ML14252A227

Submittal of 2014 Discharge Monitoring Report Quality Assurance Study 34 Provider-Graded Test Results

ML14252A227
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	09/04/2014
From:	John Carlin Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Waits D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, State of TN, Dept of Environment & Conservation
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TN0026450
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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 37384-2000 September 4, 2014 Ms. Dana Waits State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Water Resources William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 11th Floor Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Dear Ms. Waits:

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) - SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SQN) - NPDES PERMIT NO. TN0026450 - 2014 DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT QUALITY ASSURANCE (DMR-QA) STUDY 34 PROVIDER-GRADED TEST RESULTS Please find enclosed the provider-graded test results of the 2014 DMR-QA Study 34 Laboratory Performance Evaluation obtained by TVA Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN) and supporting laboratories as required by NPDES Permit TN0026450.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Millicent Garland, Sequoyah's Environmental staff, at (423) 843-6714 or by e-mail at mrmoore@tva.gov.

Sincerely, s John T. Carlin Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Enclosures cc (Enclosures):

Chattanooga Environmental Field Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Water Pollution Control ATTN: Document Control Desk State Office Building, Suite 550 Washington, D.C. 20555 540 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

S58 140904 800 - NPDES Correspondence September 4, 2014 Ms. Dana Waits State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Water Resources William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 11th Floor Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Dear Ms. Waits:

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) - SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SQN) - NPDES PERMIT NO. TN0026450 - 2014 DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT QUALITY ASSURANCE (DMR-QA) STUDY 34 PROVIDER-GRADED TEST RESULTS Please find enclosed the provider-graded test results of the 2014 DMR-QA Study 34 Laboratory Performance Evaluation obtained by TVA Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN) and supporting laboratories as required by NPDES Permit TN0026450.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Millicent Garland, Sequoyah's Environmental staff, at (423) 843-6714 or by e-mail at mrmoore@tva.gov.

Sincerely, John T. Carlin Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Enclosures cc (Enclosures):

Chattanooga Environmental Field Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Water Pollution Control ATTN: Document Control Desk State Office Building, Suite 550 Washington, D.C. 20555 540 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 S.D. Booker, MOB 1F-WBN M. McBrearty, OPS 4A-SQN B. E. Brickhouse, BR 4A-C D. B. Nida, BR 4A-C J. T. Carlin, OPS 4A-SQN A. A. Ray, WT I1A-K L.S. Cohen, BR 4A-C G, R. Signer, WT 6A-K J. A. Cross, POB 2A-SQN P.R. Simmons, POB 2B-SQN T.R. Markum, BR 4A-C

USE PA NPDES PERMITTEE DMR-QA 34 DATA REPORT FORM USEPA NPDES TN0026450 Permit #: Permit Ext:

Permittee Name: TVA - Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Facility Address: P.O. Box 2000 Mailstop: OPS-4A-SQN City: Soddy-Daisy State: TN Postal Code: 37384-2000 Phone Number: 423-843-7001 Fax Number:

E-mail address: jtcarlin@tva.gov For DMRQA-34, conducted in 2014, the Permittee ensured that their laboratory(s) performing the required analyses:

Received PT Samples Submitted Complete and Accurate Data Received a Graded Report by by July 11, 2014 August 1, 2014 Yes Q] Yes eso rcr io QYes '

Certification by Permit Holder or Authorized Representative (as per 40 C.F.R. Section 122.22)

I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were preparedunder my direction or supervision in accordancewith a system designed to assurethat qualified personnelproperly gatherand evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person orpersons who manage the system, or those personsdirectly responsible for gatheringthe information,the informationsubmitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate and complete. Each reportedvalue was producedfrom a single analyticalrun using the analytical system that rountinely performs these analyses to produce compliance monitoring data requiredunder ourNational PollutantDischargeElimination System (NPDES)Permit. NeitherI nor any of my subordinatescompared ourresults from independent analyses conducted by us or any otherlaboratorybefore we reportedour results to the USEPA. I am aware that there are significantpenalties for submitting false information,including the possibility of fine and imprisonmentfor knowing violations.

Name of Certifying Official: John T. Carlin

Title:

Sequoyah Site Vice President Signature: Date Signed: 2014 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2000 (enter only ifdifferent from address above) Maistop: OPS-4A-SQN City: Soddy-Daisy State: TN Postal Code: 37384-2000 Phone Number: 423-843-7001 E-mail address: jtcarlin@tva.gov Please make corrections in boxes above

0MB Control No. 2080-0021 Approval expires 3/31/2017 United States S1EPAUnited States ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Environmental 49mnty Protection Washington, DC 20460.

Laboratory DMR-QA Evaluation Study 34 Laboratory Performance Evaluation Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (This data is collected under the authority of Section 308 of the Clean Water Act.)

Permittee Name State NPDES Permit No. Permit Extension TVA - SQN I TN0026450 Identification of all CHEM, MICRO and WET laboratories who performed analyses for this permit Lab Analysis State-Name of Laboratory Address of Laboratory U.S.Code EPA Lab Check box(es) that apply Lab certified Lab**

Chem Micro WET Type Lab**

2225 Riverside Drive N 0 -] C Pace Analytical Asheville, NC 28804 NC00030 TVA- Sequoyah Nuclear P.O. Box 2000 Mailstop: OPSTN--5N-SQN TN00999 [-j (([ E] F Plant Soddy-Daisy, 37384-2000 Environmental Testing 351 Depot Street NC01230 ]C Solutions Asheville, NC 28801 D E]D I D--l

• Lab Types: C = Commercial F = Federal G = Local Government I = Industrial 0 = Other S = State

• • See Footnote on page 2 (Frequently Asked Questions) for the current list of states with lab accreditation programs Ifyou need additionalspace,please make a copy of this page for additionallaboratories.

EPA 6400-01 Rev. 2-14. Previous editions are obsolete. Page 11

Permittee Name: TVA - Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Permit Number: TNO026450 EPA Lab Code: NCO0030 Chemistry/Microbiology Analyte Checklist WP Study 228 Laboratory's Graded Result Not Acceptable Analyte determined by Analyte Test / Method Test Required Acceptable (Corrective Action Required) state-certified lab Minerals Alkalinity as CaCO3 Chloride Conductivity at 25°C Fluoride Potassium Sodium Sulfate Total Dissolved Solids at 180°C Total Solids at 105°C Hardness Total Suspended Solids SM 2540 D-2011 E3 SM 2540 D-1997 13 U["

Calcium Magnesium Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 Total Hardness as CaCO3 pH Settleable Solids Settleable Solids Solids Concentrate Total Suspended Solids Total Dissolved Solids at 180'C Total Solids at 105*C Solids Total Suspended Solids Total Dissolved Solids at 180°C Total Solids at 105°C Simole Nutrients Ammonia as N Nitrate + Nitrite as N Nitrate as N ortho-Phosphate as P Comolex Nutrients Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen Total phosphorus as P Nitrite as N Demand BOD CBOD

Permittee Name: TVA - Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Permit Number: TNO026450 EPA Lab Code: NCO0030 Chemistry/Microbiology Analyte Checklist WP Study 228 Laboratory's Graded Result Not Acceptable Analyte determined by Analyte Test / Method Test Required Acceptable (Corrective Action Required) state-certified lab Amenable Cyanide Total Phenolics 14-AAP)

Phenolics. total Total Residual Chlorine Total Residual Chlorine Low-Level Total Residual Chlorine Low Level Total Residual Chlorine WasteWatRTM Coliform MicrobEm Total Coliforms (MF)

Fecal Coliforms (MF)

E.coli (MF)

Total Coliforms (MPN)

Fecal Coliforms (MPN)

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Permittee Name: TVA - Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Permit Number: TNO026450 EPA Lab Code: TNO0999 Chemistry/Microbiology Analyte Checklist DMRQA Study 34 Laboratory's Graded Result Not Acceptable Analyte determined by Analyte Test / Method Test Required Acceptable (Corrective Action Required) state-certified lab Minerls Alkalinity as CaCO3 Chloride Conductivity at 25°C Fluoride Potassium Sodium Sulfate Total Dissolved Solids at 180*C Total Solids at 105°C Hlardness Total Suspended Solids Calcium Magnesium Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 Total Hardness as CaCO3 pH USGS I-1586-85

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Settleable Solids Solids Concentrate Total Suspended Solids Total Dissolved Solids at I80°C Total Solids at 105°C Total Suspended Solids Total Dissolved Solids at 180°C Total Solids at 105°C Simole Nutrients Ammonia as N Nitrate + Nitrite as N Nitrate as N ortho-Phosphate as P Complex Nutrients Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen Total phosphorus as P Nitrit Nitrite as N Dgemand SOD CBOD COD TOC

Permittee Name: TVA - Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Permit Number: TNO026450 EPA Lab Code: TNO0999 Chemistry/Microbiology Analyte Checklist DMRQA Study 34 Laboratory's Graded Result Not Acceptable Analyte determined by Analyte Test I Method Test Required Acceptable (Corrective Action Required) state-certified lab Total Residual Chlorine Total Residual Chlorine SM 4500-Cl G-1993 /3 Low-Level Total Residual Chlorine Low Level Total Residual Chlorine VWasteWatRTm Coliform MicrobETm Total Coliforms (MF)

Fecal Coliforms (MF)

E.coli (MF)

Total Coliforms (MPN)

Fecal Coliforms (MPN)

E.coli (MPN)

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Permittee name TVA - Sequoyah Nuclear PI1 State TN NPDES Permit No. TN00264 EPA Lab Code NCO1230 WET Organisms/Test Conditions/End Points Checklist DMR-QA Study 34 Analytedetermined Laboratory's Graded Result Analyte by ANumber Organisms / Conditions End Points Test _ NtAcpal(Creivdtrmndb Number Required Req Acceptable Not Acceptable (Corrective state-certified Action Required) Lab*

Test Code 13/EPA Method 2000 754 Fathead minnow (Pimephalespromelas)- MHSF 25°C LC50 ZI Test Code 14/EPA Method 2000 755 Fathead minnow (Pimephalespromelas)- 20% DMW LC50 13 1 3 13 13 Test Code 15/EPA Method 1000 808 Fathead minnow (Pimephalespromelas)- MHSF IC25** (ON) GROWTH [ 13 []

810 Fathead minnow (Pimiephalespromelas) - MHSF NOEC (ON) GROWTH [ _ _ 13 Test Code 16/EPA Method 1000 812 Fathead minnow (Pimephalespromelas)- 20% DMW IC25** (ON) GROWTH 13 13 13 13 814 Fathead minnow (Pimephalespromelas) - 20% DMW NOEC (ON) GROWTH 13 13 13 13 Test Code 19/EPA Method 2002 764 Ceriodaphniadubia - MHSF 25°C LC5O 13 []

Test Code 20/EPA Method 2002 765 Ceriodaphniadubia - 20% DMW 25°C LC50 13 13 11 E]

Test Code 21 /EPA Method 1002 767 Ceriodaphnia dubia - MHSF IC25** REPRODUCTION [ _ _ 13 []

768 Ceriodaphniadubia - MHSF NOEC REPRODUCTION [ 13 []

Test Code 22/EPA Method 1002 770 Ceriodaphniadubia - 20% DMW IC25** REPRODUCTION 13 13 13 E]

771 Ceriodophniadubia - 20% DMW NOEC REPRODUCTION E] 13 13 13 Test Code 32/EPA Method 2021 788 Daphniamagna - MHSF 25°C LC50 E] 13 13 13 Test Code 38/EPA Method 2021 794 Daphniapulex- MHSF 25°C LC50 13 13 "3 13 Test Code 42/EPA Method 2007 798 Mysld (Mysldopsis bahia) 25°C LC50 13 13 13 13 Test Code 43/EPA Method 1007 816 Mysid (Mysidopsis bahia) IC25** (ON) GROWTH 13 13 13 13 818 Mysid (Mysidopsis bahia) NOEC (ON) GROWTH 13 13 13 13 Test Code 44/EPA Method 2006 803 Inland silverside (Menidiaberylina) 25°C LC50 13 13 13 13 Test Code 45/EPA Method 1006 825 Inland silverside (Menidiaberylina) IC25* (ON) GROWTH 13 13 13 13 826 Inland silverside (Menidiaberylina) NOEC (ON) GROWTH 13 13 13 13 Test Code 46/EPA Method 2004 804 Sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodonvariegatus) 25°C LC50 13 131 13 E

Test Code 47/EPA Method 1004 820 Sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodonvariegatus) IC25** (ON) GROWTH 13 E]3 1 1 822 Sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodonvariegatus) NOEC (ON) GROWTH 13 13 13 13 Name ý, jj Signature( Date

• See Footnote on page 2.

• • Preferred endpoint for OMR-QA performance test reporting Page 13 Use a separate checklist for EACH lab used