuriesperliter.

I Mr.J.M.Toennies,DirectorFebruary23,19774.Pursuant.toPart702SpecialClassificationsandS'tandardsSection702.1QualityStandardsforClassASpecialWa<ersthefollowingadditionalrequirementsshallbeachievedinLakeOntario.outsidethezone,ofactivemixinginducedbytheturbulenceofthedischarge.TotalDissolvedSolidsShouldnotexceed200milligramsperliterpHShouldnotbeoutsidetherangeof6.7to8.5RadioactivityShouldbekeptatthelowestpracticablelevelsandinanyeventshouldbecon-trolledtotheextentnecessarytopre-ventharmfuleffectsonhealth,5.Nodischargefromthisfacilityshallcause'violationoftheNewYorkStateDepartmentofHealthregulationscontainedin10NYCRRPart170atthesourceofintakeofanywatersupplyusedfordrinkingculinaryorfoodprocessingpurposes.6.PursuanttoPart704CriteriaGoverningThermalDis-chargesSection704.3MixingZoneCriteria,uponthepresentationofafinaldesignforthedischargetheDepartmentshallspecifydefinablenumericallimitsforthemixingzone,includinglineardistancesfromthepointofdischarge,surfacearea'involvement,ofvolumeofreceivingwaterentrainedinthethermalplume,asappropriate.7.Notlessthan180'dayspriortotheinitiationofdischargefromt'eNineMilePointNuclearGeneratingUnitg2NiagaraMohawkshallsubmittotheDepartmentofEnvironmentalConservation,forapproval,'aplanofstudyforevaluatingtheenvironmentaleffectsofsuchdischargesonLakeOntario,whichshallinclude,butnotbelimitedtothefollowing:A.Assessmentoftheeffectsoftheintakeonorganismsentrainedintheintakewater'low.B.Assessmentoftheeffectsoftheintakeonfishesimpingedonanyintakestructurescreens P

Mr.J.M.Toennies,DirectorFebruary23,1977C.Theextentofthethermalplumeinthereceiv-ingwaters,tobeverifiedbythermalsurveyinalternatemonthsexceptfor,DecemberthroughMarchduringthefirsttwoyearsofoperation.D.PriortooperationofNineMilePointUnitN2existingbiologicalstudiesinLakeOntarioasrequiredbyregu-latoryagenciesshallcontinue;subsequenttoUnitN'2operationsuchstudyprogramsshallbeadjustedasrequiredbyregulatoryagenciestoassesstheoperatingimpactofUnitN2.Requirementstosubmitreports,frequencyofsubmission,andcontentshallbeestablishedatthetimeofapprovalofthestudyprograms7.StartingonemonthsubsequenttoplantoperationNiagaraMohawkshallsubmittotheDepartmentamonthlyreportofdailyoperatingdatabythe30thofthemonthfollowingfor:A'.Dailyminimum,maximumandaveragestationelectricaloutputinmegawatts;watervolume;B.Dailyminimum,maximumandaverageintakeG.Temperatureindegressfarenheitoftheintakeanddischarge'shallbemonitoredcontinuouslyanddailyminimum,maximumandaverageintakeanddischargetemperaturesshallbereported.8.Thereshallbenodischargeofheatfromthemaincondensorsexceptheatmaybedischargesinblowdownfromrecir-culatedcoolingwatersystemsprovidedthetemperatureatwhichtheblowdownisdischargesdoesnotexceedatanytimethelowesttemperatureofrecirculated'oolingwaterpriortotheadditionofmake-upwater.9.Neitherfreeavailablechlorineortotalresidualchlorinemaybedischargedfromanyunitformorethantwohoursinanyoneday.10.Thedischargeoffree'a'vailablechlorineshallnotexceedamaximumconcentrationof0.5mg/1noranaverageconcentrationof0.2mg/1,withthefurterrestrictionthattheconcentrationoftotalresidualchlorineinthereceivingwatersoutsidethezoneofactivemixinginducedbytheturbulenceofthedischargeshallnotexceed0.05mg/1.

'PI~.I Mr.,J.M.Toennies,DirectorFebruary23,197711.NiagaraMohawkshallnotifytheDepartmentwithinoneweekfromthetimeofsubmissiontotheNuclearRegulatoryCommissio~ofanyrequestedchangein'heenvironmentaltechnicalspecificationsrequirementswhichcouldinanywayaffecttherequirementsofthiscertification.12.-NiagaraMohawkshallalsosubmitconcurrentlytotheDepartmentanyreportontheenvironmentitsubmitstoanyFederal,Stateorlocalagency.13.NiagaraMohawkshallprovideaccesstotheNineMile-Point,Siteatanytimetorepresentativesofth'eDepartmentsubjecttositesecurityregulationstoassesstheenvironmental.impactofthe'operationof'theNineMilePointNuclearUnitN'2,andtoreviewanysamplingprogram,methodology,andthegather-ingandreportingofanydata,pursuanttotheconditionsofthiscertification.Thiscertificationisi'ssuedsolelyforthepurposeofSection401oftheAct.If.anyconditionofthiscertification-issubsequentlydeclaredinvalid,theDepartmentshallreconsidertheentirecertificationandmakeappropriate.amendmentsandmod-ificationsasaresultofsuchconsiderations..Acopyofthiscertificationisbeingforwardedtothe,DirectorofRegulation,UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionand'theRegio'nalAdministratoroftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,RegionII.Verytrulyyours,WilliamL.GarveyDirectorBureauofStandards6Compliancecc:U.S.NRCcc:U.S.EPA 40~VS NRCFoRM195(276).r$'I-.imp,",'NR<DiSTRIBUTiONFoRpARTSSDpU.S.NUCLFARREGULATORYC~'-"hlSSIONCKETMATERIALDOCKETNUMBERFILENUMBEREnuJvo~me~4MrBPRuscheBLETTERIBORIGINALQCOPY.l2KNOTORIZEDBUNCLASSIFIEDPROP'LEBBEUF,LAIfB,LEIBY&MACRAE'ashington,DCAddresseesINPUTFORMDATEOFOPCQIEIII)DATERECEIVEDNUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVED3signedDESCRIPTIONLtronbehalfofNiagaraMohawkPwrCorp.'...notarized1-24-77....transthefollowing:rPLANTNAME:NineMjlePointIt:1DONOTREMOVE-ACKNOWLEDGEDENCLOSUREAmdttoOL/ChangetoAppendixBTechSpecs:RevisingAppendix.Binit'sentirety.bythesubmittalofattacIimentA&Bwhichcoverthefollowingareas:1.Changestoinstrumentationsensitivitieswhichpermitxeasonabledeviations..........2.Change'stoaccountforsi.tespecificratherthangenericindustrydonditions.....3.Changestotheen')ironmentalanalysis&samplingprogram......4.Editorialchangesforclarification.....1(40cysenclrec'd)SAFETYASSIGNEDAD:FORACTION/INFORIvlATION1-26-77ehfNRO.CTMANALTCASSTccu)c.lCIV)$CKCHLPROJECTMANAGERLICASSTOuItSREGNRCPDRI&EOELD~IGOSSICK&STAFF6+vMIPCCASEHANAUERHARLESSPROJECTMANAGEMENTBOYDPCOLLINSHOUSTONPETERSONMELTZHEITEMESSKOVHOLTLPDRMe.AJTIC:NSIC:ASLB:INTERNAL0SYSTEMSSAFETYHEINEMANSCHROEDERENGINEERINGIfACARRYKNIGHTSIHWEILPAWLCKREACTORSAFEROSSNOVAKROSZTOCZYCHECKAT&ISALTZMANRUTBERGEXTERNALDISTRIBUTIONNATLABREGV,IELAPDRCONSULTANTS:1STRIBUTIONPLANTSYSTEMSTEDESCOIPPOLTOOPERATINGREACTORSSTELLOOPERATINGTECHEISENHUT~BF,HWMUauuULRIKSONORSTESAFEENVERNSTBALLARDSPANGLERSITETECHGAKfILLSTEPPHULMANSITEANALYSISVOLLMERC+v-BUNCHJCOLLINSKREGERCONTROLNUMBERACRSCYS%%RRRC/EtT5.CNRCFORM195{276)

~~~~~~~~~~1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~hrU LAWOFFICESOFLEBOEUF,LAMB,LEIBY8cMACRAEl757NSTREET,hl.W.WAsHINGToN,D.C.20036TELEPHONE2024577500CABLEAOORE8$LEONA.ALLEN,JR.JOSCPHE.GACHCLDER,TKERNESTS.GALLARO,JR.G.S.PCTKRGERGCN4GCOFFRYD.C.GCSTDAVIDP.DICKSTAYLORR.GRIGGSCHARLESN.BURGERWILLIAMO.DOUGEUGENER.FIDCLLia.JACOGFRIEDLANDCRDONALDJ.GREENEJAMESAGRCCRsTE8JOHNL.GROSC4DOUGLASW.HAWESCARLD.HOGCLMANMICHAELIOVENKOJAMCSF.JOHNSON,4~<RONALDD.JONESLEXK.LARSONRANT5~LFWISCAMERONF.MAcRAC8QAMCRONFMOOR*K3IE8LEBWIH~WASHIHOTOH~0,CGCRAROA.MAHERSHEILAH.MARSHALLTELEX:440274JAMESG.MOELROYJAMCSP.McGRANCRY.JRi8PHILIPPALMERMOGUIGANL.MANNINGMUNTZINGi8JAMcs0MALLcYJR.EJanuary24,1977J.MICHAELPARISHJOHNA.RVDYPAVLG.RUSSCLLHAROLDM.SCIDELCHARLESP.SIFTONHALCYONG.SKINNERJOSEPHS.STRAUSSSAMUCLM.SUGDCNCVGENCG.THOMAS.JRi8LEONARDM.TROSTCN8HARRYH.VOIGTi8H.RICHARDWACHTCLGCRAROP,WATSONgent;U4.0C~tONgb~ISBSI05+RESIDENTPARTNERSWASHINGTONOFFICE8ADMITTEDTOTHCDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIAGARMr.BenC.RuscheDirectorOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555gagulatIII'IIDa'dFheRAHDALLJ.LEBOEUF,JR.I9291925ASSIAHC.LEISY1952~IBFBOFCOVHBELARVINC.UPTONI%0BROADWAYNEWYORK,H.Y.I0008-TELEPHOHE2I2259II00CABLEASDRE$5LESWIH,HEWYORKTELEX:423415~gTLSQlQ2+TSIGiSSCS0'OTSPSIRe:NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationNineMilePointNuclearStationUnitNo.1'ock'et'o.50'-'220'earMr.Rusche:AscounselforNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation,weherebytransmitthree(3)signedoriginalsandnineteen(19)copiesofadocumententitled"ApplicationforAmendmenttoOperatingLicense."ThisApplicationseekstoamendinitsentiretyAppendixBtoFacilityOperatingLicenseNo.DPR-63.1I1Insummary,theproposedTechnicalSpecificationsenclosedwiththislettercoverthefollowingfourareas:f(1),Instrumentationsensitivitieschanges,proposedtoallowforreasonabledeviationsinherenttocurrent"stateoftheartHmeasurementdevices;(2).Changes,proposedtoaccountforsitespeci-ficratherthangenericindustryconditions;(.3)Changes,proposedtotheenvironmentalsamplingandanalysis.program;and II'lIIJtPgg'IrV->sg.>>ie,Q"p,IJ\~1i7Lll~~Y.PlJj3j4RJt.4VAy~y~e~<<(HC'JPPf~~yy~~IV"~~:>>."t~~(f/'~

(4)Changesofaneditorialnature,proposedforclarification.Forty(40)copieseachoftheproposedchangesandoftheaccompanyingtechnicaldata(AttachmentsAandB,respect'ively)arealsotransmitted.Verytrulyyours,LeBoeuf,Lamb,Leiby6MacRaeAttorneysforNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationEnclosures IC-CH

,('jiUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONIntheMatterof))NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION)(NineMilePointNuclearStation)UnitNo.1))DocketNo.50-220APPLICATIONFORAMENDMENTTOOPERATINGLICENSEPursuanttoSection50.90oftheregulationsoftheNuclearRegulatoryCommission,NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation,holderofFacilityOperatingLicenseNo.DPR-63,herebyrequeststhattheEnviron-mentalTechnicalSpecificationssetforthinAppendix8tothatLicensebeamended.TheseproposedchangeshavebeenacceptedbytheSiteOperationsReviewCommitteeandSafetyReviewandAuditHoard.PTheproposedEnvironmentalTechnicalSpecificationsaresetforthinAttachmentAtothis'application.Supportinginformation,Qwhichdemonstratesthattheproposedspecificationsdonotinvolveallsignificanthazardsconsideration,issetf'orthinAttachmentB.Theproposedspecificationswouldnotauthorizeanychangeinthetypesoranyincreaseintheamountsofeffluentsoranychangeintheauthorizedpowerlevelofthefacility.

4WHEREFORE,ApplicantrespectfullyrequeststhatAppendixBtoFacilityOperatingLicenseNo.DPR-63beamendedintheformattachedheretoasAttachmentA.NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWER,CORPORATIONByG.K.RhodeVicePreident-EngineeringSubscribedandsworntobeforemeonthisHK-dayofJanuary,,1977.NaryPublicHAZELJ.CARittCKNotaryPublicinthoSta(oofNowYorLQualifiedinOnon.Co.No.4524460MYCommissionExpiresMarch30,IQ;7W 0;IIJc~1 AttachmentANiagara'Mohan>kPov(erCorporationLicenseNo.DPR-63Docl"etNo.50-220ProosedChanestoFacilit0eratinLicenseTheattachedisarevisiontoAppendixBofDPR-63.

Ctl ENVIRONYiEHTALTECHlNICALSPECIFICATIONSAPPENDIX8TOFACILITYOPERATINGLICENSENO.DPR-63FORHIHENILEPOINTNUCLEARSTATIONUNIT'NIAGARANOHAWKPOWERCORPORATIONDOCKETNO.50-220 1

TABLEOFCONTENTSTableofContentsListofFiguresListof.Tables~Paeiv1.0DEFINITIONS2.0LIMITINGCONDITIONSFOROPERATION2.1Thermal2.1.12.1.22..1.32.1.42.1.5t5aximumaTBetweenCondenserInletandDischargeTunnelMaximumDischargeTemperature-NotApplicablet1aximumBtu/hr-NotApplicableRateofChangeofDischargeTemperatureHeatTreatmentofCirculatingWaterSystem2.22.32.4Hydraulic-NotApplicableChemical2'.1Biocides2.3.2CorrosionInhibitors2,3,3SuspendedandDissolvedSolids2.3.4pHandConductivityRadioactiveDischarges91013142.4.12.4.22.4.32.4.42.4.5ObjectiveSpecificationsforLiquidWasteEffluentsSpecificationsforLiquidWasteSamplingandtlonitoringBasesforLiquidWasteSpecificationsSpecificationsforGaseousWasteEffluentsSpecificationsforGaseousWasteSamplingandt1onitoringBasesforGaseousWasteSpecificationsSpecificationsforSolidWasteHandlingandDisposal1516171921262933 I

i($TABLF.OFCONTENTS(Continued)3.0ENVIRONMENTALSURVEILLANCE~Pae343.1NonradiologicalSurveillance343.1~1Abiotic35a~Aquatic(1)ChemicalDischarges'(2)DissolvedGases(3)ThermalMeasurements353536363.2b.Terrestrial(1)SoilChemistry-NotApplicable(2)Groundwater-NotApplicable(3)MeteorologicalMonitoring3.1.2Biotica.Aquatic(1)GeneralEcologicalSurvey(2)ImpingementofOrganisms(3)EntrainmentofPlankton,FishEggsandLarvae-NotApplicableb.Terrestrial-NotApplicableRadiologicalEnvironmentalMonitoring37373738414141434344474.0SPECIALSURVEILLANCEANDSTUDYACTIVITIES-NotApplicable5.0ADMINISTRATIVECONTROLS5.15.25~35.4ResponsibilityOrganizationReviewandAuditActiontobeTakenifaLimitingConditionforOperationisExceededOperatingProcedures5252525454 IlI TABLEOFCONTENTS(Continued)StationReporting'RequirementsPage585.6.15.6.25.6.3AnnualReportst<on-RoutineReportsChangesinEnvironmentalTechnicalSpecifications585965RecordsRetentionSpecialRequirements(LandManagement)6667

'l LISTOFFIGURESTitleSamplingLocationsEnvironmentalTechnicalSpecificationsNineNilePointSiteSafetyOrganization:'ineMilePointandJamesA.FitzPatrickSitePa<ac46

LISTOFTABLESTable2.3-12~322.4-12.4-2.2.4-33.1-13.1-23.1-33.2.15.35.6TitleLimitingValuesforChemicalsinLiquidEffluentsChemicalLiquidHasteAnalysisRadioactiveLiquidSamplingandAnalysisAverageEnergyPerDisintegrationRadioactiveGaseousHasteSamplingandAnalysisFrequencyofSamplingforEcologicalStudiesintheNineNilePointAreaofLakeOntarioMeteorologicalMeasurementsMeteorologicalDataFormatSamplingCollectionandAnalysisSiteRadiologicalEnvironmentalMonitoringProgramResponsibilitiesandAuthorityforEnvironmentalReviewOrganizationEnvironmentalRadiologicalMonitoringProgramSummary~Pae121822274539404861 Ikl 1.0Reactor0eratinConditionsa~Power0eratinCondition(1)Reactormodeswitchisinstartuporrunposition.(2)Reactoriscriticalorcriticalityispossibleduetocontro'trodwithdrawl.b.NormalStation0era'tionc~NormaloperationiswiththereactorCriticalandaboveonepercentratedpowerandinconformancewiththerequirementsoftheTechnicalSpecifications.HotShutdownCondition(1)Thereactormodeswitchisintheshutdownposition.(2)Nocorealterationsleadingtoanadditionofreactivityarebeingperformed.(3)Reactorcoolanttemperatureisgreater.than212F.1.2Rfl~iQForthepurposeofdesignatingfrequencyoftestingandsurveillance,amajorrefuelingoutageshallmeanaregularlyscheduledrefuelingoutage;however,wheresuchoutagesoccurwithin8monthsoftheendofthepreviousrefuelingoutage,thetestorsurveillanceneednotbeperformedunti1thenextregularlyscheduledoutage.1.30eratinCcleAnoperatingcycleisthatportionofStationoperationbetweenreactorstartupsfollowing'eachmajorrefuelingoutageasdefinedabove.'l.4EuimentStatusa.~0erableAsystemorcomponentshallbeconsideredoperablewhenitiscapableofperformingitsintendedfunctioninitsrequiredmanner.b.~0eraainOperatingmeansthatasystemorcomponentisperformingitsrequiredfunctionsinitsrequiredmanner.

1 InstrumentTestProcedureInstrumentChannelCalibrationb.Instrumentchannelcalibrationmeansadjustmentofchanneloutputsuchthatitresponds,withacceptablerangeandaccuracy,toknownvaluesoftheparameterwhichthechannelmeasures.Calibrationshallencompasstheentirechannelincludingequipmentactuation,alarm,ortrip.InstrumentChannelTestInstrumentchanneltestmeansinjectionofasimulatedsignalintothechanneltoverifyitsproperresponseincluding,whereapplicable,alarmand/ortripinitiatingaction.c~SensorCheckAsensorcheckisqualitativedeterminationofacceptable.operabilitybyobservationofsensorbehaviorduringoperation.Thisdeterminationshallinclude,ewherepossible,comparisonofthesensorwithotherindependentsensorsmeasuringthesamevariable.CirculatinlJaterHeatTreatmentsa.~TemerinDuringtempering,agateinthescreenwellispartiallyopenedtorecirculatepartoftheheatedcirculatingwaterinthescreenwelldischargebaytotheintakebay.Theprocedureisusedtocontrolcondenserinlettemperatureattimesoflowlaketemperature.b.NormalFlowInthenormalflowconfiguration,circulatingwaterisdrawnfromthelakeintothescreenwellintakebaythroughtheintaketunnel.Heatedwaterinthedischargebayisdischargedtothedischargetunnel.C.ReverseFlowInthereverseflowconfiguration,circulatingwaterisdrawnfromthelakeintothescreenwellintakebaythroughthedischargetunnel.Heatedwaterinthedischargebayisdischargedtotheintaketunnel.Thisprocedureisusedtocorrectintakestructureicing.

~..I (Cont'.)Theterm"reverseflowoperations"designatestheperiodfromthetimereverseflowisinitiateduntiltwohoursafternormalflowisrestored.Thereverseflowconfigurationincludesatemperingarrangementsimilartothatdescribedin1.6.aaboveexceptusingadifferentgate.PriortoDilutionLiquideffluentconcentrationspriortodilutionareconcentrationsinthe'circulatingwaterdischargetunnel,priortodilutioninLakeOntario.Thetemperatureofincominglakewater,asmeasuredinthescreenhouse,beforetempering.

6 E.O,~LIIITIHGCITIORSFOROFERIITION2.1Thermal2.1.1MaximumhTBetweenCondenserInletandDischargeTunnelrOBJECTIYEThepurposeofthisSpecificationistolimitthethermalstresstotheaquaticecosystembylimitingthemaximumhTbetweenthecondenserinletanddischargetunnel.SPECI'FICATIONMIaximumIRTbetweencondenserinletanddischargetunnelduringnormalStationoperation'hall'elimitedto32F.IfduringnormalStationoperationtheaTexceeds32Fforaperiodofeighthoursinanygiven24hourperiodthecauseofthisdeviationshallbeinves-tigatedandpositiveactionshallbetakentoreducetheaTtowithintheSpecification.Positiveactionalsoshallbetakentopreventany.suchdeviationsinthefuture.Inaddition,areportshallbesubmittedinaccordancewithSection6.6.2a(l).MONITORIHGREUIREMENTTheaTshallberecordedonceperhour.Thetemperaturesatthemaincondenserinletandinthescreenwelldischargebay(upstreamfromthedischargetunnel)shallbemeasuredbytwoResistanceTemperatureDetec)ors(RTD's)ineachlocation.TheRTD'sshallbeaccurateto+2.0F.Thedifferenceofthesetem-peratures,aT,shallbecomputed.BASESNineMilePointUnit1holdsaNationalPollutantDischargeElimina-tionSystem(NPDES)permitfromtheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtec-tionAgency(USEPA)todischargecoolingwatertoLake'ntariowhenoperatingwithamaximumaTof32F,Lakestudiesandoperatingexperienceindicatethatmortality'ofplankton,fish,eggs,andlarvaeentrainedinthecondenserwillnothaveasignificanteffectonthepopulationsofthespeciesinvolved.

MaximumDischargeTemperatureNOTAPPLICABLE2.1.3MaximumBTUPerHourNOTAPPLICABLE

2.1.4RateofChangeofDischargeTemperatureOBJECTIVEThepurposeofthisSpecificationistolimitthetemperaturechangestowhichaquaticorganismsinthedischargeplumemaybe,subjectedduringnormalstationstartups,shutdowns,andpowerlevelchanges.SPECIFICATIONThed'ischargetemperatureshallnotbechangedbymorethan18Fin.anyhour.ThisSpecificationshallnof.applytotemperaturechangesoccurringduringforcedshutdowns,ortothetemperatureincreaseattheintakeresultingfromflowreversal.IOFITQFG~FIGIEITDischargetemperatureshallbemeasuredandrecordedhourlyasprovidedintheMonitoringRequirementofSection2.1.1BASESThecoolingwaterdischargeisdilutedbya'factorofatleast2,5asitrisesfromthesubmergeddischargeports,outsideofaconicalvolumeof100footmaximumradiusextendingfromthedischargestructuretothelakesurface.Therefore,outsideofthisvolume,an18Fperhourdischargetemperaturechangewouldresultinamaximumlakewatertemperaturechangeof7Fperhour.Moreover,whilethespecifiedrateofchangemaybereachedinthefirsthourofashutdownorpowerchange,theratewillbelessthan10Fperhourinsubsequenthours.Thiswouldproducea4Fperhourchangeinthelake,asdescribedabove,FishinLakeOntarioexperiencenaturallakewatertemperaturechangesof6to9F.perhourwithafrequencygreaterthantheexpectedfrequencyofchangesinducedbytheStation.In1974;forexample,temperaturedropsof9.5,8.5,and6.5FperhourwererecordedintheStationlogsonJuly29,September3,andAugust15,respectively.

NeatTreatmentofCirculatingWaterSystemOBJECTIVETolimitthethermalstresstotheaquaticecosystembylimitingthecirculatingwatertemperatureincreaseoverlakeinlettemper-atureresultingfromtemperingandreverseflowprocedures.SPECIFICATIONWhenthelakeinlettemperatureisbetween32Fand50F,thedis-chargetemperatureshallnotexceedthe'lakeinlettemperatureby50F,exceptduringreverseflowoperations.Atnotimeduringtem-pering,'xceptduringreverseflowoperations,shallthedischargetemperatureexceed82F.Followingaflowreversal,thedischargetemperatureshallnotexceedthelakeinlettemperaturebymorethanthefollowingvalues:70Fforthefirsthourfollowingflow'reversal60Fforthesecondhourfollowingflowreversal50FtwohoursfollowingflowreversalandthereafterHONITORINGREUIREHENTThedischargetemperatureshallbemeasuredandrecordedhourlyasprovidedintheHonitoringRequirement,ofSection2,1,1.BASESWhenlaketemperatureislessthan50F,partofthedischargeflowinthescreenwellmayberecirculatedtotheintaketomaintaincondenserinlettemperaturebetween40Fand50F.Thisprocedureisknownas"tempering".Theiaaximumcirculatingwatertemperatureriseduetotemperingis.18F,andoccurswhenthelaketemperatureis32F.Whenthisisaddedtothe32Fmaximumd,T,themaximumriseis50Foverlakeinlettemperature.Haintainingthecondenserinlettemperatureatnomorethan50Fduringtemperingensuresthatthedischarge.tem-peraturewillnotexceed82Fduringtempering.Theamountoftemperingiscontrolledbymovingagateinthescreen-well,andisnormallyadjustedtomaintaintheoptimalcondenserinlettemperatureofapproximately45F.Thegatecanbeadjustedto'chievethistemperaturewithinanerrorofapproximately5F.

2.1.5(Cont'd.)Flowreversalisrequiredtocorrectintakeicingatlowintaketemperatures..Flowreversalisalsorequiredtoreturntonormalflowoperationsfromreverseflowoperations.Priortoflowreveral,Stationpowerisreducedtoapproximately75percentpowerorless.Reversalisachievedbymovinggatesinthescreenwell.Immediatelyafterflowreversal,heatedwaterinthedischargetunnelatessentiallythecondenseroutlettemperatureisdrawnthroughthecondenser.Thereverseflowconfigurationalsorequiresthatsometemperingbecontinued.Accordingly,the70Fmaximumdifferencebetweendischargetemperatureandlakeinlettemperaturewasdeterminedtakingintoaccounttheelevatedintakewatertemperature,atemperatureriseduetotempering,andthecondenserrise.Alloftheheatedwatercontainedinthedischargetunnelatthetimeofflowreversalpassesthroughthecondenserwithinapproxi-mately6minutes..Operatingexperiencehasshownthatdilutionoftheheatedlakewate~nearthedischargestructure,sufficienttoachieveadischargetemperaturenomorethan60Fhigherthanthelakeinlettemperature,occurswithinonehourafterflowreversal.Withintwohoursthelaketemperaturenearthedischargestructureisessentiallytheambientlaketemperature.Therefore,thedis-.charge,temperaturecanbemaintainedwithin50Fabovethelakeinlettemperaturesubsequenttothistwohourinterval.Operatingexperiencehasshownthatreverseflowisrequiredlessthanfivetimeseachwinter.2.2HydraulicNOTAPPLICABLE

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2'.3Chemical2.3.1BiocidesOBJECTIVEThepurposeofthisSpecificationistoprotectthequalityandpurityofLakeOntariowaters.SPECIFICATIONNobiocides"hallbeusedinthemaincondensercoolingwaterorservicewatersystems.t~iONITORINGRENDUIREHENTNomonitoringisrequiredbecausenobiocidesshallbeusedinthemaincondensercoolingwaterorservicewatersystems.BASESTheSpecificationwillensurethatthelakewaterqualityisnotjeopardizedbytheintroductionofbiocidesfromthemaincondensercoolingwaterorservicewatersystems.

!It A2.3.2CorrosionInhibitorsOBJECTIVEThepurposeofthisSpecificationistoprotectthequalityandpurityofLakeOntariowaters.SPECIFICATION/TheStationshallnotnormallydischargecorrosioninhibitorstothelake,Ifinplantsystemleakageoccursandchromatecorrosioninhibitormustbedischargedtothelalie,thedischargeshallnotexceedthe'iimitsshowninTable2.3-1,andshallbemadetothecirculatingwatersystems.MONITORINGREUIREHENTSWastetanksshallbeanalyzedforchromiumasshowninTable2.3-2.BASESAdherencetotheSpecificationwillensurethatthelakewaterqualityisnotjeopardizedbytheintroductionofcorrosioninhibitorsfromtheStation..Chromatecorrosioninhibitorisusedinthedieselgeneratorclosedloopcoolingsystem.Nodischargesfromthissystemaremadetothelake.Ifleakagefromthissystemshouldoccur,thechromatewouldbecollectedinfloordrainsandroutedtothewastetanks.Itcouldultimatelybedischargedinthecoolingwaterundercontrolledconditions.Promptactionwillbetakentocorrectanysuch1eakage.10 4I TABLE2.3-1LIMITINGYALUESFORCHEMICALSINLIUIDEFFLUENTSMaximumIncreaseOverLakeAmbientConcentration(mg/1PriortoDilution)100.050.0-5'1.53.01.00.05Parameter.TotalSuspendedSolidsTotalDissolvedSolidsCalcium(asCa)Sodium(asNa)Sulfate(asS04)TotalPhosphorus(asP04)Chromium(asCr)(1)MaximumAnnualDischargeFromPlantSources(lbs/year)4,90027,00049,00010(1)NOTESl.Annualdischargeofchromiumshallnormallybezero.Smallamountsofchromiummaybedischargedifchromateleak'agefromthedieselgeneratorclosedloopcoolingsystemshouldoccur.SuchleakagewouldbehandledasdiscussedintheBasesofSection2.3.2.SmallamountsofchromiumoccurinStationwastewaterascor-rosionproducts.

TABLE2.3-2.CHEMICALLIUIDHASTEANALYSIS~SamleCoolingwaterDischargeSampleFee~vaneMonthly{1)CompositeTypeofAnalsis3TotalDissolvedSolidsTotalSuspendedSolidsSensitivityof~ll+10.0mg/liter5.0mg/literCoolingwaterIntakeMonthly(1)CompositeTotalDissolvedSolidsTotalSuspendedSolids+10.0.mg/liter5.0mg/litert<asteTanks1EachBatchpHConductivity+0;5pHunits+1.0umho/cm(4MonthlyProportionalComposite(2)TotalDissolvedSolidsTotalSuspendedSolidsCaNaSO2.P043Cr+10.0mg/liter+5.0mg/liter5.0mg/liter+5.0mg/liter5.0mg/liter+5.0mg/1iter1.0mg/1iter{1)Thecoolingwaterintakeanddischargearesampledcontinuously,foreachweek.Themonthlycompositeincludesanaliquotfromeach'week'scollection.Ifthecontinuoussamplerisunavailable,grabsamplesshallbetakenatamaximumintervalof96hours.(2)Themonthlyproportionalcompositeshallbecompositedfromarepresentativealiquotofeachwastetankbatchdischarge.(3)StandardtechniquessuchasASTMorequivalentmethodsshallbeusedforanalyses.(4)Thissensitivityappliesonlytomeasurementsbelow10pmho/cm.12 1I 2.3.3SuspendedandDissolvedSolidsOBJECTIVEThepurposeofthisSpecificationistolimitthesuspendedsolids,totaldissolvedsolidsandindividualsoluteconcentrationsinthecoolingwaterdischargetovaluesconsistentwiththeclassificationsandstandardsgoverningthequalityandpurityofLakeOntariowaters.SPECIFICATIONForsuspendedsolids,totaldissolvedsolids,andindividualsolutesinthecoolingwaterdischarge,theincreaseinconcentrationoverlake%letshallnotexceedthelimitsshowninTable2.3-1.TotalannualdischargeofindividualsolutesshallnotexceedthelimitsshowninTable2.3-1.Iftheselimitsareexceeded,correctiveactionshallbetakentodecreaseconcentrationstowithintheSpecificationandareportshallbesubmittedinaccordancewithSection5.6.2a(l).MONITORINGREUIREtiENTLiquidwastesdischargedtoLakeOntarioshallbemonitoredandanalyzedasshowninTable2.3-2.BASESAdherencetotheSpecificationwillensurethatthewaterqualityofLakeOntarioisnotjeopardizedbysuspendedanddissolvedsolidsinStationdischarges.Thedataobtainedfromwastetankmonthlyproportionalcompositesampleswillbeusedwithknownflowratestodeterminetheincreaseincoolingwaterchemicalconcentrationsoverlakeinletconcentra-tionsresultingfromwaste.tankreleases.Analysesof-thecoolingwaterintakeanddischargewillprovideacheckagainstgrosserrorsintheproportionalcompositesampleanalysis.Recordsofwastetankanalyseswillprovidesufficientinformationtoensurethattheannualdischargelimitswillnotbeexceeded.13 I

2~3.4pHandConductivityOBJECTIVEThepurposeofthisSpecificationistolimittheliquideffluentpHtoarangeofvaluesconsistentwiththeclassificationsandstandardsgoverningthequalityandpurityofLakeOntariowaters.SPECIFICATIONThepH'oftreatedwaterinthewastetankspriortoheingdischargedintothedischargetunnelshallbebetwe'en6.0and9.0.Whentheconductivityofawastetankisbelow10vmho/cm,thepHshallbebetween.4.0and9.0:IfwaterwithapHvalueoutsidetheselimitsisdischarged,correctiveactionshallbetakenandareportshallbefiledinaccordancewithSection5.6.2a(1).MONITORINGREOUIREtlENTSamplingandanalysisforpHandconductivityshallbeperformedinaccordancewithTable2.3-2,BASESLakeOntarioisdesignatedClassA-Special(InternationalBoundaryWater).ThisclassificationspecifiesalakewaterpHrangeof6.7to8~5~However,pHobservationsperformedduringsitemonitoringprogramshavefallenpredominantlyintherangefrom8.0to9.0andhavefrequentlyexceeded8.5.Wastetankreleasesaredilutedbyafactorofmorethan2,000inthecirculatingwaterpriortodischarge.AftersuchdilutionthedischargeisatessentiallythesamepHastheincominglakewater.Therefore,wastetankreleaseswillhaveinsignificantimpactonthefrequencywithwhichClassA-SpeciallimitsareexceededwhenmaintainedwithintheSpecification.Withincreasedusageofthewasteconcentrator,purewaterinventoryincreases'ToallowfordischargeofwaterwithonlyC02ascon-tatninate,alowerpHisallowedforlowconductivitytanks.14

2.4RadioactiveDischargesOBJECTIVETodefinethelimitsandconditionsforthecontrolledreleaseofradioactivematerialsinliquidandgaseouseffluentstotheenvironstoensurethatthesereleasesareaslowasreasonablyachievable.Thereleaserateforalleffluentdischargesshallbewithinthelimitsspecifiedin10CFRPart20.ToensurethatthereleasesofradioactivematerialabovebackgroundtounrestrictedareaswillbeaslowasreasonablyachievableasdefinedinAppendixIto10CFRPart50,thefollowingdesignobjec-tivesapply:Forliquidwastes:a.Theannualdoseabovebackgroundtothetotalbodyoranyorganofanindividualfromallreactorsatasiteshouldnotexceed5mreminanunrestrictedarea.b.Theannualtotalquantityofradioactive.materialsinliquidwaste,excludingtritiumanddissolvedgases,dischargedfromeachreactorshouldnotexceed5Ci,.Forgaseouswastes:C.Theannualtotalquantityofnoblegasesabovebackgrounddischargedfromthesiteshouldresultinanairdoseduetogammaradiationoflessthan10mrad,andanairdoseduetobetaradiationoflessthan20mrad,atanylocationneargroundlevelwhichcouldbeoccupiedbyindividualsatorbeyondtheboundaryofthesite.d.Theannualtotalquantityofallradioiodinesandradioactive'aterialinparticulateformsabovebackgroundfromallreactorsatasiteshould'otresultinanannualdosetoanyorganofanindividualinanunrestrictedareafromallpathwaysofexposureinexcessof15mrem.e.Theannualtotalquantityofiodine-131dischargedfromeachreactoratasiteshouldnotexceed1Ci.15 Il SPECIFICATIONSFORLIUIDHASTEEFFLUENTSa~Theconcentrationofradioactivematerialsreleasedinliquidwastesfromeachreactoratthesiteshallnotexceedthevaluesspecifiedin10CFRPart20,AppendixB,TableII,Column2,forunrestrictedareas.b.C.d.Thecumulativereleaseofradioactivematerialsinliquidwasteeffluents,excludingtritiumanddissolvedgases,shallnotexceed10Ci/reactor/calendarquarter.Thecumulativereleaseofradioactivematerialsinliquidwasteeffluents,excludingtritiumanddissolvedgases,shallnotexceed20Ci/reactorinanycalendaryear.Theradiationmonitoronthedischargelinefromthewastedisposaltankstothedischargetunnelshall.continuouslymonitorreleasedactivityandshallbesettoalarmpriortoexceedingSpecification2.4.1.a.e.IfSpecification2.4.1.dcannotbemet,continuedreleaseofliquideffluentsshallbepermittedonlyduringthesucceeding72hourperiod.Twoindependentsamples.ofeach.tankshallbeanalyzedandtwoStationpersonnelshallindependentlycheckvalvingpriortodischarge.Theequipmentinstalledintheliquidradioactivewastesystemshallbemaintainedandshallbeoperatedtoprocessradioactiveliquidwastesprior'totheirdischargewhentheprojectedcumulativereleasecouldexceed1.25Ci/reactor/calendarquarter,excludingtritiumanddissolvedgases.g.h.Themaximumradioactivitytobecontainedinanyliquidradwastetankthatcanbedischargeddirectlytotheenvironsshallnotexceed10Ci,excludingtritiumanddissolvedgases.Ifthecumulativereleaseofradioactivematerialsinliquidefflu-ents,excludingtritiumanddissolvedgases,exceeds2.5Ci/reactor/calendarquarter,thelicenseeshallmakeaninvestigationtoidentifythecausesofsuchreleaserates,defineandinitiateaprogramofactiontoreducesuchreleasestothedesignobjectivelevelslistedinSection2'.4,andreporttheseactionstotheCommissionwithin30daysfromtheendofthequarterduringwhichthereleaseoccurred.16 I

SPECIFICATIONSFORLIUIDWASTESAt1PLINGANDtlONITORINGa.Plantrecordsshallbemaintainedoftheradioactiveconcentra-tionandvolumebeforedilutionofliquidwasteintendedfordischarge,andtheaveragedilutionflowandlengthof.timeoverwhicheachdischargeoccurred.Sampleanalysisresultsandothe~reportsshallbesubmittedinaccordancewithSec-tion5.6.1ofthesespecifications.Estimatesofthesam-plingandanalyticalerrorassociatedwit)ieachreportedvalueshallbeincluded.b.'Priorto.releaseofeachbatchofliquidwaste,asampleshall.betakenfromthatbatchandanalyzedfortheconcentrationofeachsignificantgammaenergypeakinaccordancewithTable2.4-1todemonstratecompliancewithSpecification2.4.1usingtheflowrateofthestreamintowhichthewasteisdischargedduringtheperiodofdischarge.C.d.e.Samplingandanalysisofliquidradioactivewasteshallbeper-formedinaccordancewithTable2.4-1.Priortotakingsamples,atleasttwotankvolumesofentrainedfluidshallberecircu-latedthroughthemixingnozzles.Theradioactivityinliquidwastesshallbecontinuouslymoni-toredduringrelease.Wheneverthemonitorisinoperableforaperiodnottoexceed72hours,twoindependentsamplesof'achtanktobedischargedshallbeanalyzedandtwoplantpersonnelshallindependentlycheckvalvingpriortothedis-charge.Ifthemonitorisinoperableforaperiodexceeding72hours,noreleasefromaliquidwastetank'.shallbemadeandanyreleaseinprogressshallbeterriiinated.Theflowrateofliquidradioacti.vewasteshallbecontinuouslymeasuredandrecordedduringrelease.Theliquideffluentradiationmonitor'hallbecalibratedatleastquarterlybymeansofaradioactivesourcewhichhasbeencalibratedtoaNationalBureauofStandardssource.Eachmonitorshallalsohaveainstrumentchanneltestmonthlyandasensorcheckpriortomakingarelease.REPORTINGREUIREMENTSExceedinglimitingconditionsforoperationcontainedinthissectionshallbereportedonthepromptsch'edule.17

TABLE2.4-1RADIOACTIVELIUIDSANPLINGANDANALYSISLiquidSourceA.HasteTankReleasesSamplingFreuencEachBatchOneBatch/MonthTypeofActivitAnalsisPrincipalGammaEmitters(Ba-La-140,I-131DissolvedGasesDetectableConcentratI~~s'Ci/mlSr-89,90QuarterlyCompositeH-3(1)5X1081O-'.PrimarCool.antHeeklGrossaI-131,I-1331071O-6NOTESFORTABLE2.4-1.l.Acompositesampleshallbeformedbymixingtogetherindividualsamiples,eachofwhichisproportionalinvolumetothe'volumeofliquiddischargeduringtheperiodrepresentedbythe.sample.2.Forcertainmixturesofg.ammaemitters,itmaynotbepossibletomeasureradionuc1idesinconcentrations~neartheirsensitivitylimitswhenothernuclidesarepresentinthesampleinmuchgreaterconcentrations.Underthesecircumstances,itwillbemoreappropriatetocalculatetheconcentrationsofsuchradionuclidesusingmeasuredratioswiththoseradionuclideswhichareroutinelyidentifiedandmeasured.3.Thedetectabilitylimitsforactivityanalysisarebasedontechnicalfeasibilityandonthepotentialsignificanceinthe'environmentofthequantitiesreleased.Forsomenuclides,lowerdetectionlimiitsmiaybereadilyachievableandwhennuclidesaremeasuredbelowthestatedlimits,theyshouldalsobereported.4.Thepowerlevelandcleanuporpurificationflowrateatthesampletimeshallalsobereported.

BASESFORLIQUIDHASTESPECIFICATIONSThereleaseofradioactivematerialsinliquidwasteeffluentstounrestrictedareasshallnotexceedtheconcentrationlimitsspec-ifiedin10CFRPart20andshouldbeas.lowasreasonablyachievableinaccordancewiththerequirementsof10CFRPart50.36a.TheseSpecificationsprovidereasonableassurancethattheresultingannualdosetothetotalbodyoranyorganofanindividualinanunrestrictedareawillnotexceed5mrem.Atthesametime,theseSpecificationspermittheflexibilityofoperation,compatiblewithconsiderationsofhealthandsafety,toassurethatthepublicisprovidedadependablesourceofpowerunderunusualoperatingconditionswhichmaytemporarilyresultinreleaseshigherthanthedesignobjectivelevelsbutstillwithintheconcentrationlimitsspecifiedin10CFRPart20.Itisexpectedthatbyusingthisoperationalflexibilityunderunusualoperationconditions,andexertingeveryefforttokeeplevelsofradioactivematerialinliquidwastesaslowasreasonablyachievalbe,theannualreleaseswillnotexceedasmallfractionoftheconcentrationlimitsspecifiedin10CFRPart20.Thedesignobjectiveshavebeendevelopedbasedonoperatingexperi-encetakingintoaccountacombinationofvariablesincludingdefec-tivefuel,primarysystemleakage.andtheperformanceofthevariouswastetreatmentsystems,andareconsistentwithAppendixIto10CFR-Part50.Specification2.4.1.arequiresthelicenseetolimittheconcentrationofradioactivematerialsinliquidwasteeffluentsreleasedfromthesitetolevelsspeci'fiedin10CFRPart20,AppendiyB,TableII,Column2,forunrestrictedareas.Thi"sSpecifi,cationprovidesassur-ancethatnomemberofthegeneralpublicwillbeexposedtoliquidcontainingradioactivematerialsinexcessoflimitsconsideredpermissibleundertheCommission'sRulesandRegulations.Specifications2.4.1.band2.4'.l.cestablishtheupperlimitsforthereleaseofradioactivematerialsinliquideffluents.TheintentoftheseSpecificationsistopermitthelicenseetheflexibilityofoperationtoassurethatthepublicisprovidedadependablesourceofpowerunderunusualoperatingconditionswhichmaytemporarilyresultinreleaseshigherthanthelevelsnormallyachievablewhentheplantandtheliquidwastetreatmentsystemsarefunctioningasdesigned.Releasesofuptotheselimitswillresultinconcentra-tionsofradioactivematerialinliquidwasteeffluentsatsmallpercentagesofthelimitsspecifiedin10CFRPart20.Specifications2.4.l.dand2.4.l.erequirethatsuitableequipmenttocontrolandmonitorthereleasesofradioactivematerialsinliquidwastesisoperatingduringanyperiodthesereleasesaretakingplaceconsistentwiththerequirementsof10CFRPart50,AppendixA,DesignCriterion64.C19 l

BASESFORLIUIDHASTESPECIFICATIONS(Cont'd.)Specification2.4.1.frequiresthatthelicenseemaintainandoperatetheequipmentinstalledintheliquidwastesystemstoreducethereleaseofradioactivematerialsinliquideffluentstoaslowasreasonablyachievableconsistentwiththerequirementsof10CFRPart50.36a.Normaluseandmaintenanceofinstalledequipmentintheliquidwastesystemprovidesreasonableassurancethatthequantityreleasedwillnotexceedthedesignobject'ive.Inordertokeepreleasesofradioactivematerialsaslowasreasonablyachievable,theSpecificationrequires,asaminimum,operationofequipmentwhenever.itappearsthattheprojectedcumulativedischargeratewillexceedone-fourthofthisdesignobjectiveannualquantityduringanycalendarquarter.Specification2.4.l.glimitstheamountofradioactivematerialthatcouldbeinadvertentlyreleasedtotheenvironment.toanamountthatwillnotexceedtheTechnicalSpecificationlimit.InadditiontolimitingconditionsforoperationlistedunderSpec-ification2.4.l.band2.4.l.c,thereportingrequirementsofSpec-ification2.4.l.hdelineatethatthelicenseeshallidentifythecausewheneverthecumulativereleaseofradioactivematerialsinliquidwasteeffluentsexceedsonehalfthedesignobjectiveannualquantityduringanycalendarquarteranddescribetheproposedprogramofac-tiontoreducesuchreleasestodesignobjective.levelsonatimelybasis.Thisreportmustbefiledwithin30daysfollowingthecalen-darquarterinwhichthereleaseoccurred.Thesamplingandmonitoringrequirementsgiven'unde'rSpecification2.4.2provideassurancethatradioactivematerialsinliquidwastesareproperlycontrolledandmonitoredinconformancewiththerequire-mentsofDesignCriteria60and64.TheserequirementsprovidethedataforthelicenseeandtheCommissiontoevaluatetheplant'sperformancerelativetoradioactiveliquidwastesreleasedtotheenvironment.ReportsonthequantitiesofradioactivematerialsreleasedinliquidwasteeffluentsarefurnishedtotheCommissionaccordingtoSection5.6.1oftheseTechnicalSpecificationsincon-formancewithRegulatoryGuide1.21.OnthebasisofsuchreportsandanyadditionalinformationtheCommissionmayobtainfromthelicenseeorothers,theCommissionmayfromtimetotimerequirethelicenseetotakesuchactionastheCommissiondeemsappropriate.20

2.4.3SPECIFICATIONSFORGASEOUSl(ASTEEFFLUENTSa.(1)Thereleaseratelimitofnoblegasesfromthesiteshallbe:~"isLl6EiY+03Eigj+~isL2.7EiY+0.5Eig]"'iv[11.0E+24.0EgJs1whereg'releaseratefromNineNilePointUnit1mainstackinCi/sec(aselevatedrelease)=releaseratefromtheFitzPatrickmainstackinCi/sec(aselevatedrelease)gv=releaseratefromtheFitzPatrickventsinCi/sec(groundrelease)=theindividualnuclide(2)E=theaveragegammaenergyperdisintegrationYE=theaveragebetaenergyperdisintegration0RefertoTable2.4-2forEandE>values4obeused.YTherelease'atelimitofallradionuclidesandradioactivematerialsinparticulateformwithhalf-livesgreaterthaneight.days,releasedtotheenvironsaspartofthegaseouswastesfromthesiteshallbe:1.2X10(g'0089+5.59)<1s'vwhereg'releaseratefromNineNilePointUnit1mainstackinCi/sec(aselevatedrelease)=releaseratefromtheFitzPatrickmainstacksinCi/sec(aselevatedrelease)=releaseratefromtheFitzPatri.ckventsinCi/sec'ground.release)21 PI TABLE2.4-2AVERAGEENERGYPERDISINTEGRATIONIsotoeKr-83mKr-85Kr-85mKr-87.Kr-88Kr-89Kr-90Xe-131mXe-133Xe-133mXe-135Xe-135mXe-137Xe-138E,l1ev/dis0.002480.00220.1590.793.1.952,222.100,02010.04540,.0420.2470.4320.1941.18Ref(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(2)(2)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)E,Mev/dis(0.03710.2500.2531.320.3771.371.010.1430.1350.190.3170.0951.640.611Ref(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(2)(2)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)ORNL-4923,RadioactiveAtoms-SulementI,H.S.Hartin,November1973.(2)NED0-12037,"SummaryofGammaandBetaEmittersandIntensityData";M.E.Heck,R.S.Gilbert,January1970.(Theaverage8energywas~computedfrownthemaximumenergyusing-theICRP.IIequation,notthe1/3valueassumptionusedinthisreference).(3)1'heaverage8energyincludesconversionelectrons.22

)Ia 2.4.3(Cont'd.)b.(1)lheaveragereleaserateofnoblegasesfromthesiteduringanycalendarquartershallbe:zE,~C0.9Q'.s+'7Qs+74'Q1vj-'ANDzE.L10'.0Q'.+17.'0Q.+71.0Q.]<11'y1S1S1V(2)Theaveragereleaserateofnoblegasesfromthesiteduringany12consecutivemonthsshallbe:zE.L1.8Q'.+3.4Q.+149.0Q.j<1ANDzE.L21.0Q'.+35.0Q.+142.0Q.]'11"(1S1S1V(3)Theaveragereleaseratefromthesiteofalliodinesandradioactivematerialsinparticulateformwithhalf-'"l.ivesgreaterthaneightdaysduringanycalendarquarter"shallbe:1.5X10(Q',08Q+5,5Q)1(4)Theaveragereleaseratefromthesiteofalliodinesandradioactivematerialsinparticulateformwithhalf-livesgreaterthaneightdaysduringanyperiodof12consecu-tivemonthsshallbe:30X10(Qs+008Qs+55Qv)1I(5)Theamountofiodine-131releasedduringanycalendarquartershallnotexceed2Ci/reactor.(6)Theamountofiodine-131releasedduringanyperiodof12consecutivemonthsshallnotexceed4Ci/reactor.23 I

2.4.3(Cont'd.)C.Shouldtheconditionsof2.4.3.c(l),(2)or(3')listedbelowexist,thelicenseeshallmakeaninvestigationtoidentifythecausesofthereleaserates,defineandinitiateaprogramofactiontoreducethereleaseratestodesignobjectivelevelslistedinSection2.4andreport.'theseactionstotheCommissionwithin30daysfromtheendofthequarterduringwhichthereleasesoccurred.(1)Iftheaveragereleaserateofnoblegasesfromthesiteduringanycalendarquarteris:zE.C35Q'.+68Q.+282.0Q.j>111~.1'S1S1VORZEL41.0Q'680Q+3100Q]>111's,1s1v(2)Iftheaveragereleaseratefromthesiteofalliodinesandradioactivematerialsinparticulateformwithhalf-livesgreaterthaneightdays,duringanycalendarquarter1S:58X10(QS008Qs55Qv)1(3)Iftheamountofiodine-131releasedduringanycalendarquarterisgreaterthan0.5Ci/reactor.24 rl d.Anairejectoroff-gasmonitorshallbeoperatingandsettoalarmandtoinitiatetheautomaticclosureofthewastegasdischargevalvepriortoexceedingthelimitsspecifiedin2.4.3.aabove.Theoperabilityofeachautomaticisola-tionvalveinthegaseousradwastedischargelineshallbedemonstratedquarterly.Ifnoairejectoroff-gasmonitorisoperating,shutdownshallbeinitiatedsothatthereactorwillbeinthehotshutdownconditionwithin10hours.Ifthereleaseratefromthesiteofnoblegasesfromthemaincondenservacuumsystemis:ZEig'1.8Q'is+3.4Qis+149.0Qiv]>11OR~EiyL210Q'is+350Qis+142oQiv~'1foraperiodofgreaterthan48hours,'heLicenseeshallnotifytheCommissioninwri,tingwithin10days,identify-ingthecausesofactivity.Thereportshouldincludetheflowrateoftheoff-gasfromthemaincondenservacuumsystem,andtheactivitymeasureddownstreamofthemaincondenservacuumsystempriortoholdup,andatapointup-streamofthepointofrelease.g.Thedrywe11shallbepurgedthroughthestandbyGasTreat-mentSystemuntilSpecification2.4.3a(1)and2.4.3a(2)canbemetusingnormalcontainmentpurgesystems.h.Ahydrogenmonitorintheoff-gaslinedownstreamoftherecombinersshallbeoperable.duringpoweroperation.Ifthehydrogenconcentrationreachesanalarmsetpointoffourpercentbyvolume,recombinersectionoftheOff-GasSystemshallbeisolated.llheneverthehydrogenmonitorisinoperableduringpoweroperation,grabsamplesshallbetakenandanalyzedfor.hydrogenconcentrationeachshift.Calibrationofthemonitoringsystemshallbeperformedweekly.25 I'I4 2.4.4SPECIFICATIONSFORGASEOUS'LSASTESAMPLINGANDMONITORINGa.PlantrecordsshallbemaintainedandreportsofthesamplingandanalysisresultsshallbesubmittedinaccordancewithSection5.6.1oftheseSpecifications.Estimatesofthesamplingandanalyticalerrorassociatedwitheachreportedvalueshouldbeincluded.TheflowrateofGaseousreleasestotheenvironmentshallbemeasuredandrecorded.GrossradioactivityshallbecontinuouslymonitoredexceptasnotedinSpecification2.4.4.cbelow.wheneverthesemonitorsareinoperable,grabsamplesshallbetakenandanalyzeddailyforgrossradioactivity.Ifthesemonitorsareinoperableformorethansevendays,thesereleasesshallbeterminated.C.d.An-isotopicanalysisshallbemadeofarepresentativesampleofgaseousactivitydownstreamofthesteamjetairejectorsandatthe,stacksamplepoint:(1)at,leastmonthly(2)followingeachrefueloutagewithinoneweekofattainingsteadystatepower(3)iftheoffgasmonitorsindicateanincreaseofgreaterthan50!inthesteadystatefissiongasreleaseafterfactoringoutincreasesduetopowerchanges.AllwastegaseffluentmonitorsshallbecalibratedatleastquarterlybymeansofaknownradioactivesourcewhichhasbeencalibratedtoaNationalBureauofStandardssource.Eachmonitorshallhaveaninstrumentchanneltestatleastweeklyandasensorcheckatleastdaily.e.Samplingandanalysisofradioactivematerialingaseouswaste,particulateform,andradioiodineshallbeperformedinaccor-dancewithTable2.4-3.I 1sl=

TABLE2.4-3RADIOACTIVEGASEOUSPJASTESAMPLINGANDANALYSISGaseousSourceA.DrywellAtmosphereSamplingFreuencEachPurgeTypeofActivitAnalsis:PrincialGammaEmittersDetectableConcentratjqqsuCi/ml<'>38.EnvironmentalReleasePointsMonthly(GasSamples)(2)Weekly(CharcoalSamle4PrincialGammaEmittersH-3I-13110-61O-12Meekly(Particulates)(4)PrincipalGammaEmittersatleastforBa-La-140I-13110(}uarterlyComposite(5)(Particulates)Sr-89Grosse1O-11

'I NOTESFORTABLE2.4-3l.Thedetectabilitylimitsforactivityanalysisarebasedontechnicalfeasibilityandonthepotentialsignificanceintheenvironmentofthequantitiesreleased.Forsomenuclides,lowerdetectionlimitsmaybereadilyachievableandwhennuclidesaremeasuredbelowthestatedlimits,theyshouldalsobereported.2.Gammaanalysesshallalsobeperformedfollowingeachrefueling,startup,orsimilaroperationaloccurrencewhichcouldalterthemixtureofradionuclides.3.Forcertainmixturesofgammaemitters,itmaynotbe'possibletomeasureradionuclidesatlevelsneartheirsensitivitylimitswhenothernuclidesarepresentinthesampleatmuchhigherlevels.Underthesecircumstances'itwillbemoreappropriatetocalculatethelevelsofsuchradionuclidsusingobservedratioswiththoseradionuclideswhicharemeasurable.4.Whentheaveragedailygrossradioactivityreleaserateexceedsthatgivenin2.4.3.c(1)orwherethesteadystategrossradioactivityreleaserateincreasesby50Koverthepreviouscorrespondingpowerlevelsteadystatereleaserate,theiodineandparticulatecollectiondeviceshallbere-movedandanalyzedtodeterminethechangeiniodine-131andparticulatereleaserate.Theanalysisshallbedonedailyfollowingsuchchangeuntilitisshownthatapatternexistswhichcanbeusedtopredictthereleaserate;afterwhichitmayreverttoweeklysamplingfrequency.5.Toberepresentativeoftheaveragequantitiesandconcentrationsofradioactivematerialsinpar-ticulateformreleasedingaseouseffluents,samplesshouldbecollectedinproportiontotherateofflowoftheeffluentstream.

I BASESFORGASEOUSHASTESPECIFICATIONSThereleaseofradioactivematerialsingaseouswasteeffluentstounrestrictedareasshallnotexceedtheconcentrationlimitsspec-ifiedin10CFRPart20,andshouldbea'slowasreasonablyach-ievableinaccordancewiththerequirementsof10CFRPart,50.36.TheseSpecificationsprovidereasonableassurancethattheresultingannualairdosefromthesiteduetogammaradiationwillnotexceed10mrad,andanannualairdosefromthesiteduetobetaradiationwillnotexceed20mradfromnoblegases,andthattheannualdose-toanyorganofanindividualfromiodinesandparticulateswillnotexceed15mrempersite.AtthesametimetheseSpecificationspermittheflexibilityofoperation,compatiblewithconsiderationsofhealthandsafety,toassurethatthepublicisprovidedwithadependablesourceofpowerunderunusualoperatingconditionswhichmaytemporarilyresultinreleaseshigherthanthedesignobjectivelevelsbutstillwithinthe'concentrationlimitsspec-ifiedin10CFRPart20.Itisexpectedthatusingthisopera-tionalflexibilityunderunusualoperatingconditions,andbyexert-ingeveryefforttokeeplevelsofradioactivematerialingaseous~wasteeffluentsaslowasreasonableachievable,theannualreleaseswillnotexceedasmallfractionoftheconcentrationlimitsspecifiedin10CFRPart20.Theseeffortsshouldincludeconsiderationofmeteorologicalconditionsduringreleases.Thereisareductionfactorof243bywhichthe.maximumpermissibleconcentrationofradioactiveiodineinairshouldbereducedtoallowforthegrass-cow-milkpathway.Thisfactorhasbeenderivedforradioactiveiodine,takingintoaccountthemilkpathway.Ithasbeenappliedtoradionuclidesofiodineandtoallradionuclidesinparticulateformwithahalf-lifegrea'terthaneightdays'hefactorisnotappropriateforiodinewheremilkisnotapathwayofexposure,orfortheotherradionuclides.Thedesignobjectiveshavebeendevelopedbasedonoperationexperi-encetakingintoaccountacombinationofsystemvariablesincludingdefectivefuel,primarysystemleakage,andtheperformanceofthevariouswastetreatmentsystems.TheSpecification2.4.3.a(l)dosecalculationshavebeenmadeforthecriticalsector.Thesecalculationsconsidersitemeteorology,buoyancycharacteristics,andradionuclidecontentoftheeffluentfromNineNilePointUnit1andfromtheFitzPatrick'lant.tieteo-rologicalcalculationsforoffsitelocationswereperformed,andthemostcriticalonewasselectedtosetthereleaserate.Thecontrollingdistanceis1900meterstotheeastof'inet<ilePointUnitl.*29

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BASESFORGASEOUSHASTESPECIFICATIONS(Cont'd.)Thegammadosecontributionwasdeterminedusingtheequation7.63inSeciion7-5.2.5of~lieteoroloandAtomicEner~-1968.Thereleasesfromventsareconsideredtobegroundlevelreleaseswh'ichcouldresultinabetadosefromcloudsubmersion.Thebeta'dosecontributionwasdeterminedusingEquation7.21,asdescribedinSection7-4.1ofIieteoroloandAtoniic~ner<iy-1968.Thebetadosecontributionwasdeterminedonthebasisofaninfinitecloudpassagewithsemi-infinitegeometry.foragoundlevelrelease(sub-mersiondose).Thebetaandgammacomponentsofthegrossradio-activityingaseouseffluentswerecombinedtodeterminetheallow-ablecontinuousreleaserate.Basedonthesecalculations,acon-tinuousreleaserateofgrossradioactivityfromthesiteintheamountspecifiedin2.4.3.a(l)willnotresultinoffsiteannualdosesabovebackground'nexcessofthelimitsspecifiedin10CFRPart20.TheaveragegammaandbetaenergyperdisintegrationusedintheequationofSpecification2.4.3.a(l)willbebasedontheaveragecompositionofgasesdeterminedfromtheplantstackexhausts.TheaverageenergyperbetaorgammadisintegrationforthoseradioisotopesdeterminedtobepresentfromtheisotopicanalysesaregiveninTable2.4-3.Whereisotopes,areidentified,thatarenotlistedinTable2.4-3,thegammaenergiesaredetermined.fromTableofIsotopes,C.M.Lederer,J.M.Hollander,andI.Perlman,.SixthEdition,1967andthebetaenergyshallbeasgiveninUSNRDL-TR-802,II.SectraofIndividualNeatronEmitters(BetaSpectra),0.Hogan,P.E;ZigmanandJ.L.Macklin.ForSpecification2.4.3.a(2),dosecalculationshave,beenmadeforthecriticalsectorsandcriticalpathwaysforallradioiodinesandradioactivematerialinparticulateformwithhalf.-livesgreaterthaneightdays.Thecalculationsconsidersitemeteorology.forthesereleases.Forradioiodinesandradioactivematerialsinparticulateformwithhalf-livesgreaterthaneightdays,thecriticallocationforgroundreleasesistheeast.sectoratadistanceof990metersfromtheFitzPatrickPlantventwheretheX/Qis1.6X106sec/m3forthedoseduetoinhalation.Thecriticallocationforelevatedreleasesistheeastsectoratadistanceof1900metersfromtheNineMile'ointUnit1stackwheretheX/Qis1.9X10sec/m3forthedose,duetoinhalation.ThenearestmilkcowislocatedintheNineMilePointUgit1Sl)sectoratadistanceot'250meterswheretheX/0is84X1'ec/mforgroundreleases(FitzPatricl:vent),and1.2X10sec/mforNineliilePointUnit1elevatedreleases.Thegrass-cow-milk-childthyroidchainiscontrolling.30

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MSESFORGASEOUSMSTESPECIFICATIONS(Cont'd.)Theassumptionsusedforthesecalculationsare:(1)onsitemeteorologicaldataforthemostcritical22.5degreesector;(2)creditforbuildingwake;and(3)areconcentrationfactorof243andagrazingfactorof0.41wereappliedforpossibleecologicalchaineffectsfromradioactiveiodineandparticulatereleaseswhereapplicable.Specification2.4.3.bestablishesuppersitelevelsforthereleasesofnoblegases,iodinesandparticulateswithhalf-livesgreaterthaneightdays,and~odine-131attwicethedesignobjectiveannualquantityduringanycalendarquarter,orfourtimesthedesignobjectiveannualquantityduringanyperiodof12consecu-tivemonths.TheintentofthisSpecificationistopermitthelicenseetheflexibilityofoperationtoassurethatthepublicisprovidedadependablesourceofpowerunderunusualoperationcon-ditionswhichmaytemporarilyresultinhigherreleasesthantheobjectives.Inaddition'othelimitingconditionsforoperationofSpecifica-tions2.4.3.aand2.4.3.b,thereportingrequirementsof2.4.3.cdelineatethatthecausebeidentifiedwheneverthereleaseofgas-eouseffluentsexceedsone-halfthedesignobjectiveannualquantityduringanycalendarquarter,anddescribetheproposedprogramofactiontoreducesuchreleaseratestothedesignobjectives.'pecification2.4.3.dand2.4.3.eareinaccordancewithDesignCriterion64.Specification2.4.3.fistomonitortheperformanceofthecore.Asuddenincreaseintheactivitylevelsofgaseousreleasesmaybetheresultofdefectivefuel.Sincecoreperformanceisofutmostimportanceintheresultingdosesfromaccidents,areportmustbefiledwithin10daysfollowingthespecifiedincreaseingaseousradioactivereleases,Specification2.4.3.grequiresthattheprimarycontainmentatmos-pherereceivetreatmentfortheremovalofgaseousiodineandpar-ticulatespriortoitsrelease.Specification2.4.3.hrequiresthathydrogenconcentrationinthesystemshallbemonitoredatalltimes.31 IE BASESFORGASEOUSWASTESPECIFICATIONS(Cont'd.)Thesamplingandmonitoringrequirements'ivenunderSpecification2,4.4provideassurancethatradioactivematerialsreleasedingaseouswasteeffluentsareproperlycontrolledandmonitoredinconformancewi.ththerequirementsofDesignCriteria60and64.TheserequirementsprovidethedataforthelicenseeandtheCommissiontoevaluatetheplant'sperformancerelativetoradio-activewastesreleasedtotheenvironment.Reportson'hequantities~ofradioactivematerialsreleasedingaseouseffluentsarefurnishedtotheCommissioninconformancewith10CFR50.36(a)(2)onasemi-annual,basis.DataissummarizedonaquarterlybasisintheannualEnvironmental"OperatingReportandinconformancewithRegulatoryGuide1.21.Onthebasisofsuchreportsandanyadditionalinforma-tiontheCommissionmayobtainfromthelicenseeorothers,theGommissionmayfromtimetotimerequirethelicenseetotakesuchactionastheCommissiondeemsappropriate.32 1

02.4.5SPECIFICATIONSFORSOLIDWASTENANDLINGANDDISPOSALb.tieasurementsshallbemadetodetermineorestimatethe.totalcuriequantityandprincipalradionuclidecompositionofallradioactivesolidwaste,shippedoffsite.Solidwastesinstorageandpreparatorytoshipmentshallbemonitoredandpackagedtoassurecompliancewith10CFRPart,20,'l0CFRPart71,and49CFRParts171-178.C.Reportsoftheradioactivesolidwasteshipments,volumes,principleradionuclides,andtotalcuriequantity,shallbesubmittedin'accordancewithSection5.6.1.b.BASESTherequirementsforsolidradioactivewastehandlinganddis-posalgivenunderSpecification2.4.5provideassurancethatsolidradioactivematerialsstoredattheplantandshippedoff-siteareproperlycontrolled,monitored,andpackagedincon-formance.with10CFRPart20,10CFRPart71,and49CFRParts171-178.TheserequirementsprovidethedataforthelicenseeandtheCommissiontoevaluatethehandlingandstoragefacili-tiesforsolidradwaste,andtoevaluatetheenvironmentalim-'actofoffsiteshipmentandstorage.Reportsonthequantitiesandamountsoftheradionuclides,andvolumesoftheshipments,shallbefurnishedtotheCommissionaccordingtoSection5.6.1oftheseTechnicalSpecifications.OnthebasisofsuchreportsandanyadditionalinformationtheCommissionmayobtainfrom.thelicenseeorothers,theCommissionmayfromtimetotimerequirethelicenseetotakesuchactionastheCommissiondeemsappropriate.33

3.03.1ENVIRONMENTALSURVEILLANCENonradiologicalSurveillancePeriodicevaluationofthefindingsofthesurveillanceprogram(Section5.6.la-AnnualEnvironmentalOperatingReport)willprovidethebasisformodificationoftheprogramtoinsurethatthesurveillanceeffortissufficientandjustifiedwhencomparedtocurrentassessmentoftheeffectthatplantopera-tionishavingontheenvironment.Majornonradiologicalenviro'nmentalsurveyshavebeenconductedbeginningin1972.In1975thedataobtainedfromthesurveyswasusedtodemonstratenoharmtothewaterbodyfromNinet'aileUnit1.Thedemonstrationdocument,wassubmittedtotheEnviron-mentalProtectionAgencyinDecember1975undertheprovisionsofparagraph316(a)FederalMaterPollutantControlActAmendmentsof1972.BasedonthesubstantialdocumentationofnoharmtothewaterbodyNiagaraMohawkhasestablishedaprogramtoprovideformonitor-ingofnonradiologicalenvironmentalparametersinorderto,insureearlydiscoveryofadverselongrangeenvironmentaltrends.34

Abiotica.Aquatic(1)ChemicalDischargesOBJECTIVETheobjectiveofthesesurveysistomeasureanddocu-mentwaterqualityconditionsandchemicalcharacter-isticsinthevicinityofthesiteandtoprovidedataonthosefactorswhicharerelatedtoplantoperation.SPECIFICATION'i)aterequalitysamplesshallbecollectedasprescribedbyTable3.1-1atthelocationindicatedonFigure3.1-1.totheextentweatherpermits.Thesampleshallbeanalyzedfor:1.DissolvedOxygen2.Temperature3.pH4.TotalSolids5.TotalSuspendedSolids6.TotalPhosphorus7.Calcium8.Sodium9.SulfateREPORTINGREUIREYiENTSTheresultsoftheyear'sdataasspecifiedaboveshallbereportedintheannualreport.(Seereportingrequirements5.6.la).HASES(Refersection2.3)Resultsofdataanalysiswillindicateoverallwaterqualityintheplantvicinity.35

(2)DissolvedGasesNotrequired.BASESSamplingfordissolvedoxygenisprescribedinSection3.1.1a(1).(3)ThermalMeasurementsNotrequired.BASESThermalplumestudiesperformedduring1970through1975havethoroughlycharacterizedthedispersionandextentoftheNineMilePointUnit1thermalplumeundervaryingmeteorologicalconditions.Nofurtherthermalplumestudiesshallberequired,36 l

3.l.l.a(Cont'd.)b.Terrestrial(1)SoilChemistryNOTAPPLICABLE(2)GroundwaterHOTAPPLICABLE37 I

3.1.1.b(Cont'd.)(3)Meteorologicalt1onitoringOBJECTIVETheobjectiveofmeteorologicalmonitoringistoadequatelymeasureanddocumentmeteorologicalconditionsatthesite.SPECIFICATIONThemeteorologicalmonitoringsystemshallmeasurepara-meterssasprescribedbyTable3.1-2toprovidedatathatisrepresentativeofatmosphericconditionsthatexistatallgaseouseffluentreleasepoints.REPORTINGREUIREHEHTSMeteorologicaldatashallbecompiledforquarterlyperiodsinaformatconsistentwithTable3.13.SummariesofdataandobservationsshallbeavailabletotheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionuponrequest.Datashallbereportedinconjuncti(withtheSemi-AnnualRadiologicalReleasesReportasspecific<inSection5.6.1.b.Iftheoutagetimeofanyoftherequiredmeteorologicalinstrumentsexceedssevenconsecutivedays,thetotaloutagetimeanddatesofoutage,thecauseoftheoutage,andtheinstrument(s)involvedshallbereportedwithin30daysoftheinitialtimeoftheoutagetotheNuclearRegulatoryCommission,DirectorateofLicensing.ModificationstothemeteorologicalmonitoringprogramasdescribedaboveshallhavethewrittenapprovaloftheNuclearRegulatoryCommission,DirectorateofLicensing,priortoinitiationofthemodification.BASESThecollectionofmeteorologicaldataattheplantsitewillprovideinformationwhichmaPbeusedtodevelopatmosphericdiffusionparameterstoestimatepotentialradiationdosestothepublicresultingfromactualroutineoraccidentalreleasesofradioactivematerialstothe'atmosphere.Ameteorologicaldatacollectionprogramasdescribedaboveisnecessarytomeettherequirementsofsub-paragraph50.36a(a)(2)of10CFRPart50,Appendi.x.Eof10CFRPart50,and10CFRPart51.38 1

TAI3LE3.1-2meteorologicalt1easurementsParameterInstrument~hccuracWinddirectionWindspeedTemperature(Twolevels)+5'(instaneousvalues)+0.5mph(timeaveragevalues)+0.5C(timeaveragevalues)+0.1C(averagetemperaturedifferences~)39 1

TABLE3.1-3HOURSATEACHWINDSPEEDANDDIRECTIONPERIODOFRECORD:STABILITYCLASS:ELEVATION:WindSpeedmphat10mLevelWindDirection1-38-1213-1819-24>24TOTALNNENEENEESESESSESSWSWWSWWNWVARIABLETotalPeriodsofcalm(hours):Hoursofmissingdata:aInthetable,recordthetotalnumberofhoursofeachcategoryofwinddirectionforeachcalendarquarter.Providesimilartablesseparatelyforeachatmosphericstabilityclassandelevation.40 I

Biotica.AquaticGeneralEcological,SurveyOBJECTIVETomonitoreffectsofplantoperationwithrespecttoselectedecologicalparameters.SPECIFICATIONFieldsamplingshallbeperformedasdescribedbelowtotheextentweatherpermits.Table3.1-1summarizesthecompletelakemonitoringprogram.SamplinglocationsandtypeofsamplingshallbeinaccordancewithFigure3.1-1.(i)PhtolanktonandZoolanktonPhytoplanktonsamplesshallbecollectedasprescribedbyTable3.1-1fromapproximatelyone-halfmeterbelowthesurfaceatthefoursamplinglocationsshownonFigure3.1-1.ZooplanktonsamplesshallbecollectedasprescribedbyTable3.1-1byobliquetowsatthephytoplanktonsamplinglocations.Relativephytoplanktondensityshallbedeterminedfordiatoms,andgreenandblue-greenalgaepresent.Thedensityoftotalphytoplank-tonanddominantorganismssha.llbere'ported.Densityinnumberspercubicmetershallbedeterminedformajorzoo-planktontaxaanddominantspecies'~hhIchthyoplanktonsampling(samplingforfisheggsandlarvae)shallbeconductedatthestationsshownonFigure3.1-1.Collectionswillbemadeat20and40-feetdepthsatthefourtransectsatsurfaceandbottom.Sampleswillalsobecollectedatthenearshorelocationofeachtransect(approx-imately10-footdepth).Samplesshallbecollectedasprescribed'yTable3.1-1withmeterednets.Fisheggsandlarvaesampleswillbeenumeratedandspeciate'dinsofaraspossible.Densityinnumbersper'ubicmetershallbedeterminedformajortaxa.

1I 3.1.2.a(1)(Cont'd.)REPORTINGREUIREf1ENTSAttheendofeachyearofstudy,theresultsfromtheGeneralEcologicalSurveysshallbesummarizedinareportandsubmittedinaccordancewithSection5.6.1.BASESTheinformationoutlinedintheSpecificationwillprovidedataforinterpetativeanalysisofthesituationexistingintheaquaticecosystemofLakeOntariointheNineNilePointarea.Theinformationcollectedthrough1976hasprovideddatafordeterminingtheimpactoftheoperationofNineNileUnit1andtheFitzPatrickPlantontheaquaticenvironment.ThecontinuingsurveyswillprovidedatatomonitortheimpactofthecombinedoperationsofthesePlantsontheaquaticenvironment.SpecificationsforfutureGeneralEcologicalSurveillanceatthissitewillbebaseduponevaluationsofthesedata.(ii)Benthos'Samplesofthemacroinvertebratebenthiccommunity,shallbecollectedasprescribedinTable3.1-1ateachofthefoursamplinglocationsshowninFigure3.1-1~Resultsshallbereportedintermsof.numbers'oforganismsbymajortaxonanddominantspeciesperunitareaofthesubstratesampled.AsprescribedbyTable3.1-1,adultandjuvenilefishshallbecollectedbimonthlybygillnets.Bottomgillnetsshallbesetatthe40ft.depthatall'fourtransects.ReplicatedaysampleswillbetakenatallstationsasindicatedonFigure3.1-1.Thenumberofindividualsofeachspeciescollectedshallberecorded.Secondaryanalysisoffishbyspeciesforeachcollectionwillincludelength,weightandsex.Onlyarandomsampleoffortyfishperspecieswillbeanalyzedfromcollectionswithmorethan40fishofaspecies.

l~I 3.1.2.a(Cont'd.)(2)ImpingementofOrganismsOBJECTIVEToestimatethenumberandweightandtodeterminethespeciesoffishimpingedonthetravelingscreensintheintakescreenwellduringvariousseasons.SPECIFICATIONThespeciesandnumbersoffishremovedfromthetravel-ingscreensduringa24-hourperiodshallberecordedmonthly.0'uringthemonthsofpossiblehigherrates(MarchthroughJune),24-hoursamplesshallbecollectedonceperweek.Allfishcollectedwillbesepar'atedbyspecies.Aran-domsampleof40fishperspecieswillbeanalyzedforlengthandweightfromcollectionswithmorethan40fishofaspecies.Baseduponthemeanweightofindividualsofeachspecies,anestimateofthenumberoffishby.specieswillbecal-culated.Intheeventoflargecollections,subsamplingduringthe24-hourcollectionwillbesatisfactoryandes-timatesofthenumberoffishofeachspeciesimpingedcanbebasedonvolume.Whenthenumberoffishcollectedduringa24-hourperiodexceeds20,000,samplingshallbecontinueduntilthenumberoffishdiminishtolessthan20,000ina24-hourperiod.REPORTINGREUIREMENTSAreportofimpingementsamplingresultsshallbeincludedintheAnnualEnvironmentalOperatingReport,submittedtotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice,inaccordancewithSection5.6.1.Ifthenumberoffishcollectedduringa24-hourperiodexceeds20,000,notificationsshallbemadetotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOfficeinaccordancewithSection5.6.2.a.(1)"PromptReport".Intheeventthatnumbersoffishinexcessof20,000/24hoursarecollect'edforconsecutivedays,"PromptReport"notificationswillbemadewhenthenumberfirstexceeds20,000/24hoursand.whenthenumberfallsbelow20,000/24hoursfollowedbyasingle"10day"report.BASESTheprogramdescribedintheSpecificationwillmonitorthemagnitudeoffishimpingementattheNinefiilePointsite.Entrainmentof.Plankton,FishEggs,andLarvaeNotapplicable.

TI TABLE5.3RESPONSIBILITIESANDAUTHORITYFORENVIRONMENTALREVIEMORGANIZATIONSite0erationsReviewCommitteeSafetReviewandAuditBoardVicePresident-EngineeringVicePresident-Electric0erationsRESPONSIBILITIESReviewresultsofenvironmentalmonitoringprogramspriortosub-mittalineachannualenviron-mentaloperatingreport.-ThefunctionoftheVicePresidentEngineeringandtheVicePresidentElectricOperationsareidenticalforenvironmentalmatterswiththosedescribedforsafetyintheTechnicalSpecificationsofAppendixA.Reviewproposedchangestotheen-vironmentaltechnicalspecificationsandtheevaluatedimpactofthechange.Reviewproposedenvironmentaltechnicalspecificationchangesorlicenseamendments.Submitana'lysistotheVicePresident-EngineeringandVicePresident-ElectricOperationsforthesub-mittaltotheNRC-Reviewproposedchangesormodifi-cationstothestationsystemsorequipmentandtheevaluatedimpactwhichwouldrequireachangeintheproceduresorwhichwouldaffecttheevaluationofthestation'senviron-mentalimpact.Reviewtheenvironmentaltechnicalspecificationdevelopmentwiththesafetytechnicalspecificationstoavoidconflictsandforconsistency.ReviewallproposedproceduresorchangeswhichasdeterminedbythestationSuperintendentmayaffectthestation'senvironmentalimpact.

I TABLE5.3Cont'd.)Site0erationsReviewCornnitteeSafetReviewandAuditBoardVicePresident-EngineeringVicePresident-Electric0eratiossInvestigateallreportedviolationsofenvironmentaltechnicalspecifica-tions.Mheretheinvestigationindicates,prepareandforwardare-portcoveringtheirevaluationandrecommendationtopreventrecurrence,toheGeneralSuperintendentNuclearGeneration,andtheChairmanoftheSafetyReviewandAuditBoard.AUTHORITYReviewviolationsofenvironmentaltechnicalspecificationsandsub-mitananalysistotheVicePres-ident-EngineeringandtheVicePresident-ElectricOperations.'dvisorytotheGeneralSuperintendentNuclearGenerationHaketentativedeterminationsastowhetherornotproposalssubmittedtothecommitteeinvolveachangeinthestation'senvironmentalimpact.ThisdeterminationsubjecttoreviewbytheSafetyReviewandAudit.Board.TheBoardshallreporttoandadvisetheVicePresident-EngineeringandtheVicePresident-ElectricOperationsinallmattersrelatingtoenvironmentalimpact.RECOROSSeparateminutesshallbekeptofallmeetingsoftheSORCwhenconvenedforreviewofenvironmentalmatters.CopiesshallbesenttotheGeneralSuperintendentNuclear.GenerationandtotheChairmanoftheSafetyReviewandAuditBoard.

Site0erationsReviewCommitteeMEtIBERSHIPThemembershipoftheSiteOperationsReviewCommitteeandtheSafetyReviewandAuditBoardshallbeasshownin6.2-2ofAppendixA.MEETINGFREQUENCY,QUORUMThemeetingfrequencyandquorumrequirementsshallbeidenticalwiththoselistedinFigure6.1.4ofAppendixA.TABLE5.3Cont'd.SafetReviewandAuditBoardVicePresident-EngineeringVicePresident-Electric0erations

5.65.6.1RoutineReortsa~AnnualEnvironmentalOperatingReportPARTA:NonradiologicalReportAreportontheenvironmentalsurveillanceprogramsfortheprevious12monthsofoperationshallbesubmittedtotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice(withacopytotheDirector,OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation)asa.separatedocumentwithin6monthsafterJanuary1ofeachyear.Thereportshallincludesummariesofthenonradiologicalenvironmentalsurveillanceactivities(Section3)forthe'reportperiod.Ifharmfuleffectsorevidenceofdamagearedetectedbythemonitoring,thelicenseeshallprovideananalysisoftheproblemanda.'proposedcourseofactiontoalleviatetheproblem.PARTB:RadiologicalReportAreportontheradiologicalenvironmentalsurveillancepro-gramsfortheprevious12monthsofoperationshallbesub-mitteddtotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice(withacopytotheDirector,OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation)asaseparatedocumentwithin6monthsafterJanuary1ofeachyear.Thereportsshallincludesummariesoftheradiologicalenvironmentalsurveillanceactivitiesforthereportperiod.Thereportsshallalsoincludetheresultsoflandusecensusesrequiredbythespecifications.Ifharmfuleffectsorevidenceofirreversibledamagearede-tectedbythemonitoring,thelicenseeshallprovideananalysisoftheproblemandaproposedcourseofactiontoalleviatetheproblem.58 0ytli b.6.1(Cant'd.)~ResultsofallradiologicalenvironmentalsamplestakenshallbesummarizedandtabulatedonanannualbasisintheformatofTable5.6.Intheevent'thatsomeresultsarenotavailablewithinthe6monthsperiod,there-portshallbesubmittednotingandexplainingthereasonsforthemissingresults.Themissingdatashallbesub-mittedassoonaspossibleinasupplementaryreport.b.RadioactiveEffluentReleaseReort5.6.2Areportontheradioactivedischargesreleasedfromthe'i.teduringtheprevious6monthsofoperationshallbesubmittedtotheDirectoroftheNRC,RegionalOffice(withacopytotheDirector,.OfficeofNuclearReactorRegula-tion)within60daysafterJanuary1andJuly1ofeachyear.Thereportshallincludeasummaryofthequan-titiesofradioactiveliquidandgaseouseffluentsandsolidwastereleasedfromtheplant.ThereportshallincludeasummaryofthemeteorologicalconditionsconcurrentwiththereleaseofgaseouseffluentsduringeachquarterasprescribedinSection3.1.1(b)(3).NonroutineReortsa~NonroutineEnvironmentalOperatingReportsAreportshallbesubmittedintheeventthat(a)alimit-ingconditionforoperationisexceeded(asspecifiedinSection2,"LimitingConditions'orOperation")or(b)areportlevelorspecificationisreached(asspecifiedinSection3,"EnvironmentalSurveillance").Reportsshallbesubmittedunderoneofthereportschedulesdescribedbelow:59 K

0'5.6.2(Cont'd.)b;(1)~Promt~Reort.Thoseeventsrequiringpromptreports"shallbereportedwithin24hoursbytelephone,telegraph,orfacsimiletransmissiontotheDirectoroftheNRCRe-gionalOfficeandwithin10daysbyawrittenreporttotheDirectoroftheRegionalNRCOffice(withacopytotheDirector,OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation).(2)~30-Da~Reort.Thoseeventsnotrequiringpromptre-portsshallbereportedwithin30daysbyawrittenreporttotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice(withacopytotheDirector,OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation).Reportsconcerningunusualorimportanteventsshallbereportedonthepromptschedule.l<ritten10-dayand30-dayreportsand,totheextentpos-sible,thepreliminarytelephone,telegraph,orfacsimilereportsshall(a)describe,analyze,andevaluatetheoccurrence,includingextentandmagnitudeoftheimpact,(b)describethecauseoftheoccurrenceand,(c)indicatethecorrectiveaction(includinganysignificantchangesmadeinprocedures)takentoprecluderepetitionoftheoccurrenceandtopreventsimilaroccurrencesinvolvingsimilarcomponentsorsystems.NonroutineRadiologicalEnvironmentalOperatingReportsIfaconfirmedmeasuredlevelofradioactivityinanyenvironmentalmediumexceedstentimesthecontrolvalue,awrittenreportshallbesubmittedtotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice(withacopytotheDirector,OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation)within10daysafterconfirmation.*Thisreportshallincludeanevaluationofanyreleaseconditions,environmentalfactors,orotheraspectsnecessarytoexplaintheanomalousresult.*Aconfirmatoryreanalysisoftheoriginal,aduplicate,oranewsamplemaybedesirable,asappropriate.Theresultsoftheconfirmatoryanalysisshallbecompletedattheearliesttimeconsistent'iththeanalysis,butinanycasewithin30days.60 I

FacilityNineYiilePointUnit1~EiRTABLE5.6DocketNo.50-220AveragequarterlyResults(specifyradionuclideorentity)Medium/SampleLocationquarter1quarter2quarter3quarter4AIRBORNEParticulate1)2)Iodine1)2)Soil1)2)DIRECT1)2)l/ATERBORNESurface1)2)GroundDrinking I

~AUATICSediment1)2)BenthicOrganisms1)2)Plants1)2)INGESTIONHi1k1)2)FishandShellfish1)2)HeatandPoultry1)2)OTHERB.EvaluationTABLE5.6(cont.)(includeasumMIaryevaluationoftheresultsfromthemonitoringprogram).

NOTESFORTABLE5.61)Specifylocationanditsdistanceanddirectionfromthefacility,andindicatewhichisusedforbackground.2)Usethefollowingunits;directradiation,mrem/quarter;particulate.pCi/m,iodine,waterandmilk,pCi/1,sediment,andvegetation,pCi/gmdry.

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.5.6.2(Contd.)C.l<onroutineRadioactiveEffluentReportsIfthequantityofradioactivematerialreleasedineffluentstounrestrictedareasduringanycalendarquarterissuchthattheresultingradiationexposureorcumulativeac-tivityreleaseexceedsone-halfthedesignobjectiveannualexposurederivedpursuanttoAppendixI10CFRPart50,asstatedintheObjectiveofSection2.4,thelicenseeshallmakeaninvestigationtoidentifythecausesofsuchreleasesanddefineandinitiateaprogramofactiontoreducesuchreleasestothedesignobjectivelevels.AwrittenreportoftheseactionsshallbesubmittedtotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice-(withacopytotheDirector,OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation)within30daysfromtheendofthe.quarterduringwhichthere-'easeoccurred.Thereleaselevelsatwhichsuchare-portisrequiredaregiveninSpecifications2.4.l..h'nd2.4.3.cforliquidandgaseousreleases,respectively.Inaddition,Specification2.4.3.fgivesconditionunderwhichareportisrequiredwithin10days...

~)I ExecutiveVicePresidentEnineering,OperationsandEmployeeRelations(NMPC)ChiefEngineerPASNYIVicePresident-Engineering(NMPC)V'c~Prsid~-E~g~~~gtl<iPCIISAFETYREVIEll5AUDITBOARDSITEOPERATIONSREVIEWCOMMITTEEStaffTechnicalAssistanceOtherConsultantsAsRequiredStaffEngineeror'Manager-ChmGeneralSuperintendentNuclearGenerationStaffEngineerNuclearStaffEngineerMech.orElectricalStaffEngineer-EnvironmentalConsultant*PASNYPrincipalNuclearEngineerPASNYProjectEngineerGeneralSuperintendentNuclearGen.Chm.PlantSuperintendent--FitzPatrickPlantStationSuperintendent-NineMilePointUnit1ResultsSupervisorReactorAnalystSupervisorRadiochemistryandRadiationProtectorSupervisorInstrument5ControlSupervisorMaintenanceSupervisorPASNYResidentManager*AtleastonetechnicalmemberfromoutsideNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationorganizationforthefirstfewyearsofStationOperationFIGURE5.3SAFETYORGANIZATIONNINENILEPOINT-JAMESA.FITZPATRICKSITE I

5.3.2Theresponsibi1itiesandauthoritieoftheenvironmentalreviewandauditunitsareshowninTable5.3.5.4ActiontobeTakenifaLimitinConditionfor0erationisExceeded5.4.1Remedialactionaspermittedbythetechnicalspecificationshallbetakenuntiltheconditioncanbemet.5,4.25~4..3Exceedingalimitingconditionforoperationshallbeinves-tigatedbytheSiteOperationReviewComIiittee.Areportforeachoccurrenceshallbepreparedinaccordancewithoneoftheschedulesspecified.inSection5.6.2orasrequiredbytheparticularspecificationinvolved.5.5ProceduresDetailedwrittenprocedures,includingapplicablecheck-listsandinstructions,shallbepreparedandfollowedforallactivitiesinvolvedincarryingouttheenvironmentaltechnicalspecifications.Proceduresshallincludesam'-pling,datarecordingandstorage,instrumentcalibration,measurementsandanalyses,andactionstobetakenwhenlimitsareapproachedorexce'eded.Testingfrequencyofanyalarmsshallbeincluded.Thesefrequenciesshallbedeterminedfromexperiencewithsimilarinstrumentsinsimilarenvironmentsandfrommanufacturers'echnicalmanuals.

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TABLE3.1-1FREQUENCYOFSAYiPLINGFORECOLOGICALSURVEYINTHENINENILEPOINTAREAOFLAVAGEONTARIOSurveGrouA.Materequality~FeeuencBimonthlyPeriodAprilthroughOctoberB.GeneralEcologicalSurvey(Site)PhytoplanktonandZooplanktonBenthosFishGillNettingIchthyoplanktonBimonthlyBimonthlyBimonthlyMonthlyAprilthroughOctober.AprilthroughOctoberAprilthroughOctoberAprilthroughAugustC.ImpingementofOrganismsCollectionofImpingedFishMonthlyWeeklyJan.,Feb.,JulythroughDec.triarchthroughJuneNOTE:BimonthlymeanseveryothermonthSamplingshallnotberequiredwhenpreventedbyinclementweather.

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3.2Radioloica1EnvironmentalHonitorinOBJECTIVEAnenvironmentalradiologicalmonitori'ngprogramshallbeconductedtoevaluatetheeffectsofStationoperationontheenvironsandtoverifytheeffectivenessofthecontrolsonradioactivematerialsources.SPECIFICATIONAnenvironmentalradiologicalmonitoringprogramshallbeconductedasfollows:a~b.c~TheenvironmentalradiationmonitoringprogramspecifiedinTable3.2shallbeconducted.Variationsfromthefrequencyandlocationofsamplesarepermittedifduetosampleun-availabilityyorseasonalconditions,ReportingrequirementsfortheenvironmentalradiologicalmonitoringprogramareoutlinedinSection5.6.Duringtheseasonsthatanimalsproducingmilkforhumancon-sumptionareonpastureatlocationsthatmaybesignificantlyaffected~byemissionsfromNinetlilePoint-l,samplesoffreshmilkshallbeobtainedmonthly.Forthoseanimalsonpastureforwhichthemilkchaindosehasbeencalculatedtoexceed15mrem/year,samplingshallbedoneweekly.Samplesshallbeanalyzedfortheirradioiodinecontent,calculatedasI-131.Analysisshallbecarriedoutwithineightdays(oneI-131half-life)ofsampling,Suitableanalyticalproceduresshallbeusedtodeterminetheradioiodineconcentrationtoasensitivityof1.0picocuriesperliterofmilkatthetimeofsampling.Foractivitylevelsatorabove1.0picocuriesperliter,countingerror(twosigmaconfidencelevel)oftheanalysisshallb'ewith-in+50percent.Resultsshallbereportedwithassociatedcalculatederror,aspicocuriesofI-131perliterofmilkatthetimeofsampling'pecialattentionshallbepaidtothoselocationswheremilkisproducedfordirectconsumptionbyhumans;e,g.,thefamilyfarm.d,Acensusshallbeconductedtwiceannually,(during,thebeginningandmidpointof,thegrazingseason)todeterminethelocationofmilkanimalsinpotentiallyaffectedareas.*Forthepurposesofthisrequirement,"Significantlyaffected"meansthatcal-culations,usingstandardNRCstaffassumptions,predictthatatwoyearoldchilddrinkingmilkproducedbyanimalsatthatlocationmayreceiveathyroiddoseof1mrem/yearorgreater.

e TABLE3.2-1SAMPLECOLLECTIONANDANALYSISSITERADIOLOGICALENVIRONMENTALMONITORINGPROGRAMA.LAKEPROGRAM(1)MEDIA1.FishSENSITIVITYANALYSIS80.pCi/KqdryGSA,Sr5Sr2.CladophoraN/AGSA~FREUENCY2/yrinseasonLOCATIONS()2onsite2onsite1ofsite1offsi~3.LakeMaterN/AGSA3H~89Sr,9OSrNComp.Qtr.Comp..,(3)NOTES:(1)ProgramcontinuedforatleastthreeyearsafterthestartupofJamesA.FitzPatrickNuclearPowerPlant.(2)Onsitesamplescollectedinthevicinityofdischarges,offsitesamplescollectedatadistanceofatleastfivemilesfromsite.(3)ThethreelakewatersamplestoincludeNineNilePointUnit1intakewater,James.A'.FitzPatrickintakewater,andOswegocityrawwater,

B.LANDPROGRAM(TABLE3.2-1Cont'd.SAMPLECOLLECTIONANDANALYSISSITERADIOLOGICAIENVIRONMENTALMONITORINGPROGRAMMEDIA1.AirParticulates-2.Soil3.TLD4.RadiationMonitors5.Airborne--I6.Milk7.HumanFoodCrops.8.Heat,Poultry,EggsANALYSISGBGSAGSA,SrGammaDoseGammaDoseGSAIGSA,SrGSA,IGSAEdiblePortionsFREQUENCYMComp(4)Every3yearsQtr.NO.OFLOCATIONSAtleast.101320Atleast7Atleast104(5)7onsite7onsite14onsite7onsite7onsite(6)(6)(6)LOCATIONS6offsite"6offsite6offsite~1offsite6offsiteNOTES:(Cont'd.)(4)Onsitesamplescountedtogether,offsitecountedtogether,anyhighcount(greaterthanthreetimesaverageoflatestfourweeksofsamples)countedseparately.(5)Frequencyappliedonlyduringgrazingseason.(6)Samplestobecollectedfromfarmswithina10-mileradiushavingthehighestpotentialcon-centrationsofradionuclides.Abbreviations:HComp.-Monthlycompositeofweeklyorbi-weeklysamplesGB-GrossbetaanalysisGSA-GammaspectralanalysisonaNaIorGeLisystem(quantitative)A-AnnuallyW-MeeklyBM-Bi-weekly(alt'ernatewks.),H-MonthlyQtr.-QuarterlyC-ContinuousSA-Semiannually IV 3.2(Cont'd.)0'fitislearnedfromthiscensusthatanimalsproducingmilkforhumanconsumptionarepresentatalocationwhichyieldsacalculatedinfantthyroiddosegreaterthanfrompreviouslysampledanimals,thenewlocationshallbeaddedtothesurveillanceprogramassoonaspracticable.ThesamplinglocationhavingthelowestcalculateddosemaythenbedroppedfromthesurveillanceprogramattheendofthegrazingseasonduringwhichthecensuswasconductedBASESThenumberanddistributionofsamplinglocationsandthevarioustypesofmeasurementsdescribedinTable3.2to-getherwiththepreoperationalbackgrounddata,willpro-videverificationoftheeffectivenessofStationeffluentcontrolandindicationofmeasurablechangesintheac-tivityoftheenvironment.TheconcentrationofI-131inmilkof2.4picocuriesperliterwill.resultinadosetothethyroidofa0-2yearoldchildof15mrem/year,baseduponconsumptionofoneliterperdayfortheyear.Toassurethatnochildwill'eceiveadoseofgreaterthan15mrem/year'tothethyroid,itisnecessarytoknowtheradioiodineconcentrationinthemilktothesensitivitygivenabove,1.0pCi/liter.Groundwatersamplingisnotrequiredbecausegroundwaterinthevicinityofthestationflowsnorthtothelake,awayfromanynearbywells.50 VI SPECIALSURYEILLANCEANDSTUDYACTIYITIESNOTAPPLICABLE II 05.0AdministrativeControlsOBJECTIVE5.1Administrativecontrolsforimplementationofth'eEnvironmentalTechnicalSpecificationsarethemeansbywhichenvironmentalprotectionissubjecttoStationmanagementcontrolandindepen-dentreviewandaudit.ThesemeasuresensurethattheEnviron-mentalTechnicalSpecificationswillbeproperlyimplemented.Resonsibilit5.1.1TheresponsibilitiesoftheGeneralSuperintendent-Nuclear.Generationasprescribedinparagraph6.1.1AppendixAshallincludethecontinuingprotectionoftheenvironment.5.1.2OperationoftheStationincompliancewiththeEnviron-mentalTechnicalSpecificationsistheresponsibilityoftheStationSuperintendentwiththeassistanceoftheSta-tionstafforganization.5.25.1.3ThestructureofcorporateresponsibilityisshowninFigure6.2-1ofAppendixA.~Oranization5.2.1TheStationorganizationanditsrelationshiptothesiteorganizationisshowninFigure6.2-2ofAppendixA.5.2.2Environmentalmonitoringwillbeperformedbysitetechnicalpersonnelandwhenrequestedbyenvironmentalconsultantpersonnel.Engineersfromthecorporatestaffwillbeavail-ab'lefortechnicalassistancewhenrequired.5.3ReviewandAudit5.3.1UnitsforreviewandauditofenvironmentalmattersshallbeorganizedasshowninFigure5.3.InadditiontotheregularmembersoftheSiteOperationsReviewCommittee,aresponsiblesupervisorfromeachconsultantorganizationperformingenvironmentalmonitoringshallparticipateinCommitteemeetingsasrequired.52 I

CflANGESINENVIRQNf'1ENTALTECNNICALSPECIFICATIONSAreportshallbemadetotheNRCpriortoimplementationofachangeinplantdesign,inplantoperation,orinproceduresdescribedinSection5.5ifthechangewouldhaveasignificanteffectontheenvironmentorinvolvesanenvironmentalmatterorquestionnotpreviouslyreviewedandevaluatedbytheNRC.Thereportshallincludeadescriptionandevaluationofthechangeandasupportingbenefit-costanalysis.b.Requestforchangesinenvironmentaltechnicalspecifica-tionsshallbesubmittedtotheDirector,DivisionofReactorLicensing,forreviewandauthorization.Therequestshallincludeanevaluationoftheenvironmentalimpactoftheproposedchangeandasupportingbenefit-costanalysis.

i RECOROSRETENTION5.7.1-Recordsandlogsrelativetothefollowingareasshallbemadeandretainedforthelifeoftheplant:a.RecordsanddrawingsdetailingplantdesignchangesandmodificationsmadetosystemsandequipmentasdescribedinSection5.6.3b.Recordsofalldatafromenvironmentalmonitoring,sur-veillancee,andspecialsurveillanceandstudyactivitiesrequiredbytheseenvironmentaltechnicalspecifications.5.7.2-Allotherrecordsandlogsrelatingtotheenvironmentaltech-nicalspecificationsshallberetainedforfiveyearsfollow-ingloggingorrecording.

1 0LANDt!ANAGEMENTItisNiagaraMohawk'spolicytoencouragegrowthofdesirablespeciesoftrees,shrubsandgroundcoverswhichwillpreserveandenhancetheecologicalvalues.ofunoccupiedlandonitsgeneratingsitesandtransmissionrights-of-way.lransmissionlinemaintenanceisaccomplishedonascheduledbasisunderthesupervisionofNiagaraMohawkpersonnelandincludesselectiveuseofherbicides,approvedforsuchusebyappropriategovern-mentalagencies.Theguidesfortheuseofherbicidesareasfollowsandapplywithinthesiteboundary:a~Selectiveuseofherbicides'shallbeemployedtomaintain"tightgrou'ndcover"whichwillallowgrowthofcompatibleweedsandwoodyspeciesandtendtoencouragewildlifehabitatgrowth.b.NoherbicideshallbeusedinanapplicationforwhichitisrestrictedbytheNewYorkStateDepartmentofEnviron-mentalConservation(DEC)restricteduselist.C.Herbicidessuchas2,4,5-Tor;similarcompoundswhichareapprovedforusebytheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandDECforthepurposeintendedshallbeusedasprescribedanddirectedbyregisteredlabel.d.NoformulationwithadioxincontaminationlevelthatexceedsO.lpartspermillionshallbeused.e.Nocontaminationofportablewatersuppl.iesshallbeper-mitted.f.Applicationofherbicidestopotentialhumanfoodstuffsincludingwildberriesshallbeavoided.g.NiagaraMohawkpolicymandatesfeeownershipoftransmissionrights-of-way.Ifherbicidesaretobeappliedtoanareawhereagrazingeasementisineffect,theholderoftheeasementshallbenotifiedofproductlabelrequirementsre-gardinggrazingpriortoapplicationoftheherbicides.h.Treatmentshall,.notbemorethanoncegeryeari<hentheAdministratorofFPAandtheDECissuestandardsforpesticideapplicators,'allsprayingshallbedonebyanindividualmeetingthesestandardsorunderhisimmediatesupervision..Implementationofthisrequirementsshallcon-formtoanycomplianceschedulecontainedinsuchstandards.

5.8(Cont'd.)Whenitbecomesnecessarytocutorsprayvegetationwhichinthewiltingstagehasapotentialforphysiologicalharmtograzinganimals,precautionsshallbetakentoprecludeavailabilityofsuchmaterialtolivestock.h,Onlyselectiveuseofherbicidesshallbeemployedonvegeta-tionusedforroadandstreamscreening.Suchapplicationmaybeusedtoeliminateundesirablespecieswhichwoulden-croachontheright-of-wayandinhibitthegrowthofmoredesirablespecies.Treatmentshallbesuchthatvisualim-pactisminimized.Treatmentofstreamscreeningvegetationshallbeperformedsuchthatnoherbicideshallbeintro-ducedintothewaterbody.l.Aer',alsprayingoperationsshallbeperformedonlywhenwindspeedislessthan5mph.Duringsuchoperationsaproceduretocontroldriftshallbeemployed.Twoexamplesofanac-ceptableprocedureare:(1)Athickeningagentmaybeaddedtotheherbicidemixtopermit"ontarget"deposition.(2)A"microfoil"deliverysystemmaybeusedtocontroldropletsize.m.Workofcontractorsperformingsprayoperationsshallbeinspectedforcompliancewiththesespecifications.Records'fieldlogs)shallbekeptforeachinspection.Subjecttotheaboverestrictions,herbicidesmaybeusedinini-tialclearingoperationsandinright-of-waymaintenance.Follow-inginitialclearing,stumpswillbetreatedwithherbicidestoprevent"resurge".ItisNiagaraMohawkpolicyto-effectivelyremovetall-growingspeciesfromtheright-of-waywhich'caninvadethe"wiresecurityzone"throughtheuseofherbicides.Thispolicyallowslow-growingcompatiblespeciestooccupythegrow-ingspace.Subsequently,asfieldobservationsdictate,variousherbicidesmay.beemployedonaselectivebasistopreventthegrowthofthosespecieswhichcouldresultininterferenceandpotentialshortcircuitoftransmissionlines.

I AttachmentBNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationLicenseHo.DPR-63DocketHo.50-220SuortinInformationItisproposedthattheEnvironmentalTechnicalSpecificationsforNineMilePointUnit1berevisedinfourgeneralareas:l.Instrumentationsensitivitieschangesarepro-posedtoallowforreasonabledeviationsinherenttocurrent"stateoftheart",measurementdevices.2.Changesareproposedtoaccountforsitespecificratherthan'genericindustryconditions.3.Changesareproposedtotheenvironmentalsampling.andanalysisprogram.4.Changesofaneditorialnatureareproposedforclarification.Table1liststhesectionsthathavebeenrevisedandthejustificationforrevision.Overthepastfouryears,samplingatthesitehasbeensuccessful'inestablishingthevariety,abundanceandviabilityofthetotalaquaticcommunity.Thenetrevisedsampling-andanalysisprogramwillmeetthegoal.ofmaintaining"noharm"tothereceivingwaterbodybymon'itoringchangestotheestablishedabundanceandvariety.ofthepresentaquaticcommunityandprovidingforcorrectiveactionasnecessary.Bychangingthescopeandpurposeoftheprogramfromdiscoveryto'monitoringthecharacteristicsoftheaquaticcommunity,itisestimatedthatannualpro-gramcostwillbereducedsignificantly.NiagaraMohawkbelievesthesesavingscanberealizedwithoutsacrificeofenvironmentalcareorreductioninenvironmentalconcern.

I Table1SummarofChanesEnvironmentalTechnicalSpecificationsSection=TableofContentsListofFiguresListofTablesOescritionChangesrequiredbychangesincontentChangesrequiredbychangesincontentChangesrequiredbychangesincontentBasisforChaneEditorialEditorialCEditorial1.82.1.12.1.42.3.12.3.2Table2.3-1Definitionof"AmbientLakeTemperature,"retitled,"LakeIntakeTemperature,"establishescorrelationbetweenthelocationofthetemperature,asdefined,andthelocationofthetemper-ature,asmeasured.ThehTisestablishedasthedifferenceintemperaturebetweenmeasuredtemperaturesintheinletanddischargetunnels.Changecorrelatesmeasuredtemperatureswithdefinedtemperatures.Changesinwording.Changesinwording.Changesinwording.SectionreferstoTables2.3-1and,2.3-2.RefertochangesinTablesspecifiedbelow.Referenceto(Cr042)isdeletedasinconsistentwithTable2.3-1.-Suspendedsolidsischangedfrom15.0mg/1to100.mg/1priortodilution.Eliminationoflanguageambiguity.Eliminationoflanguageambiguity.EditorialEditorialEditorialEPAeffluentguidelineshavebeenchanoedfrom15to100mg/l.

0II Sc:ctionDescritionBasisforChaneTable2.3-2pHmeasurementsofthemonthlycompositesofthein-take,discharge,andwastetanksaredeleted.Conductivitymeasurementofwastetanksforeachbatchjsadded.AnalysisforCr0aisdeletedandCrsubsti-tutetherefor.SeebasisunderSection2.3.4.2.3.32.3.42.4.2Table2.4-1Reportingspecificationsareaddedforclarity.NineMile1willnotuseNineNile2waterpurificationfacilities;therefore,thecontingencyspecificationisdeleted.Conductivitymeasurementsadded.pHexcursionauthorizedforlowconductivitytanks.Reportingrequirementsareaddedtothespecification.Samplingandanalysisrequire-mentsareadjustedforeasierunderstanding.Table2.4-3isdeletd.Seelistoftablesfornewtitles.Clarityoflanguageandconformancetocurrentsituation.BasisparagraphaschangedprovidessupportforchangetoallowforsitespecificpHex-cursions.Noadverseimpactonwaterqualityispredicted'liminationofambiguity.Editorial2.4.32.4.4Table2.4-33.1Theequationin2.4.3a(1)iscorrected.Table2.4-4andreferencetheretoisdeletedasnolongernecessary.Tableisadjustedforeasierunderstandingandmore.accurateidentificationofspecifications.Introductoryremarksadded.EditorialEliminationofambiguity.Eliminationof.ambiguity.RemardsprovidegnneralbasisformajorchangestoSection3.

1 SectionIDescritionBasisforChane3.1.1a.Figure3.1-1Table3.1-13.l.lbl<aterqualitysamplingspecificationreducedin'copeandmodifiedinlanguage.AtomicEnergyCoomissionchangedtoNuclearRegulatory,Commission.Reducedscopesupportedbyintroductoryremarks.Specificationrewrittenforclarityofunder-standing.EditorialTable3.1-2Table3.1-33.1.2Figure3.1-1Tabl,e3.1-1TableestablishesconciserequirementsfortleteorologicalMeasurementwithoutreferencetotheReg.Guides.Reductioninaquaticsamplingandanalysis.Elimination,ofabmiguity.Reducedscopesupportedbyintro-ductoryremarks.Changespecification.purposetoaquaticmonitoringeffortratherthaninvestiga-tioneffort.3.2Table3.2-15.1Figure5.3Changesensitivityfo,deter-minationofradiodinecon-centrationsfrom0.5picocuriesperliterto1.0picocuriesperliter.Simplifiesandreducessamplingandanalysisproceduresforradiologicalmonitoringoflakeorganisms.ChangesinwordstoconformtoAppendixA.YiodificationinSRABtoincludePASNYProjectEngineer:.ChangetitleofPASNYrepresentativetoSORCtocorrecttitle.Conformtothesensitivityofmeasurementin-strumentation.Providesadequatemarginofsafety.ReducecostwithoutchangingtheobjectiveorreducingrequirementEditorialchanges.EditorialEditorial5.5.15.5.2Changesconformingtodeletionof5.5.2.Deleted.EditorialRedundantwithSection5.3.

0I Section5.6.1DescritionChangesemi-annualtoanannualreport.~~aitClAnnualreportprovidesrequiredinformationatlowercost.5;75.8nClarifiesrecordsretentionfornon-specifiedrecords.Surveyforbogturtleeliminated.Eliminatesambiguity.Twoyearsofsurveyshaveindicatedthatneitherthebogturtlenorbogturtlehabitatispresentin'.thislocation.Referenceseliminated.Editorial IV~~,r"j AttachmentBNiagaraNohawkPowerCorporationLicenseHo.DPR-63DocketNo.50-220SuortinInformationItisproposedthattheEnvironmentalTechnicalSpecificationsforNineNilePointUnit1berevisedinfourgeneralareas:1.Instrumentationsensitivitieschangesar'epro-posedtoallowfor'easonabledeviationsinherenttocurrent"stateoftheart"measurementdevices.2.Changesareproposedtoaccountforsitespecificratherthangenericindustryconditions.3.Changesareproposedtotheenvironmentalsamplingandanalysisprogram.4.Changesofaneditorialnat'ureareproposedforclarification.Table1liststhesectionsthathavebeenrevisedandthejustificationforrevision.Overthepastfouryears,samplingatthesitehasbeensuccessful'in.establishingthevariety,abundanceandviabilityofthetotalaquaticcommunity."Thenewrevisedsamplingand.analysisprogramwillmeetthegoalofmaintaining"noharm"tothereceivingwaterbodybymonitoringchangestotheestablishedabundanceandvarietyofthepresentaquaticcommunityandprovidingforcorrectiveactionasnecessary.Bychangingthescopeandpurposeoftheprogramfromdiscoverytomonitoringthecharacteristicsoftheaquaticcommunity,itisestimatedthatannualpro-gramcostwillbereducedsignificantly.NiagaraMohawkbelievesthesesavingscanberealizedwithoutsacrificeofenvironmentalcareorreductioninenvironmentalconcern.

1li Table1SummarofChan'sEnvironmentalTechnicalSpecificationsSectionDescritionBasisforChaneTableofContentsListof,FiguresListofTablesChangesrequiredbychangesincontentChangesrequiredbychangesincontentChangesrequiredbychangesincontentEditorialEditorialEditorial.1.82.F12,1.42.3.12.3.2Definitionof"AmbientLakeTemperature,"retitled,'"LakeIntakeTemperature,"establishes,correlationbetweenthelocationofthetemperature,asdefined,'ndthelocationofthetemper-ature',asmeasured.TheATisestablishedasthedifferenceintemperaturebetweenmeasuredtemperaturesintheinletanddischargetunnels.Changecorrelatesmeasuredtemperatureswithdefinedtemperatures.Changesinwording.Changesinwording.Changesinwording.SectionreferstoTables2.3-1and2.3-2..RefertochangesinTablesspecifiedbelow.Referenceto(Cr042)is,deletedasinconsistentwithTable2.3-1.Eliminationof1anguageambiguity.Eliminationoflanguageambiguity.Editorial~Editorial\EditorialTable2.3-1Suspendedsolidsischangedfrom15.0'mg/1to100mg/1priortodilution.EPAeffluentguidelineshavebeenchandedfrom15to100mg/l.

VtDl SectionDescritionBasisforChaneTable2.3-2pHmeasurementsofthemonthlycompositesofthein-take,discharge,andwastetanksaredeleted.Conductivitymeasurementofwastetanksforeachbatchjsadded.AnalysisforCr0"isdeletedandCrsubsti-tute3therefor.SeebasisunderSection2.3.4.2.3.32.3'.42.4.2Table2.4-12.4.3Reportingspecificationsare'ddedforclarity.WineNile1willnotuseN'inefacile2waterpurificationfacilities;therefore,thecontingencyspecificationisdeleted.Conductivitymeasurementsadded.pHexcursionauthorizedforlowconductivitytanks.Reportingrequirementsareaddedtothespecification.Samplingandanalysisrequire-mentsareadjustedforeasierunderstanding.Table2.4-3isdeletd.Seelistoftablesfornewtitles.Theequationin2.4.3a(1)iscorrected.Clarity'flanguageandconformancetocurrentsituation.Basisparagraphaschangedprovidessupportforchangetoal'lowforsitespecificpHex-cursions.Hoadverseimpactonwaterqualityispredicted.Eliminationofambiguity.Editoria1Editorial2.4.4Table2.4-33.1Table2.4-4andreferencetheretoisdeletedasno1'ongernecessary.Tableisadjustedforeasierunderstandingandmore.accurateidentificationofspecifications.Introductoryremarksadded;Eliminationofambiguity.Eliminationofambiguity.RemardsprovidegnneralbasisformajorchangestoSection3.

4~q SectionDescritionBasisforChane3.1.1a.'"Figure3.1-1Table3.1-13.1.lbl]aterqualitysamplingspecificationreducedinscopeandmodifiedinlanguage.AtomicEnergyComissionchangedtoNuclearRegulatoryCommission.Reducedscopesupportedbyintroductoryremarks.Specificationrewrittenforclarityofunder-standing.EditorialTable3.1-2Table3.1-33.1.2Figure3.1-1Table3.1-.1TableestablishesconciserequirementsforHeteorologicalMeasurementwithoutreferencetotheReg.Guides.Reductioninaquaticsamplingandanalysis.Eliminationofabmiguity.Reducedscopesupportedbyintro-ductoryremarks.Changespecificationpurposetoaquaticmonitoringeffortratherthaninvestiga-tioneffort.3.2Table3.2-15,1Figure5.3Changesensitivityfodeter-minationofradiodinecon-centrationsfrom0.5picocuriesperliterto1.0picocuriesperliter.Simplifiesandreducessampling,andanalysisproceduresforradiologicalmonitoringoflakeorganisms.'hangesinwordstoconformtoAppendixA.ModificationinSRABtoincludePASNYProjectEngineer.ChangetitleofPASNYrepresentativetoSORCtocorrecttitle.Conformtothesensitivityofmeasurementin-strumentation.Providesadequatemarginofsafety.ReducecostwithoutchangingtheobjectiveorreducingrequirementEditorialchanges.EditorialEditorial5.5.1Changesconformingtodeletionof5.5.2.Editorial5.5.2Deleted.RedundantwithSection5.3.

4 SectionfDescrition~Bi<<ChPG.lChangesemi-annualtoanannualreport.Annualreportprovi'desrequiredinformationatlowercost.5.75.8nClarifiesrecordsretention,fornon-specifiedrecords.Surveyforbogturtleeliminated.Eliminatesambiguity.Twoyearsofsurveyshaveindicatedthatneitherthebogturtlenorbogturtlehabitatispresentinthislocation.6Referenceseliminated.Edit'orial' 1r.,*