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't AffairsNiagara(%hawkPowerCorporation 300ErieBoulevard MostSyracuse>

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ro4/cy/NRe:401WatergualityCertification NineNilePointI'nuclear SQhtionUnit81

DearRr.Toennies:

According totheagudicatory hearingprocedure's.

theEnvironmental Conservation Department, asapartytotheheaving,willbeaffordedrecertification rightsbaseduponthedeterminations oftheEnvironmental Protection Agencywhenadecisionisproposedonthereferenced matters,andonanyoftheotherpermitrequirements whichformthesubgectoftheadjudicatory heaving.Ifcertificatjon wereprpcessed now,itcouldbeconstrued asapre3udgement ofghead3udicatory proceedings Yourrequestof.February24,1976forrecertification pursuanttoSection401oftheFedora)MaterControlActAmendments of'l972tosupersede apreviouscertification issuedApril9,1974isdenied.Thecurrentcertification sha'llremaininforceandeffect.Thisdenialiswithoutpre)udice tot<iagaraMohawk'srightsto'maker'eapplication forcertification, and,isdonein'consideration

.thattheissuesuponwhichrecertification woulddependarenotnowresolved.

TheNationalPollution Discharge Elimination System,PermitissuedbytheU.SEnvironmental Protection AgencyhasboondisputedbyNiagaraMohawkandiscunentlythesubjectofapendingadgudicatory hearingbeforetheAgency.Themaintenance of,abalandedindigenous fish'opulation pursuanttoSection316aoftheAct,andthedesign,location.

construction andcapacityoftheintaketominimizeadverseenvironmental impactpursuantto316boftheAct,aswellassimilarStaterequirements oftheThermalCriteriapursuanttoSections704.1(~),

and704.6respectively.

stil'trequireresolution.

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Verytrulyyours,H)llfatat..GarveyDirector, BureauofStandards andCompliance cc>U.S.KPA-RegionIlter.GarveyTEg;sam Ettl'Vh

~NeWYorkStateDepartment ofEnvironmental Conservation DivisionofPureWatersPeterA.A.Berle,Commissioner February23,1977Mr.J.M.Toennies, DirectorEnvironmental AffairsNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation 300ErieBoulevard WestSyracuse, NewYork13202Re:401WaterQualmyCertification NineMilePointNuclearStationUnitPE2

DearMr,

.Toennies:

lnresponsetoyourrequestofFebruary24,1976forrecert-ification pursuanttoSection401oft:heFederalWaterPollution ControlActAmendments of1972totheoriginalcertification issuedforthisfacilitydatedOctober12,1973,theNewYork'tate De-partmentofEnvironmental Conservation herebysupercedes theexistingcertification asfollows:PublicnoticewasdulygivenpursuanttoPart608.16oftheOfficialCompilation ofCodes,RulesandRegulations oftheStateofNewYork.TheDepartment ofEnvironmental Conservation herebyissuesthecertification inaccordance with'ection 401oftheActandinaccordance withapplicable effluentlimitations orotherlimitatio'ns inSections301,302,306and307oftheActforconstruction oftheNineMilePointUnitN2NuclearGenerat-ingfacilityonLakeOntariointheTownofScriba,OswegoCounty,NewYork.~f>>Thiscertification isintendedtoapplytoproceedings beforetheU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission andtheU.S.Environmental 4N

~Mr.J.M..Toennies, DirectorFebruary23,1977Protection Agency.Thiscertification isissuedduetofunda-mentalchangesinthecirculating coolingwatersystemfromopencycleoncethroughcoolingtoclosedcyclecoolingutilizing anaturaldraftevaporative coolingtower.Baseduponthefore-'oing, theDepartment ofEnvironmental Co'nservation herebycert-ifiesthatNiagaraMohawkwill.complywithallapplicable pro-visionsof301,302,306and307oftheActforitsNineMilePointNuclear,Generating StationUnitN2providedthat:I.Therearenofuturechangesinanyofthefollowing thatwouldresult.innon-compliance withSections301,302,306and307oftheAct.A.Theproposedconstruction andoperation ofthefacility; B.Thecharacteristics ofthewatersintowhichdis-chargesaremade;C.Thewaterqualitycriteriaapplicable tosuchwaters;orD.Applicable effluentlimitations orotherrequirements.

II.Theapplicable provisions.

ofStatelawsandregulations arecompliedwith;andIII.Thefollowing effluent.limitations andmonitoring requirements whichshallbeconditions ofanyU.'.NuclearReg-ulatoryCommission licenseorU.S.Environmental Protection AgencyNPDESpermitforNineMile'oint UnitN'2pursuanttoSec-tion401doftheActarecompliedwith.1.PursuanttoPart704CriteriaGoverning ThermalDischarges Section704.1(a),all thermaldischarges to.thewatersoftheStateshallassuretheprotection andpropagation ofabalancedindigenous population ofshellfish, fishandwildlifeinandonthebodyofwater

Mr.J.M.Toennies, DirectorFebruary23.,1977.2.Pursuant,to Part704CriteriaGoverning ThermalDischarges Section704e5thelocation, design,construction andcapacity, ofcoolingwaterintakestructures inconnection'with pointsourcethermaldischarges shallreflectthebesttechnology available forminimizing adverseenvironmental impact.3.PursuanttoPart.701Classifications andStandards ofQualityandPurityPart701,'4thefollowing classesandstan-dardsforfreshsurfacewatersshallbeattainedinLakeOntariooutsidethezoneofactivemixinginducedbythetuibulence ofthedischarge.

Suspended, colloidal orsettleable solidsOilandfloatingsub-stancesTasteandodor-producing substances, toxicwastesanddeleterious substances Nonefromsewage,industrial wastesorotherwasteswhichwillcause'deposi-tionorbedeleterious for,anybestusagedetermined forthespecificwaterswhichareassigned'tg eachclass.tNoresidueattributable tosewage,industrial wastesorotherwastesnorvisibleoilfilmnorglobulesofgrease.eNoneinamountsthatwillbeinjurious tofishlifeorwhichinanymannershalladversely effecttheflavor,colororodorthereof,orimpairthewatersforanybestusageasdetermined forthe.speci,fic waterswhichareassignedtoeachclass.Radioactivity a.GrossBetaShalluctezceed1,000pic~curiae per.literin,theabsenceofSrandalphaemitters.

b.Radium226c.Strontium 90Shallnotexceed3picocuries perliter.Shallnotexceed10picocuries perliter.

I Mr.J.M.Toennies, DirectorFebruary23,19774.Pursuant.

toPart702SpecialClassifications andS'tandards Section702.1QualityStandards forClassASpecialWa<ersthefollowing additional requirements shallbeachievedinLakeOntario.outsidethezone,ofactivemixinginducedbytheturbulence ofthedischarge.

TotalDissolved SolidsShouldnotexceed200milligrams perliterpHShouldnotbeoutsidetherangeof6.7to8.5Radioactivity Shouldbekeptatthelowestpracticable levelsandinanyeventshouldbecon-trolledtotheextentnecessary topre-ventharmfuleffectsonhealth,5.Nodischarge fromthisfacilityshallcause'violation oftheNewYorkStateDepartment ofHealthregulations contained in10NYCRRPart170atthesourceofintakeofanywatersupplyusedfordrinkingculinaryorfoodprocessing purposes.

6.PursuanttoPart704CriteriaGoverning ThermalDis-chargesSection704.3MixingZoneCriteria, uponthepresentation ofafinaldesignforthedischarge theDepartment shallspecifydefinable numerical limitsforthemixingzone,including lineardistances fromthepointofdischarge, surfacearea'involvement, ofvolumeofreceiving waterentrained inthethermalplume,asappropriate.

7.Notlessthan180'dayspriortotheinitiation ofdischarge fromt'eNineMilePointNuclearGenerating Unitg2NiagaraMohawkshallsubmittotheDepartment ofEnvironmental Conservation, forapproval,

'aplanofstudyforevaluating theenvironmental effectsofsuchdischarges onLakeOntario,whichshallinclude,butnotbelimitedtothefollowing:

A.Assessment oftheeffectsoftheintakeonorganisms entrained intheintakewater'low.

B.Assessment oftheeffectsoftheintakeonfishesimpingedonanyintakestructure screens P

Mr.J.M.Toennies, DirectorFebruary23,1977C.Theextentofthethermalplumeinthereceiv-ingwaters,tobeverifiedbythermalsurveyinalternate monthsexceptfor,DecemberthroughMarchduringthefirsttwoyearsofoperation.

D.Priortooperation ofNineMilePointUnitN2existingbiological studiesinLakeOntarioasrequiredbyregu-latoryagenciesshallcontinue; subsequent toUnitN'2operation suchstudyprogramsshallbeadjustedasrequiredbyregulatory agenciestoassesstheoperating impactofUnitN2.Requirements tosubmitreports,frequency ofsubmission, andcontentshallbeestablished atthetimeofapprovalofthestudyprograms7.Startingonemonthsubsequent toplantoperation NiagaraMohawkshallsubmittotheDepartment amonthlyreportofdailyoperating databythe30thofthemonthfollowing for:A'.Dailyminimum,maximumandaveragestationelectrical outputinmegawatts; watervolume;B.Dailyminimum,maximumandaverageintakeG.Temperature indegressfarenheit oftheintakeanddischarge

'shallbemonitored continuously anddailyminimum,maximumandaverageintakeanddischarge temperatures shallbereported.

8.Thereshallbenodischarge ofheatfromthemaincondensors exceptheatmaybedischarges inblowdownfromrecir-culatedcoolingwatersystemsprovidedthetemperature atwhichtheblowdownisdischarges doesnotexceedatanytimethelowesttemperature ofrecirculated'ooling waterpriortotheadditionofmake-upwater.9.Neitherfreeavailable chlorineortotalresidualchlorinemaybedischarged fromanyunitformorethantwohoursinanyoneday.10.Thedischarge offree'a'vailable chlorineshallnotexceedamaximumconcentration of0.5mg/1noranaverageconcentration of0.2mg/1,withthefurterrestriction thattheconcentration oftotalresidualchlorineinthereceiving watersoutsidethezoneofactivemixinginducedbytheturbulence ofthedischarge shallnotexceed0.05mg/1.

'PI~.I Mr.,J.M.Toennies, DirectorFebruary23,197711.NiagaraMohawkshallnotifytheDepartment withinoneweekfromthetimeofsubmission totheNuclearRegulatory Commissio~

ofanyrequested changein'heenvironmental technical specifications requirements whichcouldinanywayaffecttherequirements ofthiscertification.

12.-NiagaraMohawkshallalsosubmitconcurrently totheDepartment anyreportontheenvironment itsubmitstoanyFederal,Stateorlocalagency.13.NiagaraMohawkshallprovideaccesstotheNineMile-Point, Siteatanytimetorepresentatives ofth'eDepartment subjecttositesecurityregulations toassesstheenvironmental

.impactofthe'operation of'theNineMilePointNuclearUnitN'2,andtoreviewanysamplingprogram,methodology, andthegather-ingandreporting ofanydata,pursuanttotheconditions ofthiscertification.

Thiscertification isi'ssuedsolelyforthepurposeofSection401oftheAct.If.anycondition ofthiscertification

-issubsequently declaredinvalid,theDepartment shallreconsider theentirecertification andmakeappropriate

.amendments andmod-ifications asaresultofsuchconsiderations..

Acopyofthiscertification isbeingforwarded tothe,DirectorofRegulation, UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory Commission and'theRegio'nal Administrator oftheU.S.Environmental Protection Agency,RegionII.Verytrulyyours,WilliamL.GarveyDirectorBureauofStandards 6Compliance cc:U.S.NRCcc:U.S.EPA 40~VS NRCFoRM195(276).r$'I-.imp,",'NR<DiSTRIBUTiON FoRpARTSSDpU.S.NUCLFARREGULATORY C~'-"hlSSION CKETMATERIALDOCKETNUMBERFILENUMBEREnuJvo~me~4MrBPRuscheBLETTERIBORIGINAL QCOPY.l2KNOTORIZED BUNCLASSIFIEDPROP'LEBBEUF,LAIfB, LEIBY&MACRAE'ashington, DCAddressees INPUTFORMDATEOFOPCQIEIII)

DATERECEIVEDNUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVED3signedDESCRIPTION LtronbehalfofNiagaraMohawkPwrCorp.'...

notarized 1-24-77....trans thefollowing:

rPLANTNAME:NineMjlePointIt:1DONOTREMOVE-ACKNOWLEDGED ENCLOSURE AmdttoOL/Change toAppendixBTechSpecs:RevisingAppendix.Binit'sentirety.

bythesubmittal ofattacIiment A&Bwhichcoverthefollowing areas:1.Changestoinstrumentation sensitivities whichpermitxeasonable deviations..........

2.Change'stoaccountforsi.tespecificratherthangenericindustrydonditions.....

3.Changestotheen')ironmental analysis&samplingprogram......

4.Editorial changesforclarification.....

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WAsHINGToN, D.C.20036TELEPHONE 2024577500CABLEAOORE8$LEONA.ALLEN,JR.JOSCPHE.GACHCLDER,TK ERNESTS.GALLARO,JR.G.S.PCTKRGERGCN4GCOFFRYD.C.GCSTDAVIDP.DICKSTAYLORR.GRIGGSCHARLESN.BURGERWILLIAMO.DOUGEUGENER.FIDCLLia.JACOGFRIEDLANDCR DONALDJ.GREENEJAMESAGRCCRsTE8JOHNL.GROSC4DOUGLASW.HAWESCARLD.HOGCLMANMICHAELIOVENKOJAMCSF.JOHNSON,4~<RONALDD.JONESLEXK.LARSONRANT 5~LFWISCAMERONF.MAcRAC8QAMCRONFMOOR*K3IE8LEBWIH~WASHIHOTOH~

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JRi8PHILIPPALMERMOGUIGANL.MANNINGMUNTZINGi8 JAMcs0MALLcYJR.EJanuary24,1977J.MICHAELPARISHJOHNA.RVDYPAVLG.RUSSCLLHAROLDM.SCIDELCHARLESP.SIFTONHALCYONG.SKINNERJOSEPHS.STRAUSS SAMUCLM.SUGDCNCVGENCG.THOMAS.JRi8LEONARDM.TROSTCN 8HARRYH.VOIGTi8H.RICHARDWACHTCLGCRAROP,WATSONgent;U4.0 C~tONgb~ISBSI05+RESIDENTPARTNERSWASHINGTON OFFICE8ADMITTEDTOTHCDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIAGARMr.BenC.RuscheDirectorOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555gagulatIII'II Da'dFheRAHDALLJ.LEBOEUF,JR.I9291925ASSIAHC.LEISY1952~IBFBOFCOVHBELARVINC.UPTONI%0BROADWAYNEWYORK,H.Y.I0008-TELEPHOHE 2I2259II00CABLEASDRE$5LESWIH,HEWYORKTELEX:423415~gTLSQlQ2+TSIGiSSCS0'OTSPSIRe:NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation NineMilePointNuclearStationUnitNo.1'ock'et'o.

50'-'220'ear Mr.Rusche:AscounselforNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation, weherebytransmitthree(3)signedoriginals andnineteen(19)copiesofadocumententitled"Application forAmendment toOperating License."

ThisApplication seekstoamendinitsentiretyAppendixBtoFacilityOperating LicenseNo.DPR-63.1I1Insummary,theproposedTechnical Specifications enclosedwiththislettercoverthefollowing fourareas:f(1),Instrumentation sensitivities changes,proposedtoallowforreasonable deviations inherenttocurrent"stateoftheartHmeasurement devices;(2).Changes,proposedtoaccountforsitespeci-ficratherthangenericindustryconditions;

(.3)Changes,proposedtotheenvironmental samplingandanalysis.

program;and II'lIIJtPgg'IrV->sg.>>ie,Q"p,IJ\~1i7Lll~~Y.PlJj3j4RJt.4VAy~y~e~<<(HC'JPPf~~yy

~~IV"~~:>>."t~~(f/'~

(4)Changesofaneditorial nature,proposedforclarification.

Forty(40)copieseachoftheproposedchangesandoftheaccompanying technical data(Attachments AandB,respect'ively) arealsotransmitted.

Verytrulyyours,LeBoeuf,Lamb,Leiby6MacRaeAttorneys forNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation Enclosures IC-CH

,('jiUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION IntheMatterof))NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION

)(NineMilePointNuclearStation)UnitNo.1))DocketNo.50-220APPLICATION FORAMENDMENT TOOPERATING LICENSEPursuanttoSection50.90oftheregulations oftheNuclearRegulatory Commission, NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation, holderofFacilityOperating LicenseNo.DPR-63,herebyrequeststhattheEnviron-mentalTechnical Specifications setforthinAppendix8tothatLicensebeamended.TheseproposedchangeshavebeenacceptedbytheSiteOperations ReviewCommittee andSafetyReviewandAuditHoard.PTheproposedEnvironmental Technical Specifications aresetforthinAttachment Atothis'application.

Supporting information, Qwhichdemonstrates thattheproposedspecifications donotinvolveallsignificant hazardsconsideration, issetf'orthinAttachment B.Theproposedspecifications wouldnotauthorize anychangeinthetypesoranyincreaseintheamountsofeffluents oranychangeintheauthorized powerlevelofthefacility.

4WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully requeststhatAppendixBtoFacilityOperating LicenseNo.DPR-63beamendedintheformattachedheretoasAttachment A.NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWER,CORPORATION ByG.K.RhodeVicePreident-Engineering Subscribed andsworntobeforemeonthisHK-dayofJanuary,,

1977.NaryPublicHAZELJ.CARittCKNotaryPublicinthoSta(oofNowYorLQualified inOnon.Co.No.4524460MYCommission ExpiresMarch30,IQ;7W 0;IIJc~1 Attachment ANiagara'Mohan>kPov(erCorporation LicenseNo.DPR-63Docl"etNo.50-220ProosedChanestoFacilit0eratinLicenseTheattachedisarevisiontoAppendixBofDPR-63.

Ctl ENVIRONYiEHTAL TECHlNICALSPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX8TOFACILITYOPERATING LICENSENO.DPR-63FORHIHENILEPOINTNUCLEARSTATIONUNIT'NIAGARANOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION DOCKETNO.50-220 1

TABLEOFCONTENTSTableofContentsListofFiguresListof.Tables~Paeiv1.0DEFINITIONS2.0LIMITINGCONDITIONS FOROPERATION 2.1Thermal2.1.12.1.22..1.32.1.42.1.5t5aximumaTBetweenCondenser InletandDischarge TunnelMaximumDischarge Temperature

-NotApplicable t1aximumBtu/hr-NotApplicable RateofChangeofDischarge Temperature HeatTreatment ofCirculating WaterSystem2.22.32.4Hydraulic

-NotApplicable Chemical2'.1Biocides2.3.2Corrosion Inhibitors 2,3,3Suspended andDissolved Solids2.3.4pHandConductivity Radioactive Discharges 91013142.4.12.4.22.4.32.4.42.4.5Objective Specifications forLiquidWasteEffluents Specifications forLiquidWasteSamplingandtlonitoring BasesforLiquidWasteSpecifications Specifications forGaseousWasteEffluents Specifications forGaseousWasteSamplingandt1onitoring BasesforGaseousWasteSpecifications Specifications forSolidWasteHandlingandDisposal1516171921262933 I

i($TABLF.OFCONTENTS(Continued)

3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL

SURVEILLANCE

~Pae343.1Nonradiological Surveillance 343.1~1Abiotic35a~Aquatic(1)ChemicalDischarges

'(2)Dissolved Gases(3)ThermalMeasurements 353536363.2b.Terrestrial (1)SoilChemistry

-NotApplicable (2)Groundwater

-NotApplicable (3)Meteorological Monitoring 3.1.2Biotica.Aquatic(1)GeneralEcological Survey(2)Impingement ofOrganisms (3)Entrainment ofPlankton, FishEggsandLarvae-NotApplicable b.Terrestrial

-NotApplicable Radiological Environmental Monitoring 37373738414141434344474.0SPECIALSURVEILLANCE ANDSTUDYACTIVITIES

-NotApplicable

5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE

CONTROLS5.15.25~35.4Responsibility Organization ReviewandAuditActiontobeTakenifaLimitingCondition forOperation isExceededOperating Procedures 5252525454 IlI TABLEOFCONTENTS(Continued)

StationReporting

'Requirements Page585.6.15.6.25.6.3AnnualReportst<on-Routine ReportsChangesinEnvironmental Technical Specifications 585965RecordsRetention SpecialRequirements (LandManagement) 6667

'l LISTOFFIGURESTitleSamplingLocations Environmental Technical Specifications NineNilePointSiteSafetyOrganization:

'ineMilePointandJamesA.FitzPatrick SitePa<ac46

LISTOFTABLESTable2.3-12~322.4-12.4-2.2.4-33.1-13.1-23.1-33.2.15.35.6TitleLimitingValuesforChemicals inLiquidEffluents ChemicalLiquidHasteAnalysisRadioactive LiquidSamplingandAnalysisAverageEnergyPerDisintegration Radioactive GaseousHasteSamplingandAnalysisFrequency ofSamplingforEcological StudiesintheNineNilePointAreaofLakeOntarioMeteorological Measurements Meteorological DataFormatSamplingCollection andAnalysisSiteRadiological Environmental Monitoring ProgramResponsibilities andAuthority forEnvironmental ReviewOrganizationEnvironmental Radiological Monitoring ProgramSummary~Pae121822274539404861 Ikl

1.0 Reactor0eratinConditions

a~Power0eratinCondition (1)Reactormodeswitchisinstartuporrunposition.

(2)Reactoriscriticalorcriticality ispossibleduetocontro'trodwithdrawl.

b.NormalStation0era'tionc~Normaloperation iswiththereactorCriticalandaboveonepercentratedpowerandinconformance withtherequirements oftheTechnical Specifications.

HotShutdownCondition (1)Thereactormodeswitchisintheshutdownposition.

(2)Nocorealterations leadingtoanadditionofreactivity arebeingperformed.

(3)Reactorcoolanttemperature isgreater.than212F.1.2Rfl~iQForthepurposeofdesignating frequency oftestingandsurveillance, amajorrefueling outageshallmeanaregularly scheduled refueling outage;however,wheresuchoutagesoccurwithin8monthsoftheendofthepreviousrefueling outage,thetestorsurveillance neednotbeperformed unti1thenextregularly scheduled outage.1.30eratinCcleAnoperating cycleisthatportionofStationoperation betweenreactorstartupsfollowing

'eachmajorrefueling outageasdefinedabove.'l.4EuimentStatusa.~0erableAsystemorcomponent shallbeconsidered operablewhenitiscapableofperforming itsintendedfunctioninitsrequiredmanner.b.~0eraainOperating meansthatasystemorcomponent isperforming itsrequiredfunctions initsrequiredmanner.

1 Instrument TestProcedure Instrument ChannelCalibration b.Instrument channelcalibration meansadjustment ofchanneloutputsuchthatitresponds, withacceptable rangeandaccuracy, toknownvaluesoftheparameter whichthechannelmeasures.

Calibration shallencompass theentirechannelincluding equipment actuation, alarm,ortrip.Instrument ChannelTestInstrument channeltestmeansinjection ofasimulated signalintothechanneltoverifyitsproperresponseincluding, whereapplicable, alarmand/ortripinitiating action.c~SensorCheckAsensorcheckisqualitative determination ofacceptable

.operability byobservation ofsensorbehaviorduringoperation.

Thisdetermination shallinclude,ewherepossible, comparison ofthesensorwithotherindependent sensorsmeasuring thesamevariable.

Circulatin lJaterHeatTreatments a.~TemerinDuringtempering, agateinthescreenwell ispartially openedtorecirculate partoftheheatedcirculating waterinthescreenwell discharge baytotheintakebay.Theprocedure isusedtocontrolcondenser inlettemperature attimesoflowlaketemperature.

b.NormalFlowInthenormalflowconfiguration, circulating waterisdrawnfromthelakeintothescreenwell intakebaythroughtheintaketunnel.Heatedwaterinthedischarge bayisdischarged tothedischarge tunnel.C.ReverseFlowInthereverseflowconfiguration, circulating waterisdrawnfromthelakeintothescreenwell intakebaythroughthedischarge tunnel.Heatedwaterinthedischarge bayisdischarged totheintaketunnel.Thisprocedure isusedtocorrectintakestructure icing.

~..I (Cont'.)Theterm"reverseflowoperations" designates theperiodfromthetimereverseflowisinitiated untiltwohoursafternormalflowisrestored.

Thereverseflowconfiguration includesatempering arrangement similartothatdescribed in1.6.aaboveexceptusingadifferent gate.PriortoDilutionLiquideffluentconcentrations priortodilutionareconcentrations inthe'circulating waterdischarge tunnel,priortodilutioninLakeOntario.Thetemperature ofincominglakewater,asmeasuredinthescreenhouse, beforetempering.

6 E.O,~LIIITIHGCITIORSFOROFERIITION 2.1Thermal2.1.1MaximumhTBetweenCondenser InletandDischarge TunnelrOBJECTIYE ThepurposeofthisSpecification istolimitthethermalstresstotheaquaticecosystem bylimitingthemaximumhTbetweenthecondenser inletanddischarge tunnel.SPECI'FICATIONMIaximumIRTbetweencondenser inletanddischarge tunnelduringnormalStationoperation'hall'e limitedto32F.IfduringnormalStationoperation theaTexceeds32Fforaperiodofeighthoursinanygiven24hourperiodthecauseofthisdeviation shallbeinves-tigatedandpositiveactionshallbetakentoreducetheaTtowithintheSpecification.

Positiveactionalsoshallbetakentopreventany.suchdeviations inthefuture.Inaddition, areportshallbesubmitted inaccordance withSection6.6.2a(l).

MONITORIHGREUIREMENTTheaTshallberecordedonceperhour.Thetemperatures atthemaincondenser inletandinthescreenwell discharge bay(upstream fromthedischarge tunnel)shallbemeasuredbytwoResistance Temperature Detec)ors (RTD's)ineachlocation.

TheRTD'sshallbeaccurateto+2.0F.Thedifference ofthesetem-peratures, aT,shallbecomputed.

BASESNineMilePointUnit1holdsaNationalPollutant Discharge Elimina-tionSystem(NPDES)permitfromtheUnitedStatesEnvironmental Protec-tionAgency(USEPA)todischarge coolingwatertoLake'ntario whenoperating withamaximumaTof32F,Lakestudiesandoperating experience indicatethatmortality

'ofplankton, fish,eggs,andlarvaeentrained inthecondenser willnothaveasignificant effectonthepopulations ofthespeciesinvolved.

MaximumDischarge Temperature NOTAPPLICABLE 2.1.3MaximumBTUPerHourNOTAPPLICABLE

2.1.4RateofChangeofDischarge Temperature OBJECTIVE ThepurposeofthisSpecification istolimitthetemperature changestowhichaquaticorganisms inthedischarge plumemaybe,subjected duringnormalstationstartups, shutdowns, andpowerlevelchanges.SPECIFICATION Thed'ischarge temperature shallnotbechangedbymorethan18Fin.anyhour.ThisSpecification shallnof.applytotemperature changesoccurring duringforcedshutdowns, ortothetemperature increaseattheintakeresulting fromflowreversal.

IOFITQFG~FIGIEITDischarge temperature shallbemeasuredandrecordedhourlyasprovidedintheMonitoring Requirement ofSection2.1.1BASESThecoolingwaterdischarge isdilutedbya'factorofatleast2,5asitrisesfromthesubmerged discharge ports,outsideofaconicalvolumeof100footmaximumradiusextending fromthedischarge structure tothelakesurface.Therefore, outsideofthisvolume,an18Fperhourdischarge temperature changewouldresultinamaximumlakewatertemperature changeof7Fperhour.Moreover, whilethespecified rateofchangemaybereachedinthefirsthourofashutdownorpowerchange,theratewillbelessthan10Fperhourinsubsequent hours.Thiswouldproducea4Fperhourchangeinthelake,asdescribed above,FishinLakeOntarioexperience naturallakewatertemperature changesof6to9F.perhourwithafrequency greaterthantheexpectedfrequency ofchangesinducedbytheStation.In1974;forexample,temperature dropsof9.5,8.5,and6.5FperhourwererecordedintheStationlogsonJuly29,September 3,andAugust15,respectively.

NeatTreatment ofCirculating WaterSystemOBJECTIVE Tolimitthethermalstresstotheaquaticecosystem bylimitingthecirculating watertemperature increaseoverlakeinlettemper-atureresulting fromtempering andreverseflowprocedures.

SPECIFICATION Whenthelakeinlettemperature isbetween32Fand50F,thedis-chargetemperature shallnotexceedthe'lakeinlettemperature by50F,exceptduringreverseflowoperations.

Atnotimeduringtem-pering,'xcept duringreverseflowoperations, shallthedischarge temperature exceed82F.Following aflowreversal, thedischarge temperature shallnotexceedthelakeinlettemperature bymorethanthefollowing values:70Fforthefirsthourfollowing flow'reversal 60Fforthesecondhourfollowing flowreversal50Ftwohoursfollowing flowreversalandthereafter HONITORING REUIREHENTThedischarge temperature shallbemeasuredandrecordedhourlyasprovidedintheHonitoring Requirement, ofSection2,1,1.BASESWhenlaketemperature islessthan50F,partofthedischarge flowinthescreenwell mayberecirculated totheintaketomaintaincondenser inlettemperature between40Fand50F.Thisprocedure isknownas"tempering".

Theiaaximumcirculating watertemperature riseduetotempering is.18F,andoccurswhenthelaketemperature is32F.Whenthisisaddedtothe32Fmaximumd,T,themaximumriseis50Foverlakeinlettemperature.

Haintaining thecondenser inlettemperature atnomorethan50Fduringtempering ensuresthatthedischarge

.tem-peraturewillnotexceed82Fduringtempering.

Theamountoftempering iscontrolled bymovingagateinthescreen-well,andisnormallyadjustedtomaintaintheoptimalcondenser inlettemperature ofapproximately 45F.Thegatecanbeadjustedto'chieve thistemperature withinanerrorofapproximately 5F.

2.1.5(Cont'd.)

Flowreversalisrequiredtocorrectintakeicingatlowintaketemperatures..

Flowreversalisalsorequiredtoreturntonormalflowoperations fromreverseflowoperations.

Priortoflowreveral,Stationpowerisreducedtoapproximately 75percentpowerorless.Reversalisachievedbymovinggatesinthescreenwell.

Immediately afterflowreversal, heatedwaterinthedischarge tunnelatessentially thecondenser outlettemperature isdrawnthroughthecondenser.

Thereverseflowconfiguration alsorequiresthatsometempering becontinued.

Accordingly, the70Fmaximumdifference betweendischarge temperature andlakeinlettemperature wasdetermined takingintoaccounttheelevatedintakewatertemperature, atemperature riseduetotempering, andthecondenser rise.Alloftheheatedwatercontained inthedischarge tunnelatthetimeofflowreversalpassesthroughthecondenser withinapproxi-mately6minutes..

Operating experience hasshownthatdilutionoftheheatedlakewate~nearthedischarge structure, sufficient toachieveadischarge temperature nomorethan60Fhigherthanthelakeinlettemperature, occurswithinonehourafterflowreversal.

Withintwohoursthelaketemperature nearthedischarge structure isessentially theambientlaketemperature.

Therefore, thedis-.charge,temperature canbemaintained within50Fabovethelakeinlettemperature subsequent tothistwohourinterval.

Operating experience hasshownthatreverseflowisrequiredlessthanfivetimeseachwinter.2.2Hydraulic NOTAPPLICABLE

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2'.3Chemical2.3.1BiocidesOBJECTIVE ThepurposeofthisSpecification istoprotectthequalityandpurityofLakeOntariowaters.SPECIFICATION Nobiocides"hallbeusedinthemaincondenser coolingwaterorservicewatersystems.t~iONITORINGRENDUIREHENTNomonitoring isrequiredbecausenobiocidesshallbeusedinthemaincondenser coolingwaterorservicewatersystems.BASESTheSpecification willensurethatthelakewaterqualityisnotjeopardized bytheintroduction ofbiocidesfromthemaincondenser coolingwaterorservicewatersystems.

!It A2.3.2Corrosion Inhibitors OBJECTIVE ThepurposeofthisSpecification istoprotectthequalityandpurityofLakeOntariowaters.SPECIFICATION

/TheStationshallnotnormallydischarge corrosion inhibitors tothelake,Ifinplantsystemleakageoccursandchromatecorrosion inhibitor mustbedischarged tothelalie,thedischarge shallnotexceedthe'iimitsshowninTable2.3-1,andshallbemadetothecirculating watersystems.MONITORING REUIREHENTS WastetanksshallbeanalyzedforchromiumasshowninTable2.3-2.BASESAdherence totheSpecification willensurethatthelakewaterqualityisnotjeopardized bytheintroduction ofcorrosion inhibitors fromtheStation..Chromate corrosion inhibitor isusedinthedieselgenerator closedloopcoolingsystem.Nodischarges fromthissystemaremadetothelake.Ifleakagefromthissystemshouldoccur,thechromatewouldbecollected infloordrainsandroutedtothewastetanks.Itcouldultimately bedischarged inthecoolingwaterundercontrolled conditions.

Promptactionwillbetakentocorrectanysuch1eakage.10 4I TABLE2.3-1LIMITINGYALUESFORCHEMICALS INLIUIDEFFLUENTS MaximumIncreaseOverLakeAmbientConcentration (mg/1PriortoDilution) 100.050.0-5'1.53.01.00.05Parameter.

TotalSuspended SolidsTotalDissolved SolidsCalcium(asCa)Sodium(asNa)Sulfate(asS04)TotalPhosphorus (asP04)Chromium(asCr)(1)MaximumAnnualDischarge FromPlantSources(lbs/year) 4,90027,00049,00010(1)NOTESl.Annualdischarge ofchromiumshallnormallybezero.Smallamountsofchromiummaybedischargedifchromateleak'agefromthedieselgenerator closedloopcoolingsystemshouldoccur.Suchleakagewouldbehandledasdiscussed intheBasesofSection2.3.2.SmallamountsofchromiumoccurinStationwastewaterascor-rosionproducts.

TABLE2.3-2.CHEMICALLIUIDHASTEANALYSIS~SamleCoolingwaterDischarge SampleFee~vaneMonthly{1)Composite TypeofAnalsis3TotalDissolved SolidsTotalSuspended SolidsSensitivityof~ll+10.0mg/liter5.0mg/literCoolingwaterIntakeMonthly(1)Composite TotalDissolved SolidsTotalSuspended Solids+10.0.mg/liter 5.0mg/litert<asteTanks1EachBatchpHConductivity+0;5pHunits+1.0umho/cm(4MonthlyProportional Composite (2)TotalDissolved SolidsTotalSuspended SolidsCaNaSO2.P043Cr+10.0mg/liter+5.0mg/liter5.0mg/liter+5.0mg/liter5.0mg/liter+5.0mg/1iter1.0mg/1iter{1)Thecoolingwaterintakeanddischarge aresampledcontinuously, foreachweek.Themonthlycomposite includesanaliquotfromeach'week's collection.

Ifthecontinuous samplerisunavailable, grabsamplesshallbetakenatamaximumintervalof96hours.(2)Themonthlyproportional composite shallbecomposited fromarepresentative aliquotofeachwastetankbatchdischarge.

(3)Standardtechniques suchasASTMorequivalent methodsshallbeusedforanalyses.

(4)Thissensitivity appliesonlytomeasurements below10pmho/cm.12 1I 2.3.3Suspended andDissolved SolidsOBJECTIVE ThepurposeofthisSpecification istolimitthesuspended solids,totaldissolved solidsandindividual soluteconcentrations inthecoolingwaterdischarge tovaluesconsistent withtheclassifications andstandards governing thequalityandpurityofLakeOntariowaters.SPECIFICATION Forsuspended solids,totaldissolved solids,andindividual solutesinthecoolingwaterdischarge, theincreaseinconcentration overlake%letshallnotexceedthelimitsshowninTable2.3-1.Totalannualdischarge ofindividual solutesshallnotexceedthelimitsshowninTable2.3-1.Iftheselimitsareexceeded, corrective actionshallbetakentodecreaseconcentrations towithintheSpecification andareportshallbesubmitted inaccordance withSection5.6.2a(l).MONITORING REUIREtiENT Liquidwastesdischarged toLakeOntarioshallbemonitored andanalyzedasshowninTable2.3-2.BASESAdherence totheSpecification willensurethatthewaterqualityofLakeOntarioisnotjeopardized bysuspended anddissolved solidsinStationdischarges.

Thedataobtainedfromwastetankmonthlyproportional composite sampleswillbeusedwithknownflowratestodetermine theincreaseincoolingwaterchemicalconcentrations overlakeinletconcentra-tionsresulting fromwaste.tankreleases.

Analysesof-thecoolingwaterintakeanddischarge willprovideacheckagainstgrosserrorsintheproportional composite sampleanalysis.

Recordsofwastetankanalyseswillprovidesufficient information toensurethattheannualdischarge limitswillnotbeexceeded.

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2~3.4pHandConductivity OBJECTIVE ThepurposeofthisSpecification istolimittheliquideffluentpHtoarangeofvaluesconsistent withtheclassifications andstandards governing thequalityandpurityofLakeOntariowaters.SPECIFICATION ThepH'oftreatedwaterinthewastetankspriortoheingdischarged intothedischarge tunnelshallbebetwe'en6.0and9.0.Whentheconductivity ofawastetankisbelow10vmho/cm,thepHshallbebetween.4.0 and9.0:IfwaterwithapHvalueoutsidetheselimitsisdischarged, corrective actionshallbetakenandareportshallbefiledinaccordance withSection5.6.2a(1).MONITORING REOUIREtlENT SamplingandanalysisforpHandconductivi tyshallbeperformed inaccordance withTable2.3-2,BASESLakeOntarioisdesignated ClassA-Special (International BoundaryWater).Thisclassification specifies alakewaterpHrangeof6.7to8~5~However,pHobservations performed duringsitemonitoring programshavefallenpredominantly intherangefrom8.0to9.0andhavefrequently exceeded8.5.Wastetankreleasesaredilutedbyafactorofmorethan2,000inthecirculating waterpriortodischarge.

Aftersuchdilutionthedischarge isatessentially thesamepHastheincominglakewater.Therefore, wastetankreleaseswillhaveinsignificant impactonthefrequency withwhichClassA-Speciallimitsareexceededwhenmaintained withintheSpecification.

Withincreased usageofthewasteconcentrator, purewaterinventory increases' Toallowfordischarge ofwaterwithonlyC02ascon-tatninate, alowerpHisallowedforlowconductivity tanks.14

2.4Radioactive Discharges OBJECTIVE Todefinethelimitsandconditions forthecontrolled releaseofradioactive materials inliquidandgaseouseffluents totheenvironstoensurethatthesereleasesareaslowasreasonably achievable.

Thereleaserateforalleffluentdischarges shallbewithinthelimitsspecified in10CFRPart20.Toensurethatthereleasesofradioactive materialabovebackground tounrestricted areaswillbeaslowasreasonably achievable asdefinedinAppendixIto10CFRPart50,thefollowing designobjec-tivesapply:Forliquidwastes:a.Theannualdoseabovebackground tothetotalbodyoranyorganofanindividual fromallreactorsatasiteshouldnotexceed5mreminanunrestricted area.b.Theannualtotalquantityofradioactive

.materials inliquidwaste,excluding tritiumanddissolved gases,discharged fromeachreactorshouldnotexceed5Ci,.Forgaseouswastes:C.Theannualtotalquantityofnoblegasesabovebackground discharged fromthesiteshouldresultinanairdoseduetogammaradiation oflessthan10mrad,andanairdoseduetobetaradiation oflessthan20mrad,atanylocationneargroundlevelwhichcouldbeoccupiedbyindividuals atorbeyondtheboundaryofthesite.d.Theannualtotalquantityofallradioiodines andradioactive

'aterialinparticulate formsabovebackground fromallreactorsatasiteshould'ot resultinanannualdosetoanyorganofanindividual inanunrestricted areafromallpathwaysofexposureinexcessof15mrem.e.Theannualtotalquantityofiodine-131 discharged fromeachreactoratasiteshouldnotexceed1Ci.15 Il SPECIFICATIONS FORLIUIDHASTEEFFLUENTS a~Theconcentration ofradioactive materials releasedinliquidwastesfromeachreactoratthesiteshallnotexceedthevaluesspecified in10CFRPart20,AppendixB,TableII,Column2,forunrestricted areas.b.C.d.Thecumulative releaseofradioactive materials inliquidwasteeffluents, excluding tritiumanddissolved gases,shallnotexceed10Ci/reactor/calendar quarter.Thecumulative releaseofradioactive materials inliquidwasteeffluents, excluding tritiumanddissolved gases,shallnotexceed20Ci/reactor inanycalendaryear.Theradiation monitoronthedischarge linefromthewastedisposaltankstothedischarge tunnelshall.continuously monitorreleasedactivityandshallbesettoalarmpriortoexceeding Specification 2.4.1.a.e.IfSpecification 2.4.1.dcannotbemet,continued releaseofliquideffluents shallbepermitted onlyduringthesucceeding 72hourperiod.Twoindependent samples.ofeach.tankshallbeanalyzedandtwoStationpersonnel shallindependently checkvalvingpriortodischarge.

Theequipment installed intheliquidradioactive wastesystemshallbemaintained andshallbeoperatedtoprocessradioactive liquidwastesprior'totheirdischarge whentheprojected cumulative releasecouldexceed1.25Ci/reactor/calendar quarter,excluding tritiumanddissolved gases.g.h.Themaximumradioactivity tobecontained inanyliquidradwastetankthatcanbedischarged directlytotheenvironsshallnotexceed10Ci,excluding tritiumanddissolved gases.Ifthecumulative releaseofradioactive materials inliquidefflu-ents,excluding tritiumanddissolved gases,exceeds2.5Ci/reactor/

calendarquarter,thelicenseeshallmakeaninvestigation toidentifythecausesofsuchreleaserates,defineandinitiateaprogramofactiontoreducesuchreleasestothedesignobjective levelslistedinSection2'.4,andreporttheseactionstotheCommission within30daysfromtheendofthequarterduringwhichthereleaseoccurred.

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SPECIFICATIONS FORLIUIDWASTESAt1PLING ANDtlONITORING a.Plantrecordsshallbemaintained oftheradioactive concentra-tionandvolumebeforedilutionofliquidwasteintendedfordischarge, andtheaveragedilutionflowandlengthof.timeoverwhicheachdischarge occurred.

Sampleanalysisresultsandothe~reportsshallbesubmitted inaccordance withSec-tion5.6.1ofthesespecifications.

Estimates ofthesam-plingandanalytical errorassociated wit)ieachreportedvalueshallbeincluded.

b.'Priorto.releaseofeachbatchofliquidwaste,asampleshall.betakenfromthatbatchandanalyzedfortheconcentration ofeachsignificant gammaenergypeakinaccordance withTable2.4-1todemonstrate compliance withSpecification 2.4.1usingtheflowrateofthestreamintowhichthewasteisdischarged duringtheperiodofdischarge.

C.d.e.Samplingandanalysisofliquidradioactive wasteshallbeper-formedinaccordance withTable2.4-1.Priortotakingsamples,atleasttwotankvolumesofentrained fluidshallberecircu-latedthroughthemixingnozzles.Theradioactivity inliquidwastesshallbecontinuously moni-toredduringrelease.Wheneverthemonitorisinoperable foraperiodnottoexceed72hours,twoindependent samplesof'achtanktobedischarged shallbeanalyzedandtwoplantpersonnel shallindependently checkvalvingpriortothedis-charge.Ifthemonitorisinoperable foraperiodexceeding 72hours,noreleasefromaliquidwastetank'.shallbemadeandanyreleaseinprogressshallbeterriiinated.

Theflowrateofliquidradioacti.ve wasteshallbecontinuously measuredandrecordedduringrelease.Theliquideffluentradiation monitor'hall becalibrated atleastquarterly bymeansofaradioactive sourcewhichhasbeencalibrated toaNationalBureauofStandards source.Eachmonitorshallalsohaveainstrument channeltestmonthlyandasensorcheckpriortomakingarelease.REPORTING REUIREMENTS Exceeding limitingconditions foroperation contained inthissectionshallbereportedonthepromptsch'edule.

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TABLE2.4-1RADIOACTIVE LIUIDSANPLINGANDANALYSISLiquidSourceA.HasteTankReleasesSamplingFreuencEachBatchOneBatch/Month TypeofActivitAnalsisPrincipal GammaEmitters(Ba-La-140,I-131Dissolved GasesDetectable ConcentratI~~s

'Ci/mlSr-89,90Quarterly Composite H-3(1)5X1081O-'.PrimarCool.antHeeklGrossaI-131,I-1331071O-6NOTESFORTABLE2.4-1.l.Acomposite sampleshallbeformedbymixingtogetherindividual

samiples, eachofwhichisproportional involumetothe'volumeofliquiddischarge duringtheperiodrepresented bythe.sample.2.Forcertainmixturesofg.ammaemitters, itmaynotbepossibletomeasureradionuc1ides inconcentrations

~neartheirsensitivity limitswhenothernuclidesarepresentinthesampleinmuchgreaterconcentrations.

Underthesecircumstances, itwillbemoreappropriate tocalculate theconcentrations ofsuchradionuclides usingmeasuredratioswiththoseradionuclides whichareroutinely identified andmeasured.

3.Thedetectability limitsforactivityanalysisarebasedontechnical feasibility andonthepotential significance inthe'environment ofthequantities released.

Forsomenuclides, lowerdetection limiitsmiaybereadilyachievable andwhennuclidesaremeasuredbelowthestatedlimits,theyshouldalsobereported.

4.Thepowerlevelandcleanuporpurification flowrateatthesampletimeshallalsobereported.

BASESFORLIQUIDHASTESPECIFICATIONS Thereleaseofradioactive materials inliquidwasteeffluents tounrestricted areasshallnotexceedtheconcentration limitsspec-ifiedin10CFRPart20andshouldbeas.lowasreasonably achievable inaccordance withtherequirements of10CFRPart50.36a.TheseSpecifications providereasonable assurance thattheresulting annualdosetothetotalbodyoranyorganofanindividual inanunrestricted areawillnotexceed5mrem.Atthesametime,theseSpecifications permittheflexibility ofoperation, compatible withconsiderations ofhealthandsafety,toassurethatthepublicisprovidedadependable sourceofpowerunderunusualoperating conditions whichmaytemporarily resultinreleaseshigherthanthedesignobjective levelsbutstillwithintheconcentration limitsspecified in10CFRPart20.Itisexpectedthatbyusingthisoperational flexibility underunusualoperation conditions, andexertingeveryefforttokeeplevelsofradioactive materialinliquidwastesaslowasreasonably achievalbe, theannualreleaseswillnotexceedasmallfractionoftheconcentration limitsspecified in10CFRPart20.Thedesignobjectives havebeendeveloped basedonoperating experi-encetakingintoaccountacombination ofvariables including defec-tivefuel,primarysystemleakage.andtheperformance ofthevariouswastetreatment systems,andareconsistent withAppendixIto10CFR-Part50.Specification 2.4.1.arequiresthelicenseetolimittheconcentration ofradioactive materials inliquidwasteeffluents releasedfromthesitetolevelsspeci'fied in10CFRPart20,AppendiyB,TableII,Column2,forunrestricted areas.Thi"sSpecifi,cation providesassur-ancethatnomemberofthegeneralpublicwillbeexposedtoliquidcontaining radioactive materials inexcessoflimitsconsidered permissible undertheCommission's RulesandRegulations.

Specifications 2.4.1.band2.4'.l.cestablish theupperlimitsforthereleaseofradioactive materials inliquideffluents.

TheintentoftheseSpecifications istopermitthelicenseetheflexibility ofoperation toassurethatthepublicisprovidedadependable sourceofpowerunderunusualoperating conditions whichmaytemporarily resultinreleaseshigherthanthelevelsnormallyachievable whentheplantandtheliquidwastetreatment systemsarefunctioning asdesigned.

Releasesofuptotheselimitswillresultinconcentra-tionsofradioactive materialinliquidwasteeffluents atsmallpercentages ofthelimitsspecified in10CFRPart20.Specifications 2.4.l.dand2.4.l.erequirethatsuitableequipment tocontrolandmonitorthereleasesofradioactive materials inliquidwastesisoperating duringanyperiodthesereleasesaretakingplaceconsistent withtherequirements of10CFRPart50,AppendixA,DesignCriterion 64.C19 l

BASESFORLIUIDHASTESPECIFICATIONS (Cont'd.)

Specification 2.4.1.frequiresthatthelicenseemaintainandoperatetheequipment installed intheliquidwastesystemstoreducethereleaseofradioactive materials inliquideffluents toaslowasreasonably achievable consistent withtherequirements of10CFRPart50.36a.Normaluseandmaintenance ofinstalled equipment intheliquidwastesystemprovidesreasonable assurance thatthequantityreleasedwillnotexceedthedesignobject'ive.

Inordertokeepreleasesofradioacti vematerialsaslowasreasonably achievable, theSpecification

requires, asaminimum,operation ofequipment whenever.itappearsthattheprojected cumulative discharge ratewillexceedone-fourth ofthisdesignobjective annualquantityduringanycalendarquarter.Specification 2.4.l.glimitstheamountofradioactive materialthatcouldbeinadvertently releasedtotheenvironment

.toanamountthatwillnotexceedtheTechnical Specification limit.Inadditiontolimitingconditions foroperation listedunderSpec-ification 2.4.l.band2.4.l.c,thereporting requirements ofSpec-ification 2.4.l.hdelineate thatthelicenseeshallidentifythecausewheneverthecumulative releaseofradioactive materials inliquidwasteeffluents exceedsonehalfthedesignobjective annualquantityduringanycalendarquarteranddescribetheproposedprogramofac-tiontoreducesuchreleasestodesignobjective

.levelsonatimelybasis.Thisreportmustbefiledwithin30daysfollowing thecalen-darquarterinwhichthereleaseoccurred.

Thesamplingandmonitoring requirements given'unde'rSpecification 2.4.2provideassurance thatradioactive materials inliquidwastesareproperlycontrolled andmonitored inconformance withtherequire-mentsofDesignCriteria60and64.TheserequirementsprovidethedataforthelicenseeandtheCommission toevaluatetheplant'sperformance relativetoradioactive liquidwastesreleasedtotheenvironment.

Reportsonthequantities ofradioactive materials releasedinliquidwasteeffluents arefurnished totheCommission according toSection5.6.1oftheseTechnical Specifications incon-formancewithRegulatory Guide1.21.Onthebasisofsuchreportsandanyadditional information theCommission mayobtainfromthelicenseeorothers,theCommission mayfromtimetotimerequirethelicenseetotakesuchactionastheCommission deemsappropriate.

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2.4.3SPECIFICATIONS FORGASEOUSl(ASTEEFFLUENTS a.(1)Thereleaseratelimitofnoblegasesfromthesiteshallbe:~"isLl6EiY+03Eigj+~isL2.7EiY+0.5Eig]"'iv[11.0 E+24.0EgJs1whereg'releaseratefromNineNilePointUnit1mainstackinCi/sec(aselevatedrelease)=releaseratefromtheFitzPatrick mainstackinCi/sec(aselevatedrelease)gv=releaseratefromtheFitzPatrick ventsinCi/sec(groundrelease)=theindividual nuclide(2)E=theaveragegammaenergyperdisintegration YE=theaveragebetaenergyperdisintegration 0RefertoTable2.4-2forEandE>values4obeused.YTherelease'ate limitofallradionuclides andradioactive materials inparticulate formwithhalf-lives greaterthaneight.days,releasedtotheenvironsaspartofthegaseouswastesfromthesiteshallbe:1.2X10(g'0089+5.59)<1s'vwhereg'releaseratefromNineNilePointUnit1mainstackinCi/sec(aselevatedrelease)=releaseratefromtheFitzPatrick mainstacksinCi/sec(aselevatedrelease)=releaseratefromtheFitzPatri.ck ventsinCi/sec'ground.

release)21 PI TABLE2.4-2AVERAGEENERGYPERDISINTEGRATION IsotoeKr-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, Radioactive Atoms-SulementI,H.S.Hartin,November1973.(2)NED0-12037, "SummaryofGammaandBetaEmittersandIntensity Data";M.E.Heck,R.S.Gilbert,January1970.(Theaverage8energywas~computedfrownthemaximumenergyusing-theICRP.IIequation, notthe1/3valueassumption usedinthisreference).

(3)1'heaverage8energyincludesconversion electrons.

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)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)Theaveragereleaserateofnoblegasesfromthesiteduringany12consecutive monthsshallbe:zE.L1.8Q'.+3.4Q.+149.0Q.j<1ANDzE.L21.0Q'.+35.0Q.+142.0Q.]'11"(1S1S1V(3)Theaveragereleaseratefromthesiteofalliodinesandradioactive materials inparticulate formwithhalf-'"l.ivesgreaterthaneightdaysduringanycalendarquarter"shallbe:1.5X10(Q',08Q+5,5Q)1(4)Theaveragereleaseratefromthesiteofalliodinesandradioactive materials inparticulate formwithhalf-lives greaterthaneightdaysduringanyperiodof12consecu-tivemonthsshallbe:30X10(Qs+008Qs+55Qv)1I(5)Theamountofiodine-131 releasedduringanycalendarquartershallnotexceed2Ci/reactor.

(6)Theamountofiodine-131 releasedduringanyperiodof12consecutive monthsshallnotexceed4Ci/reactor.

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2.4.3(Cont'd.)

C.Shouldtheconditions of2.4.3.c(l),

(2)or(3')listedbelowexist,thelicenseeshallmakeaninvestigation toidentifythecausesofthereleaserates,defineandinitiateaprogramofactiontoreducethereleaseratestodesignobjective levelslistedinSection2.4andreport.'these actionstotheCommission within30daysfromtheendofthequarterduringwhichthereleasesoccurred.

(1)Iftheaveragereleaserateofnoblegasesfromthesiteduringanycalendarquarteris:zE.C35Q'.+68Q.+282.0Q.j>111~.1'S1S1VORZEL41.0Q'680 Q+3100Q]>111's,1s1v(2)Iftheaveragereleaseratefromthesiteofalliodinesandradioactive materials inparticulate formwithhalf-livesgreaterthaneightdays,duringanycalendarquarter1S:58X10(QS008Qs55Qv)1 (3)Iftheamountofiodine-131 releasedduringanycalendarquarterisgreaterthan0.5Ci/reactor.

24 rl d.Anairejectoroff-gasmonitorshallbeoperating andsettoalarmandtoinitiatetheautomatic closureofthewastegasdischarge valvepriortoexceeding thelimitsspecified in2.4.3.aabove.Theoperability ofeachautomatic isola-tionvalveinthegaseousradwastedischarge lineshallbedemonstrated quarterly.

Ifnoairejectoroff-gasmonitorisoperating, shutdownshallbeinitiated sothatthereactorwillbeinthehotshutdowncondition within10hours.Ifthereleaseratefromthesiteofnoblegasesfromthemaincondenser vacuumsystemis:ZEig'1.8Q'is+3.4Qis+149.0Qiv]>11OR~EiyL210Q'is+350Qis+142oQiv~'1foraperiodofgreaterthan48hours,'he LicenseeshallnotifytheCommission inwri,tingwithin10days,identify-ingthecausesofactivity.

Thereportshouldincludetheflowrateoftheoff-gasfromthemaincondenser vacuumsystem,andtheactivitymeasureddownstream ofthemaincondenser vacuumsystempriortoholdup,andatapointup-streamofthepointofrelease.g.Thedrywe11shallbepurgedthroughthestandbyGasTreat-mentSystemuntilSpecification 2.4.3a(1)and2.4.3a(2)canbemetusingnormalcontainment purgesystems.h.Ahydrogenmonitorintheoff-gaslinedownstream oftherecombiners shallbeoperable.

duringpoweroperation.

Ifthehydrogenconcentration reachesanalarmsetpointoffourpercentbyvolume,recombiner sectionoftheOff-GasSystemshallbeisolated.

llhenever thehydrogenmonitorisinoperable duringpoweroperation, grabsamplesshallbetakenandanalyzedfor.hydrogenconcentration eachshift.Calibration ofthemonitoring systemshallbeperformed weekly.25 I'I4 2.4.4SPECIFICATIONS FORGASEOUS'LSASTESAMPLINGANDMONITORING a.Plantrecordsshallbemaintained andreportsofthesamplingandanalysisresultsshallbesubmitted inaccordance withSection5.6.1oftheseSpecifications.

Estimates ofthesamplingandanalytical errorassociated witheachreportedvalueshouldbeincluded.

TheflowrateofGaseousreleasestotheenvironment shallbemeasuredandrecorded.

Grossradioactivity shallbecontinuously monitoredexceptasnotedinSpecification 2.4.4.cbelow.wheneverthesemonitorsareinoperable, grabsamplesshallbetakenandanalyzeddailyforgrossradioactivity.

Ifthesemonitorsareinoperable formorethansevendays,thesereleasesshallbeterminated.

C.d.An-isotopic analysisshallbemadeofarepresentative sampleofgaseousactivitydownstream ofthesteamjetairejectorsandatthe,stacksamplepoint:(1)at,leastmonthly(2)following eachrefueloutagewithinoneweekofattaining steadystatepower(3)iftheoffgasmonitorsindicateanincreaseofgreaterthan50!inthesteadystatefissiongasreleaseafterfactoring outincreases duetopowerchanges.Allwastegaseffluentmonitorsshallbecalibrated atleastquarterly bymeansofaknownradioactive sourcewhichhasbeencalibrated toaNationalBureauofStandards source.Eachmonitorshallhaveaninstrument channeltestatleastweeklyandasensorcheckatleastdaily.e.Samplingandanalysisofradioactive materialingaseouswaste,particulate form,andradioiodine shallbeperformed inaccor-dancewithTable2.4-3.I 1sl=

TABLE2.4-3RADIOACTIVE GASEOUSPJASTESAMPLINGANDANALYSISGaseousSourceA.DrywellAtmosphere SamplingFreuencEachPurgeTypeofActivitAnalsis:PrincialGammaEmittersDetectabl eConcentratjqqs uCi/ml<'>38.Environmental ReleasePointsMonthly(GasSamples)(2)Weekly(Charcoal Samle4PrincialGammaEmittersH-3I-13110-61O-12Meekly(Particulates)(4)

Principal GammaEmittersatleastforBa-La-140 I-13110(}uarterly Composite (5)(Particulates)

Sr-89Grosse1O-11

'I NOTESFORTABLE2.4-3l.Thedetectability limitsforactivityanalysisarebasedontechnical feasibility andonthepotential significance intheenvironment ofthequantities released.

Forsomenuclides, lowerdetection limitsmaybereadilyachievable andwhennuclidesaremeasuredbelowthestatedlimits,theyshouldalsobereported.

2.Gammaanalysesshallalsobeperformed following eachrefueling, startup,orsimilaroperational occurrence whichcouldalterthemixtureofradionuclides.

3.Forcertainmixturesofgammaemitters, itmaynotbe'possible tomeasureradionuclides atlevelsneartheirsensitivity limitswhenothernuclidesarepresentinthesampleatmuchhigherlevels.Underthesecircumstances

'itwillbemoreappropriate tocalculate thelevelsofsuchradionuclid susingobservedratioswiththoseradionuclides whicharemeasurable.

4.Whentheaveragedailygrossradioactivity releaserateexceedsthatgivenin2.4.3.c(1) orwherethesteadystategrossradioactivity releaserateincreases by50Koverthepreviouscorresponding powerlevelsteadystatereleaserate,theiodineandparticulate collection deviceshallbere-movedandanalyzedtodetermine thechangeiniodine-131 andparticulate releaserate.Theanalysisshallbedonedailyfollowing suchchangeuntilitisshownthatapatternexistswhichcanbeusedtopredictthereleaserate;afterwhichitmayreverttoweeklysamplingfrequency.

5.Toberepresentative oftheaveragequantities andconcentrations ofradioactive materials inpar-ticulateformreleasedingaseouseffluents, samplesshouldbecollected inproportion totherateofflowoftheeffluentstream.

I BASESFORGASEOUSHASTESPECIFICATIONS Thereleaseofradioactive materials ingaseouswasteeffluents tounrestricted areasshallnotexceedtheconcentration limitsspec-ifiedin10CFRPart20,andshouldbea'slowasreasonably ach-ievableinaccordance withtherequirements of10CFRPart,50.36.TheseSpecifications providereasonable assurance thattheresulting annualairdosefromthesiteduetogammaradiation willnotexceed10mrad,andanannualairdosefromthesiteduetobetaradiation willnotexceed20mradfromnoblegases,andthattheannualdose-toanyorganofanindividual fromiodinesandparticulates willnotexceed15mrempersite.AtthesametimetheseSpecifications permittheflexibility ofoperation, compatible withconsiderations ofhealthandsafety,toassurethatthepublicisprovidedwithadependable sourceofpowerunderunusualoperating conditionswhichmaytemporarily resultinreleaseshigherthanthedesignobjective levelsbutstillwithinthe'concentration limitsspec-ifiedin10CFRPart20.Itisexpectedthatusingthisopera-tionalflexibility underunusualoperating conditions,andbyexert-ingeveryefforttokeeplevelsofradioactive materialingaseous~wasteeffluents aslowasreasonable achievable, theannualreleaseswillnotexceedasmallfractionoftheconcentration limitsspecified in10CFRPart20.Theseeffortsshouldincludeconsideration ofmeteorological conditions duringreleases.

Thereisareduction factorof243bywhichthe.maximumpermissible concentration ofradioactive iodineinairshouldbereducedtoallowforthegrass-cow-milk pathway.Thisfactorhasbeenderivedforradioactive iodine,takingintoaccountthemilkpathway.Ithasbeenappliedtoradionuclides ofiodineandtoallradionuclides inparticulate formwithahalf-life grea'terthaneightdays'hefactorisnotappropriate foriodinewheremilkisnotapathwayofexposure, orfortheotherradionuclides.

Thedesignobjectives havebeendeveloped basedonoperation experi-encetakingintoaccountacombination ofsystemvariables including defective fuel,primarysystemleakage,andtheperformance ofthevariouswastetreatment systems.TheSpecification 2.4.3.a(l) dosecalculations havebeenmadeforthecriticalsector.Thesecalculations considersitemeteorology, buoyancycharacteristics, andradionuclide contentoftheeffluentfromNineNilePointUnit1andfromtheFitzPatrick'lant.

tieteo-rological calculations foroffsitelocations wereperformed, andthemostcriticalonewasselectedtosetthereleaserate.Thecontrolling distanceis1900meterstotheeastof'inet<ilePointUnitl.*29

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BASESFORGASEOUSHASTESPECIFICATIONS (Cont'd.)

Thegammadosecontribution wasdetermined usingtheequation7.63inSeciion7-5.2.5of~lieteorolo andAtomicEner~-1968.Thereleasesfromventsareconsidered tobegroundlevelreleaseswh'ichcouldresultinabetadosefromcloudsubmersion.

Thebeta'dose contribution wasdetermined usingEquation7.21,asdescribed inSection7-4.1ofIieteorolo andAtoniic~ner<iy-1968.Thebetadosecontribution wasdetermined onthebasisofaninfinitecloudpassagewithsemi-infinite geometry.

foragoundlevelrelease(sub-mersiondose).Thebetaandgammacomponents ofthegrossradio-activityingaseouseffluents werecombinedtodetermine theallow-ablecontinuous releaserate.Basedonthesecalculations, acon-tinuousreleaserateofgrossradioactivity fromthesiteintheamountspecified in2.4.3.a(l) willnotresultinoffsiteannualdosesabovebackground'n excessofthelimitsspecified in10CFRPart20.Theaveragegammaandbetaenergyperdisintegration usedintheequationofSpecification 2.4.3.a(l) willbebasedontheaveragecomposition ofgasesdetermined fromtheplantstackexhausts.

Theaverageenergyperbetaorgammadisintegration forthoseradioisotopes determined tobepresentfromtheisotopicanalysesaregiveninTable2.4-3.Whereisotopes, areidentified, thatarenotlistedinTable2.4-3,thegammaenergiesaredetermined

.fromTableofIsotopes, C.M.Lederer,J.M.Hollander, andI.Perlman,.Sixth Edition,1967andthebetaenergyshallbeasgiveninUSNRDL-TR-802,II.SectraofIndividual NeatronEmitters(BetaSpectra),

0.Hogan,P.E;ZigmanandJ.L.Macklin.ForSpecification 2.4.3.a(2),

dosecalculations have,beenmadeforthecriticalsectorsandcriticalpathwaysforallradioiodines andradioactive materialinparticulate formwithhalf.-lives greaterthaneightdays.Thecalculations considersitemeteorology.

forthesereleases.

Forradioiodines andradioactive materials inparticulate formwithhalf-lives greaterthaneightdays,thecriticallocationforgroundreleasesistheeast.sectoratadistanceof990metersfromtheFitzPatrick PlantventwheretheX/Qis1.6X106sec/m3forthedoseduetoinhalation.

Thecriticallocationforelevatedreleasesistheeastsectoratadistanceof1900metersfromtheNineMile'ointUnit1stackwheretheX/Qis1.9X10sec/m3forthedose,duetoinhalation.

ThenearestmilkcowislocatedintheNineMilePointUgit1Sl)sectoratadistanceot'250meterswheretheX/0is84X1'ec/mforgroundreleases(FitzPatricl:

vent),and1.2X10sec/mforNineliilePointUnit1elevatedreleases.

Thegrass-cow-milk-child thyroidchainiscontrolling.

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MSESFORGASEOUSMSTESPECIFICATIONS (Cont'd.)

Theassumptions usedforthesecalculations are:(1)onsitemeteorological dataforthemostcritical22.5degreesector;(2)creditforbuildingwake;and(3)areconcentration factorof243andagrazingfactorof0.41wereappliedforpossibleecological chaineffectsfromradioactive iodineandparticulate releaseswhereapplicable.

Specification 2.4.3.bestablishes uppersitelevelsforthereleasesofnoblegases,iodinesandparticulates withhalf-lives greaterthaneightdays,and~odine-131 attwicethedesignobjective annualquantityduringanycalendarquarter,orfourtimesthedesignobjective annualquantityduringanyperiodof12consecu-tivemonths.TheintentofthisSpecification istopermitthelicenseetheflexibility ofoperation toassurethatthepublicisprovidedadependable sourceofpowerunderunusualoperation con-ditionswhichmaytemporarily resultinhigherreleasesthantheobjectives.

Inaddition'o thelimitingconditions foroperation ofSpecifica-tions2.4.3.aand2.4.3.b,thereporting requirements of2.4.3.cdelineate thatthecausebeidentified wheneverthereleaseofgas-eouseffluents exceedsone-halfthedesignobjective annualquantityduringanycalendarquarter,anddescribetheproposedprogramofactiontoreducesuchreleaseratestothedesignobjectives.

'pecification 2.4.3.dand2.4.3.eareinaccordance withDesignCriterion 64.Specification 2.4.3.fistomonitortheperformance ofthecore.Asuddenincreaseintheactivitylevelsofgaseousreleasesmaybetheresultofdefective fuel.Sincecoreperformance isofutmostimportance intheresulting dosesfromaccidents, areportmustbefiledwithin10daysfollowing thespecified increaseingaseousradioactive

releases, Specification 2.4.3.grequiresthattheprimarycontainmentatmos-pherereceivetreatment fortheremovalofgaseousiodineandpar-ticulates priortoitsrelease.Specification 2.4.3.hrequiresthathydrogenconcentration inthesystemshallbemonitored atalltimes.31 IE BASESFORGASEOUSWASTESPECIFICATIONS (Cont'd.)

Thesamplingandmonitoring requirements'iven underSpecification 2,4.4provideassurance thatradioactive materials releasedingaseouswasteeffluents areproperlycontrolled andmonitored inconformance wi.ththerequirements ofDesignCriteria60and64.Theserequirements providethedataforthelicenseeandtheCommission toevaluatetheplant'sperformance relativetoradio-activewastesreleasedtotheenvironment.

Reportson'hequantities~ofradioactive materials releasedingaseouseffluents arefurnished totheCommission inconformance with10CFR50.36(a)(2) onasemi-annual,basis.Dataissummarized onaquarterly basisintheannualEnvironmental"Operating Reportandinconformance withRegulatory Guide1.21.Onthebasisofsuchreportsandanyadditional informa-tiontheCommission mayobtainfromthelicenseeorothers,theGommission mayfromtimetotimerequirethelicenseetotakesuchactionastheCommission deemsappropriate.

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02.4.5SPECIFICATIONS FORSOLIDWASTENANDLINGANDDISPOSALb.tieasurements shallbemadetodetermine orestimatethe.totalcuriequantityandprincipal radionuclide composition ofallradioactive solidwaste,shippedoffsite.Solidwastesinstorageandpreparatory toshipmentshallbemonitored andpackagedtoassurecompliance with10CFRPart,20,'l0CFRPart71,and49CFRParts171-178.C.Reportsoftheradioactive solidwasteshipments, volumes,principle radionuclides, andtotalcuriequantity,shallbesubmitted in'accordance withSection5.6.1.b.BASESTherequirements forsolidradioactive wastehandlinganddis-posalgivenunderSpecification 2.4.5provideassurance thatsolidradioactive materials storedattheplantandshippedoff-siteareproperlycontrolled, monitored, andpackagedincon-formance.with10CFRPart20,10CFRPart71,and49CFRParts171-178.Theserequirements providethedataforthelicenseeandtheCommission toevaluatethehandlingandstoragefacili-tiesforsolidradwaste, andtoevaluatetheenvironmental im-'actofoffsiteshipmentandstorage.Reportsonthequantities andamountsoftheradionuclides, andvolumesoftheshipments, shallbefurnished totheCommission according toSection5.6.1oftheseTechnical Specifications.

Onthebasisofsuchreportsandanyadditional information theCommission mayobtainfrom.thelicenseeorothers,theCommission mayfromtimetotimerequirethelicenseetotakesuchactionastheCommission deemsappropriate.

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3.03.1ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEILLANCE Nonradiological Surveillance Periodicevaluation ofthefindingsofthesurveillance program(Section5.6.la-AnnualEnvironmental Operating Report)willprovidethebasisformodification oftheprogramtoinsurethatthesurveillance effortissufficient andjustified whencomparedtocurrentassessment oftheeffectthatplantopera-tionishavingontheenvironment.

Majornonradiological enviro'nmental surveyshavebeenconducted beginning in1972.In1975thedataobtainedfromthesurveyswasusedtodemonstrate noharmtothewaterbodyfromNinet'aileUnit1.Thedemonstration document,was submitted totheEnviron-mentalProtection AgencyinDecember1975undertheprovisions ofparagraph 316(a)FederalMaterPollutant ControlActAmendments of1972.Basedonthesubstantial documentation ofnoharmtothewaterbodyNiagaraMohawkhasestablished aprogramtoprovideformonitor-ingofnonradiological environmental parameters inorderto,insure earlydiscovery ofadverselongrangeenvironmental trends.34

Abiotica.Aquatic(1)ChemicalDischarges OBJECTIVE Theobjective ofthesesurveysistomeasureanddocu-mentwaterqualityconditions andchemicalcharacter-isticsinthevicinityofthesiteandtoprovidedataonthosefactorswhicharerelatedtoplantoperation.

SPECIFICATION

'i)aterequalitysamplesshallbecollected asprescribed byTable3.1-1atthelocationindicated onFigure3.1-1.totheextentweatherpermits.Thesampleshallbeanalyzedfor:1.Dissolved Oxygen2.Temperature 3.pH4.TotalSolids5.TotalSuspended Solids6.TotalPhosphorus 7.Calcium8.Sodium9.SulfateREPORTING REUIREYiENTS Theresultsoftheyear'sdataasspecified aboveshallbereportedintheannualreport.(Seereportingrequirements 5.6.la).HASES(Refersection2.3)Resultsofdataanalysiswillindicateoverallwaterqualityintheplantvicinity.

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(2)Dissolved GasesNotrequired.

BASESSamplingfordissolved oxygenisprescribed inSection3.1.1a(1)

.(3)ThermalMeasurements Notrequired.

BASESThermalplumestudiesperformed during1970through1975havethoroughly characterized thedispersion andextentoftheNineMilePointUnit1thermalplumeundervaryingmeteorological conditions.

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3.l.l.a(Cont'd.)b.Terrestrial(1)SoilChemistry NOTAPPLICABLE (2)Groundwater HOTAPPLICABLE 37 I

3.1.1.b(Cont'd.)

(3)Meteorologicalt1onitoringOBJECTIVE Theobjective ofmeteorological monitoring istoadequately measureanddocumentmeteorological conditions atthesite.SPECIFICATION Themeteorological monitoring systemshallmeasurepara-meterssasprescribed byTable3.1-2toprovidedatathatisrepresentative ofatmospheric conditions thatexistatallgaseouseffluentreleasepoints.REPORTING REUIREHEHTS Meteorological datashallbecompiledforquarterly periodsinaformatconsistent withTable3.13.Summaries ofdataandobservations shallbeavailable totheNuclearRegulatory Commission uponrequest.Datashallbereportedinconjuncti(

withtheSemi-Annual Radiological ReleasesReportasspecific<

inSection5.6.1.b.Iftheoutagetimeofanyoftherequiredmeteorological instruments exceedssevenconsecutive days,thetotaloutagetimeanddatesofoutage,thecauseoftheoutage,andtheinstrument(s) involvedshallbereportedwithin30daysoftheinitialtimeoftheoutagetotheNuclearRegulatory Commission, Directorate ofLicensing.

Modifications tothemeteorological monitoring programasdescribed aboveshallhavethewrittenapprovaloftheNuclearRegulatory Commission, Directorate ofLicensing, priortoinitiation ofthemodification.

BASESThecollection ofmeteorological dataattheplantsitewillprovideinformation whichmaPbeusedtodevelopatmospheric diffusion parameters toestimatepotential radiation dosestothepublicresulting fromactualroutineoraccidental releasesofradioactive materials tothe'atmosphere.

Ameteorological datacollection programasdescribed aboveisnecessary tomeettherequirements ofsub-paragraph 50.36a(a)(2)of10CFRPart50,Appendi.x.E of10CFRPart50,and10CFRPart51.38 1

TAI3LE3.1-2meteorological t1easurements Parameter Instrument

~hccuracWinddirection WindspeedTemperature (Twolevels)+5'(instaneous values)+0.5mph(timeaveragevalues)+0.5C(timeaveragevalues)+0.1C(averagetemperature differences~

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TABLE3.1-3HOURSATEACHWINDSPEEDANDDIRECTION PERIODOFRECORD:STABILITY CLASS:ELEVATION:

WindSpeedmphat10mLevelWindDirection 1-38-1213-1819-24>24TOTALNNENEENEESESESSESSWSWWSWWNWVARIABLETotalPeriodsofcalm(hours):Hoursofmissingdata:aInthetable,recordthetotalnumberofhoursofeachcategoryofwinddirection foreachcalendarquarter.Providesimilartablesseparately foreachatmospheric stability classandelevation.

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Biotica.AquaticGeneralEcological, SurveyOBJECTIVE Tomonitoreffectsofplantoperation withrespecttoselectedecological parameters.

SPECIFICATION Fieldsamplingshallbeperformed asdescribed belowtotheextentweatherpermits.Table3.1-1summarizes thecompletelakemonitoring program.Samplinglocations andtypeofsamplingshallbeinaccordance withFigure3.1-1.(i)PhtolanktonandZoolanktonPhytoplankton samplesshallbecollected asprescribed byTable3.1-1fromapproximately one-halfmeterbelowthesurfaceatthefoursamplinglocations shownonFigure3.1-1.Zooplankton samplesshallbecollected asprescribed byTable3.1-1byobliquetowsatthephytoplankton samplinglocations.

Relativephytoplankton densityshallbedetermined fordiatoms,andgreenandblue-green algaepresent.Thedensityoftotalphytoplank-tonanddominantorganisms sha.llbere'ported.

Densityinnumberspercubicmetershallbedetermined formajorzoo-planktontaxaanddominantspecies'~hhIchthyoplankton sampling(sampling forfisheggsandlarvae)shallbeconducted atthestationsshownonFigure3.1-1.Collections willbemadeat20and40-feetdepthsatthefourtransects atsurfaceandbottom.Sampleswillalsobecollected atthenearshore locationofeachtransect(approx-imately10-footdepth).Samplesshallbecollected asprescribed'y Table3.1-1withmeterednets.Fisheggsandlarvaesampleswillbeenumerated andspeciate'd insofaraspossible.

Densityinnumbersper'ubicmetershallbedetermined formajortaxa.

1I 3.1.2.a(1)

(Cont'd.)

REPORTING REUIREf1ENTS Attheendofeachyearofstudy,theresultsfromtheGeneralEcological Surveysshallbesummarized inareportandsubmitted inaccordance withSection5.6.1.BASESTheinformation outlinedintheSpecification willprovidedataforinterpetative analysisofthesituation existingintheaquaticecosystem ofLakeOntariointheNineNilePointarea.Theinformation collected through1976hasprovideddatafordetermining theimpactoftheoperation ofNineNileUnit1andtheFitzPatrick Plantontheaquaticenvironment.

Thecontinuing surveyswillprovidedatatomonitortheimpactofthecombinedoperations ofthesePlantsontheaquaticenvironment.

Specifications forfutureGeneralEcological Surveillance atthissitewillbebaseduponevaluations ofthesedata.(ii)Benthos'Samplesofthemacroinvertebrate benthiccommunity, shallbecollected asprescribed inTable3.1-1ateachofthefoursamplinglocations showninFigure3.1-1~Resultsshallbereportedintermsof.numbers'oforganisms bymajortaxonanddominantspeciesperunitareaofthesubstrate sampled.Asprescribed byTable3.1-1,adultandjuvenilefishshallbecollected bimonthly bygillnets.Bottomgillnetsshallbesetatthe40ft.depthatall'fourtransects.

Replicate daysampleswillbetakenatallstationsasindicated onFigure3.1-1.Thenumberofindividuals ofeachspeciescollected shallberecorded.

Secondary analysisoffishbyspeciesforeachcollection willincludelength,weightandsex.Onlyarandomsampleoffortyfishperspecieswillbeanalyzedfromcollections withmorethan40fishofaspecies.

l~I 3.1.2.a(Cont'd.)

(2)Impingement ofOrganisms OBJECTIVE Toestimatethenumberandweightandtodetermine thespeciesoffishimpingedonthetraveling screensintheintakescreenwell duringvariousseasons.SPECIFICATION Thespeciesandnumbersoffishremovedfromthetravel-ingscreensduringa24-hourperiodshallberecordedmonthly.0'uringthemonthsofpossiblehigherrates(MarchthroughJune),24-hoursamplesshallbecollected onceperweek.Allfishcollected willbesepar'ated byspecies.Aran-domsampleof40fishperspecieswillbeanalyzedforlengthandweightfromcollections withmorethan40fishofaspecies.Baseduponthemeanweightofindividuals ofeachspecies,anestimateofthenumberoffishby.specieswillbecal-culated.Intheeventoflargecollections, subsampling duringthe24-hourcollection willbesatisfactory andes-timatesofthenumberoffishofeachspeciesimpingedcanbebasedonvolume.Whenthenumberoffishcollected duringa24-hourperiodexceeds20,000,samplingshallbecontinued untilthenumberoffishdiminishtolessthan20,000ina24-hourperiod.REPORTING REUIREMENTS Areportofimpingement samplingresultsshallbeincludedintheAnnualEnvironmental Operating Report,submitted totheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice,inaccordance withSection5.6.1.Ifthenumberoffishcollected duringa24-hourperiodexceeds20,000,notifications shallbemadetotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOfficeinaccordance withSection5.6.2.a.(1)

"PromptReport".Intheeventthatnumbersoffishinexcessof20,000/24 hoursarecollect'ed forconsecutive days,"PromptReport"notifications willbemadewhenthenumberfirstexceeds20,000/24 hoursand.whenthenumberfallsbelow20,000/24 hoursfollowedbyasingle"10day"report.BASESTheprogramdescribed intheSpecification willmonitorthemagnitude offishimpingement attheNinefiilePointsite.Entrainment of.Plankton, FishEggs,andLarvaeNotapplicable.

TI TABLE5.3RESPONSIBILITIES ANDAUTHORITY FORENVIRONMENTAL REVIEMORGANIZATION Site0erationsReviewCommittee SafetReviewandAuditBoardVicePresident-Engineering VicePresident-Electric 0erationsRESPONSIBILITIES Reviewresultsofenvironmental monitoring programspriortosub-mittalineachannualenviron-mentaloperating report.-ThefunctionoftheVicePresident Engineering andtheVicePresident ElectricOperations areidentical forenvironmental matterswiththosedescribed forsafetyintheTechnical Specifications ofAppendixA.Reviewproposedchangestotheen-vironmental technicalspecificationsandtheevaluated impactofthechange.Reviewproposedenvironmental technical specification changesorlicenseamendments.

Submitana'lysis totheVicePresident-Engineering andVicePresident-ElectricOperations forthesub-mittaltotheNRC-Reviewproposedchangesormodifi-cationstothestationsystemsorequipment andtheevaluated impactwhichwouldrequireachangeintheprocedures orwhichwouldaffecttheevaluation ofthestation's environ-mentalimpact.Reviewtheenvironmental technical specification development withthesafetytechnical specifications toavoidconflicts andforconsistency.

Reviewallproposedprocedures orchangeswhichasdetermined bythestationSuperintendent mayaffectthestation's environmental impact.

I TABLE5.3Cont'd.)Site0erationsReviewCornnittee SafetReviewandAuditBoardVicePresident-Engineering VicePresident-Electric 0eratiossInvestigate allreportedviolations ofenvironmental technical specifica-tions.Mheretheinvestigation indicates, prepareandforwardare-portcoveringtheirevaluation andrecommendation topreventrecurrence, toheGeneralSuperintendent NuclearGeneration, andtheChairmanoftheSafetyReviewandAuditBoard.AUTHORITY Reviewviolations ofenvironmental technical specifications andsub-mitananalysistotheVicePres-ident-Engineering andtheVicePresident-Electric Operations.

'dvisorytotheGeneralSuperintendent NuclearGeneration Haketentative determinations astowhetherornotproposals submitted tothecommittee involveachangeinthestation's environmental impact.Thisdetermination subjecttoreviewbytheSafetyReviewandAudit.Board.TheBoardshallreporttoandadvisetheVicePresident-Engineering andtheVicePresident-Electric Operations inallmattersrelatingtoenvironmental impact.RECOROSSeparateminutesshallbekeptofallmeetingsoftheSORCwhenconvenedforreviewofenvironmental matters.CopiesshallbesenttotheGeneralSuperintendent Nuclear.Generation andtotheChairmanoftheSafetyReviewandAuditBoard.

Site0erationsReviewCommittee MEtIBERSHIPThemembership oftheSiteOperations ReviewCommittee andtheSafetyReviewandAuditBoardshallbeasshownin6.2-2ofAppendixA.MEETINGFREQUENCY, QUORUMThemeetingfrequency andquorumrequirements shallbeidentical withthoselistedinFigure6.1.4ofAppendixA.TABLE5.3Cont'd.SafetReviewandAuditBoardVicePresident-Engineering VicePresident-Electric 0erations

5.65.6.1RoutineReortsa~AnnualEnvironmental Operating ReportPARTA:Nonradiological ReportAreportontheenvironmental surveillance programsfortheprevious12monthsofoperation shallbesubmitted totheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice(withacopytotheDirector, OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation) asa.separate documentwithin6monthsafterJanuary1ofeachyear.Thereportshallincludesummaries ofthenonradiological environmental surveillance activities (Section3)forthe'report period.Ifharmfuleffectsorevidenceofdamagearedetectedbythemonitoring, thelicenseeshallprovideananalysisoftheproblemanda.'proposed courseofactiontoalleviate theproblem.PARTB:Radiological ReportAreportontheradiological environmental surveillance pro-gramsfortheprevious12monthsofoperation shallbesub-mitteddtotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice(withacopytotheDirector, OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation) asaseparatedocumentwithin6monthsafterJanuary1ofeachyear.Thereportsshallincludesummaries oftheradiological environmental surveillance activities forthereportperiod.Thereportsshallalsoincludetheresultsoflandusecensusesrequiredbythespecifications.

Ifharmfuleffectsorevidenceofirreversible damagearede-tectedbythemonitoring, thelicenseeshallprovideananalysisoftheproblemandaproposedcourseofactiontoalleviate theproblem.58 0ytli b.6.1(Cant'd.)

~Resultsofallradiological environmental samplestakenshallbesummarized andtabulated onanannualbasisintheformatofTable5.6.Intheevent'thatsomeresultsarenotavailable withinthe6monthsperiod,there-portshallbesubmitted notingandexplaining thereasonsforthemissingresults.Themissingdatashallbesub-mittedassoonaspossibleinasupplementary report.b.Radioactive EffluentReleaseReort5.6.2Areportontheradioactive discharges releasedfromthe'i.teduringtheprevious6monthsofoperation shallbesubmitted totheDirectoroftheNRC,Regional Office(withacopytotheDirector,.Office ofNuclearReactorRegula-tion)within60daysafterJanuary1andJuly1ofeachyear.Thereportshallincludeasummaryofthequan-titiesofradioactive liquidandgaseouseffluents andsolidwastereleasedfromtheplant.Thereportshallincludeasummaryofthemeteorological conditions concurrent withthereleaseofgaseouseffluents duringeachquarterasprescribed inSection3.1.1(b)(3).

Nonroutine Reortsa~Nonroutine Environmental Operating ReportsAreportshallbesubmitted intheeventthat(a)alimit-ingcondition foroperation isexceeded(asspecified inSection2,"Limiting Conditions'or Operation"

)or(b)areportlevelorspecification isreached(asspecified inSection3,"Environmental Surveillance"

).Reportsshallbesubmitted underoneofthereportschedules described below:59 K

0'5.6.2(Cont'd.)

b;(1)~Promt~Reort.Thoseeventsrequiring promptreports"shallbereportedwithin24hoursbytelephone, telegraph, orfacsimile transmission totheDirectoroftheNRCRe-gionalOfficeandwithin10daysbyawrittenreporttotheDirectoroftheRegionalNRCOffice(withacopytotheDirector, OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation).

(2)~30-Da~Reort.Thoseeventsnotrequiring promptre-portsshallbereportedwithin30daysbyawrittenreporttotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice(withacopytotheDirector, OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation).

Reportsconcerning unusualorimportant eventsshallbereportedonthepromptschedule.

l<ritten10-dayand30-dayreportsand,totheextentpos-sible,thepreliminary telephone, telegraph, orfacsimile reportsshall(a)describe, analyze,andevaluatetheoccurrence, including extentandmagnitude oftheimpact,(b)describethecauseoftheoccurrence and,(c)indicatethecorrective action(including anysignificant changesmadeinprocedures) takentoprecluderepetition oftheoccurrence andtopreventsimilaroccurrences involving similarcomponents orsystems.Nonroutine Radiological Environmental Operating ReportsIfaconfirmed measuredlevelofradioactivity inanyenvironmental mediumexceedstentimesthecontrolvalue,awrittenreportshallbesubmittedtotheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice(withacopytotheDirector, OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation) within10daysafterconfirmation.*

Thisreportshallincludeanevaluation ofanyreleaseconditions, environmental factors,orotheraspectsnecessary toexplaintheanomalous result.*Aconfirmatory reanalysis oftheoriginal, aduplicate, oranewsamplemaybedesirable, asappropriate.

Theresultsoftheconfirmatory analysisshallbecompleted attheearliesttimeconsistent'ith theanalysis,but inanycasewithin30days.60 I

FacilityNineYiilePointUnit1~EiRTABLE5.6DocketNo.50-220Averagequarterly Results(specifyradionuclide orentity)Medium/Sample Locationquarter1quarter2quarter3quarter4AIRBORNEParticulate 1)2)Iodine1)2)Soil1)2)DIRECT1)2)l/ATERBORNE Surface1)2)GroundDrinking I

~AUATICSediment1)2)BenthicOrganisms 1)2)Plants1)2)INGESTION Hi1k1)2)FishandShellfish 1)2)HeatandPoultry1)2)OTHERB.Evaluation TABLE5.6(cont.)(includeasumMIaryevaluation oftheresultsfromthemonitoring program).

NOTESFORTABLE5.61)Specifylocationanditsdistanceanddirection fromthefacility, andindicatewhichisusedforbackground.

2)Usethefollowing units;directradiation, mrem/quarter; particulate.

pCi/m,iodine,waterandmilk,pCi/1,sediment, andvegetation, pCi/gmdry.

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.5.6.2(Contd.)C.l<onroutine Radioactive EffluentReportsIfthequantityofradioactive materialreleasedineffluents tounrestricted areasduringanycalendarquarterissuchthattheresulting radiation exposureorcumulative ac-tivityreleaseexceedsone-halfthedesignobjective annualexposurederivedpursuanttoAppendixI10CFRPart50,asstatedintheObjective ofSection2.4,thelicenseeshallmakeaninvestigation toidentifythecausesofsuchreleasesanddefineandinitiateaprogramofactiontoreducesuchreleasestothedesignobjective levels.Awrittenreportoftheseactionsshallbesubmitted totheDirectoroftheNRCRegionalOffice-(withacopytotheDirector, OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation) within30daysfromtheendofthe.quarterduringwhichthere-'easeoccurred.

Thereleaselevelsatwhichsuchare-portisrequiredaregiveninSpecifications 2.4.l..h'nd2.4.3.cforliquidandgaseousreleases, respectively.

Inaddition, Specification 2.4.3.fgivescondition underwhichareportisrequiredwithin10days...

~)I Executive VicePresident Enineering, Operations andEmployeeRelations (NMPC)ChiefEngineerPASNYIVicePresident

-Engineering (NMPC)V'c~Prsid~-E~g~~~gtl<iPCIISAFETYREVIEll5AUDITBOARDSITEOPERATIONS REVIEWCOMMITTEE StaffTechnical Assistance OtherConsultantsAsRequiredStaffEngineeror'Manager-ChmGeneralSuperintendent NuclearGeneration StaffEngineerNuclearStaffEngineerMech.orElectrical StaffEngineer-Environmental Consultant*

PASNYPrincipal NuclearEngineerPASNYProjectEngineerGeneralSuperintendent NuclearGen.Chm.PlantSuperintendent--

FitzPatrick PlantStationSuperintendent

-NineMilePointUnit1ResultsSupervisor ReactorAnalystSupervisor Radiochemistry andRadiation Protector Supervisor Instrument 5ControlSupervisor Maintenance Supervisor PASNYResidentManager*Atleastonetechnical memberfromoutsideNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation organization forthefirstfewyearsofStationOperation FIGURE5.3SAFETYORGANIZATION NINENILEPOINT-JAMESA.FITZPATRICK SITE I

5.3.2Theresponsibi1 itiesandauthoritieoftheenvironmental reviewandauditunitsareshowninTable5.3.5.4ActiontobeTakenifaLimitinCondition for0erationisExceeded5.4.1Remedialactionaspermitted bythetechnical specification shallbetakenuntilthecondition canbemet.5,4.25~4..3Exceeding alimitingcondition foroperation shallbeinves-tigatedbytheSiteOperation ReviewComIiittee.

Areportforeachoccurrence shallbepreparedinaccordance withoneoftheschedules specified.

inSection5.6.2orasrequiredbytheparticular specification involved.

5.5Procedures Detailedwrittenprocedures, including applicable check-listsandinstructions, shallbepreparedandfollowedforallactivities involvedincarryingouttheenvironmental technical specifications.

Procedures shallincludesam'-pling,datarecording andstorage,instrument calibration, measurements andanalyses, andactionstobetakenwhenlimitsareapproached orexce'eded.

Testingfrequency ofanyalarmsshallbeincluded.

Thesefrequencies shallbedetermined fromexperience withsimilarinstruments insimilarenvironments andfrommanufacturers'echnical manuals.

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,3.1.2.b(Cont'd.)

b.Terrestrial NOTAPPLICABLE l'

TABLE3.1-1FREQUENCY OFSAYiPLING FORECOLOGICAL SURVEYINTHENINENILEPOINTAREAOFLAVAGEONTARIOSurveGrouA.Materequality~FeeuencBimonthly PeriodAprilthroughOctoberB.GeneralEcological Survey(Site)Phytoplankton andZooplankton BenthosFishGillNettingIchthyoplankton Bimonthly Bimonthly Bimonthly MonthlyAprilthroughOctober.AprilthroughOctoberAprilthroughOctoberAprilthroughAugustC.Impingement ofOrganisms Collection ofImpingedFishMonthlyWeeklyJan.,Feb.,JulythroughDec.triarchthroughJuneNOTE:Bimonthly meanseveryothermonthSamplingshallnotberequiredwhenprevented byinclement weather.

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3.2Radioloica1Environmental Honitorin OBJECTIVE Anenvironmental radiological monitori'ng programshallbeconducted toevaluatetheeffectsofStationoperation ontheenvironsandtoverifytheeffectiveness ofthecontrolsonradioactive materialsources.SPECIFICATIONAnenvironmental radiological monitoring programshallbeconducted asfollows:a~b.c~Theenvironmental radiation monitoring programspecified inTable3.2shallbeconducted.

Variations fromthefrequency andlocationofsamplesarepermitted ifduetosampleun-availabilityy orseasonalconditions, Reporting requirements fortheenvironmental radiological monitoring programareoutlinedinSection5.6.Duringtheseasonsthatanimalsproducing milkforhumancon-sumptionareonpastureatlocations thatmaybesignificantly affected~

byemissions fromNinetlilePoint-l,samplesoffreshmilkshallbeobtainedmonthly.Forthoseanimalsonpastureforwhichthemilkchaindosehasbeencalculated toexceed15mrem/year, samplingshallbedoneweekly.Samplesshallbeanalyzedfortheirradioiodine content,calculated asI-131.Analysisshallbecarriedoutwithineightdays(oneI-131half-life)ofsampling, Suitableanalytical procedures shallbeusedtodetermine theradioiodine concentration toasensitivity of1.0picocuries perliterofmilkatthetimeofsampling.

Foractivitylevelsatorabove1.0picocuries perliter,countingerror(twosigmaconfidence level)oftheanalysisshallb'ewith-in+50percent.Resultsshallbereportedwithassociated calculated error,aspicocuries ofI-131perliterofmilkatthetimeofsampling'pecial attention shallbepaidtothoselocations wheremilkisproducedfordirectconsumption byhumans;e,g.,thefamilyfarm.d,Acensusshallbeconducted twiceannually, (during,thebeginning andmidpointof,thegrazingseason)todetermine thelocationofmilkanimalsinpotentially affectedareas.*Forthepurposesofthisrequirement, "Significantly affected" meansthatcal-culations, usingstandardNRCstaffassumptions, predictthatatwoyearoldchilddrinkingmilkproducedbyanimalsatthatlocationmayreceiveathyroiddoseof1mrem/year orgreater.

e TABLE3.2-1SAMPLECOLLECTION ANDANALYSISSITERADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMA.LAKEPROGRAM(1)

MEDIA1.FishSENSITIVITY ANALYSIS80.pCi/KqdryGSA,Sr5Sr2.Cladophora N/AGSA~FREUENCY2/yrinseasonLOCATIONS(

)2onsite2onsite1ofsite1offsi~3.LakeMaterN/AGSA3H~89Sr,9OSrNComp.Qtr.Comp..,(3)NOTES:(1)Programcontinued foratleastthreeyearsafterthestartupofJamesA.FitzPatrick NuclearPowerPlant.(2)Onsitesamplescollected inthevicinityofdischarges, offsitesamplescollected atadistanceofatleastfivemilesfromsite.(3)ThethreelakewatersamplestoincludeNineNilePointUnit1intakewater,James.A'.FitzPatrick intakewater,andOswegocityrawwater,

B.LANDPROGRAM(TABLE3.2-1Cont'd.SAMPLECOLLECTION ANDANALYSISSITERADIOLOGICAI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMMEDIA1.AirParticulates-2.Soil3.TLD4.Radiation Monitors5.Airborne--I6.Milk7.HumanFoodCrops.8.Heat,Poultry,EggsANALYSISGBGSAGSA,SrGammaDoseGammaDoseGSAIGSA,SrGSA,IGSAEdiblePortionsFREQUENCY MComp(4)Every3yearsQtr.NO.OFLOCATIONS Atleast.101320Atleast7Atleast104(5)7onsite7onsite14onsite7onsite7onsite(6)(6)(6)LOCATIONS 6offsite"6offsite6offsite~1offsite6offsiteNOTES:(Cont'd.)

(4)Onsitesamplescountedtogether, offsitecountedtogether, anyhighcount(greaterthanthreetimesaverageoflatestfourweeksofsamples)countedseparately.

(5)Frequency appliedonlyduringgrazingseason.(6)Samplestobecollected fromfarmswithina10-mileradiushavingthehighestpotential con-centrations ofradionuclides.

Abbreviations:

HComp.-Monthlycomposite ofweeklyorbi-weekly samplesGB-GrossbetaanalysisGSA-GammaspectralanalysisonaNaIorGeLisystem(quantitative)

A-AnnuallyW-MeeklyBM-Bi-weekly (alt'ernate wks.),H-MonthlyQtr.-Quarterly C-Continuous SA-Semiannually IV 3.2(Cont'd.)

0'fitislearnedfromthiscensusthatanimalsproducing milkforhumanconsumption arepresentatalocationwhichyieldsacalculated infantthyroiddosegreaterthanfrompreviously sampledanimals,thenewlocationshallbeaddedtothesurveillance programassoonaspracticable.

Thesamplinglocationhavingthelowestcalculated dosemaythenbedroppedfromthesurveillance programattheendofthegrazingseasonduringwhichthecensuswasconducted BASESThenumberanddistribution ofsamplinglocations andthevarioustypesofmeasurements described inTable3.2to-getherwiththepreoperational background data,willpro-videverification oftheeffectiveness ofStationeffluentcontrolandindication ofmeasurable changesintheac-tivityoftheenvironment.

Theconcentration ofI-131inmilkof2.4picocuries perliterwill.resultinadosetothethyroidofa0-2yearoldchildof15mrem/year, baseduponconsumption ofoneliterperdayfortheyear.Toassurethatnochildwill'eceiveadoseofgreaterthan15mrem/year'to thethyroid,itisnecessary toknowtheradioiodine concentration inthemilktothesensitivity givenabove,1.0pCi/liter.

Groundwatersamplingisnotrequiredbecausegroundwaterinthevicinityofthestationflowsnorthtothelake,awayfromanynearbywells.50 VI SPECIALSURYEILLANCE ANDSTUDYACTIYITIES NOTAPPLICABLE II 05.0Administrative ControlsOBJECTIVE 5.1Administrative controlsforimplementation ofth'eEnvironmental Technical Specifications arethemeansbywhichenvironmental protection issubjecttoStationmanagement controlandindepen-dentreviewandaudit.ThesemeasuresensurethattheEnviron-mentalTechnical Specifications willbeproperlyimplemented.

Resonsibilit 5.1.1Theresponsibili tiesoftheGeneralSuperintendent-Nuclear

.Generation asprescribed inparagraph 6.1.1AppendixAshallincludethecontinuing protection oftheenvironment.

5.1.2Operation oftheStationincompliance withtheEnviron-mentalTechnical Specifications istheresponsibility oftheStationSuperintendent withtheassistance oftheSta-tionstafforganization.

5.25.1.3Thestructure ofcorporate responsibility isshowninFigure6.2-1ofAppendixA.~Oranization 5.2.1TheStationorganization anditsrelationship tothesiteorganization isshowninFigure6.2-2ofAppendixA.5.2.2Environmental monitoring willbeperformed bysitetechnical personnel andwhenrequested byenvironmental consultant personnel.

Engineers fromthecorporate staffwillbeavail-ab'lefortechnical assistance whenrequired.

5.3ReviewandAudit5.3.1Unitsforreviewandauditofenvironmental mattersshallbeorganized asshowninFigure5.3.InadditiontotheregularmembersoftheSiteOperations ReviewCommittee, aresponsible supervisor fromeachconsultant organization performing environmental monitoring shallparticipate inCommittee meetingsasrequired.

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CflANGESINENVIRQNf'1ENTAL TECNNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AreportshallbemadetotheNRCpriortoimplementation ofachangeinplantdesign,inplantoperation, orinprocedures described inSection5.5ifthechangewouldhaveasignificant effectontheenvironment orinvolvesanenvironmental matterorquestionnotpreviously reviewedandevaluated bytheNRC.Thereportshallincludeadescription andevaluation ofthechangeandasupporting benefit-cost analysis.

b.Requestforchangesinenvironmental technical specifica-tionsshallbesubmitted totheDirector, DivisionofReactorLicensing, forreviewandauthorization.

Therequestshallincludeanevaluation oftheenvironmental impactoftheproposedchangeandasupporting benefit-cost analysis.

i RECOROSRETENTION 5.7.1-Recordsandlogsrelativetothefollowing areasshallbemadeandretainedforthelifeoftheplant:a.Recordsanddrawingsdetailing plantdesignchangesandmodifications madetosystemsandequipment asdescribed inSection5.6.3b.Recordsofalldatafromenvironmental monitoring, sur-veillancee, andspecialsurveillance andstudyactivitiesrequiredbytheseenvironmental technical specifications.

5.7.2-Allotherrecordsandlogsrelatingtotheenvironmental tech-nicalspecifications shallberetainedforfiveyearsfollow-ingloggingorrecording.

1 0LANDt!ANAGEMENT ItisNiagaraMohawk'spolicytoencourage growthofdesirable speciesoftrees,shrubsandgroundcoverswhichwillpreserveandenhancetheecological values.ofunoccupied landonitsgenerating sitesandtransmission rights-of-way.

lransmission linemaintenance isaccomplished onascheduled basisunderthesupervision ofNiagaraMohawkpersonnel andincludesselective useofherbicides, approvedforsuchusebyappropriate govern-mentalagencies.

Theguidesfortheuseofherbicides areasfollowsandapplywithinthesiteboundary:

a~Selective useofherbicides

'shallbeemployedtomaintain"tightgrou'ndcover"whichwillallowgrowthofcompatible weedsandwoodyspeciesandtendtoencourage wildlifehabitatgrowth.b.Noherbicide shallbeusedinanapplication forwhichitisrestricted bytheNewYorkStateDepartment ofEnviron-mentalConservation (DEC)restricted uselist.C.Herbicides suchas2,4,5-Tor;similar compounds whichareapprovedforusebytheU.S.Environmental Protection AgencyandDECforthepurposeintendedshallbeusedasprescribed anddirectedbyregistered label.d.Noformulation withadioxincontamination levelthatexceedsO.lpartspermillionshallbeused.e.Nocontamination ofportablewatersuppl.ies shallbeper-mitted.f.Application ofherbicides topotential humanfoodstuffs including wildberriesshallbeavoided.g.NiagaraMohawkpolicymandatesfeeownership oftransmission rights-of-way.

Ifherbicides aretobeappliedtoanareawhereagrazingeasementisineffect,theholderoftheeasementshallbenotifiedofproductlabelrequirements re-gardinggrazingpriortoapplication oftheherbicides.

h.Treatment shall,.not bemorethanoncegeryeari<hentheAdministrator ofFPAandtheDECissuestandards forpesticide applicators,'all sprayingshallbedonebyanindividual meetingthesestandards orunderhisimmediate supervision.

.Implementation ofthisrequirements shallcon-formtoanycompliance schedulecontained insuchstandards.

5.8(Cont'd.)

Whenitbecomesnecessary tocutorsprayvegetation whichinthewiltingstagehasapotential forphysiological harmtograzinganimals,precautions shallbetakentoprecludeavailability ofsuchmaterialtolivestock.

h,Onlyselective useofherbicides shallbeemployedonvegeta-tionusedforroadandstreamscreening.

Suchapplication maybeusedtoeliminate undesirable specieswhichwoulden-croachontheright-of-way andinhibitthegrowthofmoredesirable species.Treatment shallbesuchthatvisualim-pactisminimized.

Treatment ofstreamscreening vegetation shallbeperformed suchthatnoherbicide shallbeintro-ducedintothewaterbody.l.Aer',alsprayingoperations shallbeperformed onlywhenwindspeedislessthan5mph.Duringsuchoperations aprocedure tocontroldriftshallbeemployed.

Twoexamplesofanac-ceptableprocedure are:(1)Athickening agentmaybeaddedtotheherbicide mixtopermit"ontarget"deposition.

(2)A"microfoil" deliverysystemmaybeusedtocontroldropletsize.m.Workofcontractors performing sprayoperations shallbeinspected forcompliance withthesespecifications.

Records'field logs)shallbekeptforeachinspection.

Subjecttotheaboverestrictions, herbicides maybeusedinini-tialclearingoperations andinright-of-way maintenance.

Follow-inginitialclearing, stumpswillbetreatedwithherbicides toprevent"resurge".

ItisNiagaraMohawkpolicyto-effectively removetall-growing speciesfromtheright-of-way which'can invadethe"wiresecurityzone"throughtheuseofherbicides.

Thispolicyallowslow-growing compatible speciestooccupythegrow-ingspace.Subsequently, asfieldobservations dictate,variousherbicides may.beemployedonaselective basistopreventthegrowthofthosespecieswhichcouldresultininterference andpotential shortcircuitoftransmission lines.

I Attachment BNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation LicenseHo.DPR-63DocketHo.50-220SuortinInformation ItisproposedthattheEnvironmental Technical Specifications forNineMilePointUnit1berevisedinfourgeneralareas:l.Instrumentation sensitivities changesarepro-posedtoallowforreasonable deviations inherenttocurrent"stateoftheart",measurement devices.2.Changesareproposedtoaccountforsitespecificratherthan'genericindustryconditions.

3.Changesareproposedtotheenvironmental sampling.andanalysisprogram.4.Changesofaneditorial natureareproposedforclarification.

Table1liststhesectionsthathavebeenrevisedandthejustification forrevision.

Overthepastfouryears,samplingatthesitehasbeensuccessful

'inestablishing thevariety,abundance andviability ofthetotalaquaticcommunity.

Thenetrevisedsampling-andanalysisprogramwillmeetthegoal.ofmaintaining "noharm"tothereceiving waterbodybymon'itoring changestotheestablished abundance andvariety.ofthepresentaquaticcommunity andproviding forcorrective actionasnecessary.

Bychangingthescopeandpurposeoftheprogramfromdiscovery to'monitoring thecharacteristics oftheaquaticcommunity, itisestimated thatannualpro-gramcostwillbereducedsignificantly.

NiagaraMohawkbelievesthesesavingscanberealizedwithoutsacrifice ofenvironmental careorreduction inenvironmental concern.

I Table1SummarofChanesEnvironmental Technical Specifications Section=TableofContentsListofFiguresListofTablesOescritionChangesrequiredbychangesincontentChangesrequiredbychangesincontentChangesrequiredbychangesincontentBasisforChaneEditorial Editorial CEditorial1.82.1.12.1.42.3.12.3.2Table2.3-1Definition of"AmbientLakeTemperature,"

retitled, "LakeIntakeTemperature,"

establishes correlation betweenthelocationofthetemperature, asdefined,andthelocationofthetemper-ature,asmeasured.

ThehTisestablished asthedifference intemperature betweenmeasuredtemperatures intheinletanddischarge tunnels.Changecorrelates measuredtemperatures withdefinedtemperatures.

Changesinwording.Changesinwording.Changesinwording.SectionreferstoTables2.3-1and,2.3-2.RefertochangesinTablesspecified below.Reference to(Cr042)isdeletedasinconsistent withTable2.3-1.-Suspended solidsischangedfrom15.0mg/1to100.mg/1priortodilution.

Elimination oflanguageambiguity.

Elimination oflanguageambiguity.

Editorial Editorial Editorial EPAeffluentguidelines havebeenchanoedfrom15to100mg/l.

0II Sc:ctionDescritionBasisforChaneTable2.3-2pHmeasurements ofthemonthlycomposites ofthein-take,discharge, andwastetanksaredeleted.Conductivity measurement ofwastetanksforeachbatchjsadded.AnalysisforCr0aisdeletedandCrsubsti-tutetherefor.

SeebasisunderSection2.3.4.2.3.32.3.42.4.2Table2.4-1Reporting specifications areaddedforclarity.NineMile1willnotuseNineNile2waterpurification facilities; therefore, thecontingency specification isdeleted.Conductivity measurements added.pHexcursion authorized forlowconductivity tanks.Reporting requirements areaddedtothespecification.

Samplingandanalysisrequire-mentsareadjustedforeasierunderstanding.

Table2.4-3isdeletd.Seelistoftablesfornewtitles.Clarityoflanguageandconformance tocurrentsituation.

Basisparagraph aschangedprovidessupportforchangetoallowforsitespecificpHex-cursions.

Noadverseimpactonwaterqualityispredicted'limination ofambiguity.

Editorial2.4.32.4.4Table2.4-33.1Theequationin2.4.3a(1)iscorrected.

Table2.4-4andreference theretoisdeletedasnolongernecessary.

Tableisadjustedforeasierunderstanding andmore.accurateidentification ofspecifications.

Introductory remarksadded.EditorialElimination ofambiguity.

Eliminationof.ambiguity.

RemardsprovidegnneralbasisformajorchangestoSection3.

1 SectionIDescritionBasisforChane3.1.1a.Figure3.1-1Table3.1-13.l.lbl<aterqualitysamplingspecification reducedin'copeandmodifiedinlanguage.

AtomicEnergyCoomission changedtoNuclearRegulatory

,Commission.

Reducedscopesupported byintroductory remarks.Specification rewritten forclarityofunder-standing.

Editorial Table3.1-2Table3.1-33.1.2Figure3.1-1Tabl,e3.1-1Tableestablishes conciserequirements fortleteorological Measurement withoutreference totheReg.Guides.Reduction inaquaticsamplingandanalysis.

Elimination, ofabmiguity.

Reducedscopesupported byintro-ductoryremarks.Changespecification

.purposetoaquaticmonitoring effortratherthaninvestiga-tioneffort.3.2Table3.2-15.1Figure5.3Changesensitivity fo,deter-minationofradiodine con-centrations from0.5picocuries perliterto1.0picocuries perliter.Simplifies andreducessamplingandanalysisprocedures forradiological monitoring oflakeorganisms.

ChangesinwordstoconformtoAppendixA.Yiodification inSRABtoincludePASNYProjectEngineer:.

ChangetitleofPASNYrepresentative toSORCtocorrecttitle.Conformtothesensitivity ofmeasurement in-strumentation.

Providesadequatemarginofsafety.Reducecostwithoutchangingtheobjective orreducingrequirement Editorial changes.EditorialEditorial 5.5.15.5.2Changesconforming todeletionof5.5.2.Deleted.Editorial Redundant withSection5.3.

0I Section5.6.1DescritionChangesemi-annual toanannualreport.~~aitClAnnualreportprovidesrequiredinformation atlowercost.5;75.8nClarifies recordsretention fornon-specified records.Surveyforbogturtleeliminated.

Eliminates ambiguity.

Twoyearsofsurveyshaveindicated thatneitherthebogturtlenorbogturtlehabitatispresentin'.thislocation.

References eliminated.

Editorial IV~~,r"j Attachment BNiagaraNohawkPowerCorporation LicenseHo.DPR-63DocketNo.50-220SuortinInformation ItisproposedthattheEnvironmental Technical Specifications forNineNilePointUnit1berevisedinfourgeneralareas:1.Instrumentation sensitivities changesar'epro-posedtoallowfor'easonable deviations inherenttocurrent"stateoftheart"measurement devices.2.Changesareproposedtoaccountforsitespecificratherthangenericindustryconditions.

3.Changesareproposedtotheenvironmental samplingandanalysisprogram.4.Changesofaneditorial nat'ureareproposedforclarification.

Table1liststhesectionsthathavebeenrevisedandthejustification forrevision.

Overthepastfouryears,samplingatthesitehasbeensuccessful

'in.establishing thevariety,abundance andviability ofthetotalaquaticcommunity.

"Thenewrevisedsamplingand.analysis programwillmeetthegoalofmaintaining "noharm"tothereceiving waterbodybymonitoring changestotheestablished abundance andvarietyofthepresentaquaticcommunity andproviding forcorrective actionasnecessary.

Bychangingthescopeandpurposeoftheprogramfromdiscovery tomonitoring thecharacteristics oftheaquaticcommunity, itisestimated thatannualpro-gramcostwillbereducedsignificantly.

NiagaraMohawkbelievesthesesavingscanberealizedwithoutsacrifice ofenvironmental careorreduction inenvironmental concern.

1li Table1SummarofChan'sEnvironmental Technical Specifications SectionDescritionBasisforChaneTableofContentsListof,FiguresListofTablesChangesrequiredbychangesincontentChangesrequiredbychangesincontentChangesrequiredbychangesincontentEditorialEditorialEditorial

.1.82.F12,1.42.3.12.3.2Definition of"AmbientLakeTemperature,"

retitled,

'"LakeIntakeTemperature,"

establishes

,correlation betweenthelocationofthetemperature, asdefined,'nd thelocationofthetemper-ature',asmeasured.

TheATisestablished asthedifference intemperature betweenmeasuredtemperatures intheinletanddischarge tunnels.Changecorrelates measuredtemperatures withdefinedtemperatures.

Changesinwording.Changesinwording.Changesinwording.SectionreferstoTables2.3-1and2.3-2..RefertochangesinTablesspecified below.Reference to(Cr042)is,deletedasinconsistent withTable2.3-1.Elimination of1anguageambiguity.Elimination oflanguageambiguity.

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~Editorial\Editorial Table2.3-1Suspended solidsischangedfrom15.0'mg/1 to100mg/1priortodilution.

EPAeffluentguidelines havebeenchandedfrom15to100mg/l.

VtDl SectionDescritionBasisforChaneTable2.3-2pHmeasurements ofthemonthlycomposites ofthein-take,discharge, andwastetanksaredeleted.Conductivity measurement ofwastetanksforeachbatchjsadded.AnalysisforCr0"isdeletedandCrsubsti-tute3therefor.

SeebasisunderSection2.3.4.2.3.32.3'.42.4.2Table2.4-12.4.3Reporting specifications are'ddedforclarity.WineNile1willnotuseN'inefacile2waterpurification facilities; therefore, thecontingency specification isdeleted.Conductivity measurements added.pHexcursion authorized forlowconductivity tanks.Reporting requirements areaddedtothespecification.

Samplingandanalysisrequire-mentsareadjustedforeasierunderstanding.

Table2.4-3isdeletd.Seelistoftablesfornewtitles.Theequationin2.4.3a(1)iscorrected.

Clarity'f languageandconformance tocurrentsituation.

Basisparagraph aschangedprovidessupportforchangetoal'lowforsitespecificpHex-cursions.

Hoadverseimpactonwaterqualityispredicted.

Elimination ofambiguity.

Editoria1Editorial2.4.4Table2.4-33.1Table2.4-4andreference theretoisdeletedasno1'ongernecessary.

Tableisadjustedforeasierunderstanding andmore.accurateidentification ofspecifications.

Introductory remarksadded;Elimination ofambiguity.

Elimination ofambiguity.

RemardsprovidegnneralbasisformajorchangestoSection3.

4~q SectionDescritionBasisforChane3.1.1a.'"

Figure3.1-1Table3.1-13.1.lbl]aterqualitysamplingspecification reducedinscopeandmodifiedinlanguage.

AtomicEnergyComission changedtoNuclearRegulatory Commission.

Reducedscopesupported byintroductory remarks.Specification rewritten forclarityofunder-standing.

Editorial Table3.1-2Table3.1-33.1.2Figure3.1-1Table3.1-.1Tableestablishes conciserequirements forHeteorological Measurement withoutreference totheReg.Guides.Reduction inaquaticsamplingandanalysis.

Elimination ofabmiguity.

Reducedscopesupported byintro-ductoryremarks.Changespecification purposetoaquaticmonitoring effortratherthaninvestiga-tioneffort.3.2Table3.2-15,1Figure5.3Changesensitivityfodeter-minationofradiodine con-centrations from0.5picocuries perliterto1.0picocuries perliter.Simplifies andreducessampling, andanalysisprocedures forradiological monitoring oflakeorganisms.'hanges inwordstoconformtoAppendixA.Modification inSRABtoincludePASNYProjectEngineer.

ChangetitleofPASNYrepresentative toSORCtocorrecttitle.Conformtothesensitivity ofmeasurement in-strumentation.

Providesadequatemarginofsafety.Reducecostwithoutchangingtheobjective orreducingrequirement Editorial changes.EditorialEditorial 5.5.1Changesconforming todeletionof5.5.2.Editorial 5.5.2Deleted.Redundant withSection5.3.

4 SectionfDescrition~Bi<<ChPG.lChangesemi-annual toanannualreport.Annualreportprovi'des requiredinformation atlowercost.5.75.8nClarifies recordsretention, fornon-specified records.Surveyforbogturtleeliminated.

Eliminates ambiguity.

Twoyearsofsurveyshaveindicated thatneitherthebogturtlenorbogturtlehabitatispresentinthislocation.

6References eliminated.

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