ML18026A367

Const Noise Progress Rept, Sound Level Measurements Near Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Site Const 1980.

ML18026A367
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Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	03/31/1981
From:	BARNES J D, WOOD E W BOLT, BERANCK & NEWMAN, INC.
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ReportNo.3024A-5SOUNDLEVELMEASUREMENTS NEARSUSQUEHANNA STEAMELECTRICSTATIONSITECONSTRUCTION 1980Construction NoiseProgressReportJamesD.BamesEricW.WoodMarch1981Preparedby:BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.50MoultonStreetCambridge, MA02138Preparedfor:Pennsylvania PowerandLightCompanyTwoNorthNinthStreetAllentown, PA18101py0618~~++

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ivSECTION1.INTRODUCTION..................................

12.SOUNDLEVELMEASUREMENTS NEARTHESSESSITE...3APPENDIXGOCTOBER'1980 CONSTRUCTION SOUNDPRESSURELEVELS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~G S~~fl ReportNo.3024A-5Bo1tBeranekandNewmanInc.LISTOFFIGURESpageFigure1.MapofgeneralareaneartheSSESsiteshowingsoundlevelmeasurement; locations andsitepropertyline..............

~~~5,Figure2.MapofareawithinfivemilesofSSESsiteshowingdist;antambientsoundlevelmeasure-mentlocations andsitepropertylines..........

Figure3.Photograph ofconstruction ofmainstationcomplextakenon31July1980.Uiewlookingothesout;h..................

7Figure4.Medianambient,and1974-1976, and1978-1980 construction soundpressurelevelsobtainedatlocation2..~~~~~~~~8Figure5.Figure6.Medianambient,and1974-1976, andconstruction soundpressurelevelsatlocation3.....................

Medianambient,and1974-1976, andconstruction soundpressurelevelsatlocation4.....................

1978-1980 obtained~~~~~~~~~~~~~~91978-1980 obtained~~~~~~~~~~~~~~10Figure7.Medianambient;,

and1974-1976, andconstruction soundpressurelevelsatlocation5.....................

1978-1980 obtained~~~~~~~~~~~~~~llLISTOFTABLESTableI.Listofinstruments usedduringtripshowingdatesoflaboratory calibrat;ion.................

TableII.Summaryofmediansoundlevelmeasurements, dBAo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~13 T~~~~l ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.INTRODUCTION Thisisthesixthinaseriesofprogressreport;sthatpresenttheresultsofconst;ruction noisemeasurement;s madeinthevicinityoftheSusquehanna St;earnElectricStation(SSES)site.Thesemeasurements, obtainedbyBoltBeranekandNewmanInc.(BBN)duringtheweekof6-10October1980,servetoupdatetheacousticdescription ofthecommunity neart;hesite.Xnaddit;ion, ambientsoundlevelmeasurements weremadeatfivelocations moredistantfromthesite.Thefivepreviousreport;ssummarize theambientandconstruction noisemeasurements obtainedintheyears1972t'hrough1979.Construction activitycontinued onUnits1and2andthecommonfacilities duringtheOctober1980sitevisit.Atthattime,workwasconcentrated inthemainpowerblock,switchyard,'nit; 2coolingtower,batchplant,andwest;landfillareas.Plantroadswerebeingpavedandearthworkhadstartedatthenewemergency centernearthewestpropertyline.Thecon-struction ofUnit1wasapproximately 87$complete, andthat;ofUnit;2was60$complete.

Theworkinvolvedmostlymechanical andelectrical installation withinthemainbuildings, earth-movingattheemergency centerandwestlandfillareas,andformsettingandconcretepouringoft;heUnit2coolingt;ower.Theworkforcewasabout23/lessthanlastyear.Thenumberofmachineoperators, electricians, ironworkers,pipefitters,carpenters, andlaborerswasabout3000onthedayshiftandapproximately 450ontheeveningshift.Littleornonoisyoutsideworkwasperformed ontheeveningandnightshifts.Hosteffortwasconcentrated int;heturbine-generator andreact;orbuildings asthepowersystemswerebeinginstalled andtested.Ten-wheel truckswereusedtohaulearthtothewestern

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ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.endofthesite.ThebatchplantproducedconcreteforCheUnit;2coolingtower.Plantroadsweregradedandpavedusingdozers,rollers,graders,pavingequipment andtrucks.Earthmovingattheemergency centerincludedCheuseofasheepsfootroller,adozer,ascraper,andtrucks.Xntheswitchyard someerectionandearthworkwasunderway.

Theworkforceof3450peoplerepresented abouta235reduction fromtheAugust1979levelof4500people.SoundlevelsmeasurednearChesite,locations 2-5,increased several.decibelsdueCoCheearthworkassociated withCheemergency center.Theweatherremainedstableduringthesitevisit;noprecipitation orhighwindswereobserved.

Theskiesweregenerally clearorpartlycloudy.Daytimetemperatures werebetween55Fand70oF.Atnightthetemperatures wereless,about45FCo50oF.ThewindspeedswerelessChan10mph.Themeasurement locations nearthesiteareillustrated inFig.1;thelocations foradditional ambientmeasurements moredistantfromChesiteareshowninFig.2.TheprogressofSSESconstruction isshowninFig.3,aphotograph takenon31July1980.TableIliststhemeasurement instruments employedduringthesitevisitandincludestheirrespective datesofcalibra-tion.Thefieldmeasurement andcalibration techniques weresimilartoChoseofpreviousvisits;theseprocedures aredescribed inBBNReport;3024.

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ReportNo.3024A-5Bo1tBeranekandNewmanInc.2.SOUNDLEVELMEASUREMENTS NEARTHESSESSITEThemediansoundpressurelevelsobservedatlocations 2Co5nearChesiteareillustrated inFigs.4through7.Thesefiguresalsocomparethesedatawithsoundpressurelevelsobtainedduringpreviousyearsofsiteconstruction andpre-construction activity.

Tabulations ofChesoundpressurelevelstatistical dataobtainedatthesenearbylocations andseverallocations withinfivemilesofChesiteappearinAppendixG.XtshouldbenotedChatChedatapresented inAppendixGincludelocalsoundcontributors, suchascricketsandotherinsects,inadditionCoChedistantsoundsoftraffic,aircraft, andSSESconstruction.

Atlocations 2to5showninFig.1,construction.

soundsweregenerally audible.Theconstruction soundsourcesincludedcranes,cherrypickers,trucks,dosers,loaders,scrapers, rollers,equipment backupalarms,thepagingsystem,andhandCooloperations suchashammering.

Themediansoundpressurelevelspresented inFig.4forlocation2increased fromAugust1979toOctober1980.ThemedianA-weighted soundlevelwas53dB(A)forCheOctober1980measurements, comparedtotheAugust1979valueof48dB(A).Earthmoving equipment inthenearbyemergency centerareacausedthisincrease.

Figure5illustrates Chemediansoundpressurelevelsobtainedatlocation3.Construction soundswerebarelyaudibleherelastyearbecauseofthesoundattenuation providedbyanearbyridgeandbecausemostconstruction workwasindoors.Duringthistripthesoundlevelshadincreased dueCoworkatCheemergency center.

~~~~/)~~4i ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.Atlocation4,nearthesouthpropertylineofthesiteintheBellBendCommunity, themediansoundlevelwas47dB(A).Thislevelis2dBgreaterthaninAugust1979.Thesoundleveldataforthislocationarepresented inFig.6.Figure7exhibitsthesoundleveldatafor"location5,a-positiontotheeastacrosstheSusquehanna River.Themediansoundlevelof45dB(A)wasinfluenced bymanycommunity sounds,including birdsandtrafficonRte.11andRte.239,inadditiontotheengines,backupalarms,andpagesassociated withtheconstruction project;.

Sinceconstruction began,themeasuredmediansoundlevelshaverangedbetween42and47dB(A)atthislocation.

Asummaryofthemedianconstruction soundlevels-isgivenfortheabovelocations inTableII.Themeasurement teamvisitedlocation7severaltimesduringtheOctober1980trip.Thislocation, whichisapproxi-matelyonemiletothenorthwest ofthesite,iswellshieldedbyanintervening ridge.Noiseproducedbylocalfarmsourcesandbyearthmoving equipment onthewestsideoftheSSESsitewasaudibleatthislocation.

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+~@CD./((~',~o9j'/'(.-.-'~~~',(~councilCpI)gW~~i"':L-~iOGDC)lCJICVOFIG.1.MAPOFGENERALAREANEARTHESSESSITESH01IINGSOUNDLEVELMEASUREMENT LOCATIONS ANDSITEPROPERTYLINE.O

ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc./OII~~/jt)1esa+SaltuClI~.ia:c023MILESFIG.2.MAPOFAREAWITHINFIVEMILESOFSSESSITESHOWINGDISTANTLINES.AMBIENTSOUNDLEVELMEASUREMENT LOCATIONS ANDSITEPROPERTY I'l'Ill~4~illl FIG.3.PHOTOGRAPH OFCONSTRUCTION OFMAINSTATIONCOMPLEXTAKENON31JULY1980.VIEWLOOKINGTOTHESOUTH.BBNJobNo.139056March1981 I

ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.8070<60CVC)C)oO,P~50cc40ODZ30005001974CONSTRUCTION 1975CONSTRUCTION 1976CONSTRUCTION 1978CONSTRUCTION 1979CONSTRUCTION 1980CONSTRUCTION PRECONSTRUCTION AMBIENT1972,1973,19742010631252505001000200040008000dBAOCTAVEBANDCENTERFREQUENCY (Hz)FIG.4.MEDIAI'I, AMBIENTAND1974-1976, AND1978-1980 CONSTRUCTION SOUNDPRESSURELEVELSOBTAINEDATLOCATION2.BBNJobNo.139056March1981 lIl ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.80+60FQ50LLIa:40~+O$3080001974CONSTRUCTION 1975CONSTRUCTION 1976CONSTRUCTION 1978CONSTRUCTION 1979CONSTRUCTION 1980CONSTRUCTION PRECONSTRUCTION AMBIENT1972,1973,197400101252505001000200040008000dBAOCTAVEBANDCENTERFREQUENCY (Hz)FIG.5.MEDIANAMBIENT,AND1974-1976, AND1978-1980 CONSTRUCTION SOUNDPRESSURELEVELSOBTAINEDATLOCATION3.BBNJobNo.139056March1981' ili~~I5 ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.807056088P~50~40OZ3080001974CONSTRUCTION 1975CONSTRUCTION 1976CONSTRUCTION 1978CONSTRUCTION

%979CONSTRUCTION 1980CONSTRUCTION PRECONSTRUCTION AMBIENT1972,1973,1974201063'I252505001000200040008000dBAOCTAVEBANDCENTERFREQUENCY (Hz)FIG.6.MEDIANAMBIENT,AND1974-1976, AND1978-1980 CONSTRUCTION SOUNDPRESSURELEVELSOBTAINEDATLOCATION4.BBNJobNo.139056March198110 IiEI ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.8070Q60C4CIC)ClC)PQ50ce40Og3080001974CONSTRUCTION 1975CONSTRUCTION 1976CONSTRUCTION 1978CONSTRUCTION 1979CONSTRUCTION 1980CONSTRUCTION PRECONSTRUCTION AMBIENT1972,1973,19742010631252505001000200040008000dBAOCTAVEBANDCENTERFREQUENCY (Hz)FIG.7.MEDIANAMBIENT,AND1974-1976, AND1978-1980 CONSTRUCTION SOUNDPRESSURELEVELSOBTAINEDATLOCATION5.BBNJobNo.139056March198111 IlI ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.TABLE1.LISTOFINSTRUMENTS USEDDURINGTRIPSHOWINGDATESOFLABORATORY CALIBRATION-DateofTripType*Make>ModelSerialNumberDateofCalibration Befo'reTripAfterTrip10-6-80toPCBKSLMBKOBFBK2203161342201128811513392742188-18-808-18-808-19-8012-3-8012-3-8012-3-8010-10-80TRKNB-61-1107 9-24-801-5-81*SLM-SoundLevelMeterOBF-OctaveBandFilterPC-Pistonphone Calibrator TR-TapeRecorderiBK-BruelandKjaerKN-KudelskiNagra

ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.TABLEII.SUMMARYOFMEDIANSOUNDLEVELMEASUREMENTS, dBALocationPreconstruction (1972and1973)Construction (SitePreparation) 1974Construction (SteelErection/

ConcretePouring)1975Construction (SteelErection/

CoolingTowerConcretePouring)19763040472939333532544047354742'43313735*Construction (SteelErection/

Machinery Installation) 1978Construction (Machinery Installation/

CoolingTowerConcretePouring)19794348314544(31)i.50464336Construction (Machinery Installation 5StartupTest/Emer-gencyBuildingSitePreparation) 19805338474542*Noconstruction activityaudible.t(N)Soundlevelwithoutlocalhousingconstruction.

13 ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.APPENDIXGOCTOBER1980CONSTRUCTION SOUNDPRESSURELEVELS(dBre:0.0002i~bar)

II ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.TAPERECORDEDDATA(Statistical Analysis)

LEGENDbacsenghhmpt(a)t(ll)tratrnaircraftbirdsbackupalarmsonmobileequipment chainsawdog(s)barkinggasanddieselengineequipment helicopter(s) hammerinsectsandcricketslawnmower pagesystemlocaltrafficsiteaccessroadtraffictrafficonU.S.RoutelltractortrainwindinbrushandCrees99%95$90$percent;ofsampleperiod505soundlevelwasexceeded10$5A1gNote:Soundpressureleveldatapresented inappendixincludeama)orcontributor, insectsandcrickets, inadditiontotheconstruction activity.

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ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.LOCATION26October198014:16OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%631255750595260536457665967596860sound250500434543474448565257535955sources:aj10002000424438453948425246475752b,cs,en@,40008000263826402640284345453747OAdBA634864496450666856685669597October198009:57OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%950/90%50%10%5%1%63596163687172731252505004740395043415144435450485854595552625755100020004034423743384751455245484000800027462847294730503351344051OAdBA6349654966506953725572567359soundsources:ba,en@,i,t7October198122:3399%95%90%50%10%5%1%63494950515556573938364038374038374239395350445553455855463426342734273629404132431?182118OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)1252505001000200040008000OAdBA57365837583758396142624363.45soundsources:p,t(11)G-3 l

ReportNo.3024A-5Bo1tBeranekandNewmanInc.LOCATION2(continued) 8October198015:43OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%-5%1%636061626669707110004243444751515312549505156585961250500424244424449485353545356soundsources:en@,200040414143474950W400034353640444648800032333337404244OAdBA66476648674970517455755679579October198011:02OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%6361616264676971125250500464654474747485851526255566261596464621000464748525557592000404142454849514000303232353941428000.36363738394041OAdBA664967506769545872597361soundsources:b,ba,en@,hm,9October198014:38OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%63125595461625668597162726364sound2505004849495151525656616162636464sources:100048505054595961ba,eng,20004042424650515240002728293738408000333537383839OAdBA666752675370576173627464

ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranek"andNewmanInc.LOCATION36October198014:51OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%63404145636771125333434366168722503435353655586150028282831485155soundsources:1000200027252725272629274042324736a,b,eng,h400080002728272928292932313333343634OAdBA4546463650386852745576587October198009.23OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%63125463747384839504254555766sound5002828293240435025035363639475259sources:100020002626252725282631273428393oa,b,en@,400080002526252725272729293130313035OAdBA3451355235543758446148667October1980OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%631254747483949414952515353sound50027282830384025038383839444647sources:100020002323232517322334253930a,t(11)171821.182040008000OAdBA57275728285730593559386040

ReportNo.3024A-5Bo1tBeranekandNewmanInc.LOCATION3(continued) 8October198016:26OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%6343444447566012537383841525557250313132454753500323232373841soundsources:100020003127312?3228-3330363438354039a,b,en@,400028282830323336t(11),8000191921272932wOAdBA4836493V493V52395932614464489October198011:29OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%631254841504351445448595560566259sound2503435353844465150031323236394044sources:1000200031313232333236354040414343a>bpiplp400029293033363738t(11),8000292929313335wOAdBA53395439405V436146624663489October198014:l2OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%63125403540364239484951555760sound25029303032394654500262627313950sources:100020002523252526'6292939354642a,b,en@,400024262'629343539P>8000OA2745284628463948325534583763t(ll),wdBA333434374753

ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.LOCATION46October198013:55OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%6312552445345465648615263536955sound5003738394146485025039404042474951sources:100036373841464851b,ba,200040002927312731273428393045en@,hm,8000OA4459445945604761496449665070p,t(a)dBA454647495152547October198010:30OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%6353545457606266125474848525863jl.2504142424554566250038394042485156soundsources:100020004000373126373226383227403428453832464032504636a,b,ba,en@,hm,8000OA35593660376042624466446845t(a)dBA434344475153607October198023:O6OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%6312549435043504454476065577061sound50034353639444625039394042454648sources:100020303232364345a,t(11)004000800022232618332018352721OAdBA57583558356039644467457146G-7 lIIliI ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.LOCATION4(continued) 8October198015:10OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%o9.5%90%50%o10%5%1%635455555863656912549505052565759250'004342434344444645494849485352403528413529413630433832454035464136504437363737383939401000200040008000OAdBA6244634564456946744976507953soundsources:aob,ba,eng,i,p,t(a),t(11),w9October198010:33OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%631255551565257535956626063616663sound250500444446454648.47515052515453sources:ao100043434445474849ba,20004000352536362538274028412944eng,hm,p>31323334353636w8000OAdBA63466446644767486950705071529October198015:06OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%631255549555056515953625663576560sound250500434144424443445046475448sources:aOA40302340312341312446372747382849413535353637373762636365666769b,ba,eng,i,p,t(a),w1000200040008000dBA424343484951 ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.LOCATION56October198015:50OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%6312546484349445349595563597468sound50038393941465225039394042485162sources:100020004000800035272836352828373628283738333040454235424744374252494143a,b,i,t,trnOAdBA4343544457456350655276597October198013:02OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%631254946504750475352616267667475sound25050038394043485156404142.45535663sources:100036373840475053en@,200040008000272646292646292747343848443550473850514650t,t(a)OAdBA554748564858496654725677619October198009.42OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%631254944994550465449616068637366sound2503737384251566450036373741465054sources:10002000342728352934474449455351a,b,en@,400080002031213223322734343635374337p,t,t(11)OAdBA533954404157446570557460trnawG-9 ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.LOCATION5(continued) 9October198016:40OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99$95890$50$10$5$lg6312540384239424046575759606764sound25050033323433353339364454475950sources:10002000400080002925273230272733312828333532303543,4133374443353848453738a,b,i,t,t(ll),wOAdBA3748384942624964516854G-10

ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.LOCATION710October198009:46OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99595$90$50%10$5$lg631255451545255525754616363646465Sound25050042374237433745394950435348sources:100028292932374045b,ba,200040008000OA19--5820--58'22--59~2721-60362919653831216641352567d,en@,i,tradBA40414142484950

ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.LOCATIONA9October198020:20OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%LOCATIONB631253632373238333935454047435047sound25050027192720272028213228404435sources:191921242636W20232428192223262021251000200040008000OAdBA422643264327452849365339NoData-Construction NoiseAudible.LOCATIONC9October198017:24OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%631254034423856496162606364sound25050029253026312634514356486154sources:100020004000800025232420262424202725252131292824413834294742373254484237a,b,d,i,1,t,tra,wOAdBA4547485839644865526759G-12 III

'ReportNo.3024A-5BoltBeranekandNewmanInc.LOCATION09October198018:22OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%63125443436453750446869546963sound25050028232829253130373640384742sources:100020002122232028223430373240a,d,4000800018'8222025212923OAIdBA2948304830523569696949LOCATIONE9October198019:51OctaveBandCenterFrequency (Hz)99%95%90%50%10%5%1%631253328332934293531383538364540sound2505002724282528252926302932303633sources:d,000200021212223192522302840008000192120242525272530OAdBA402840284129304445334936G-13