ML18018A889

Transmittal of Revised Chronology of Events Concerning Nine Mile Point Power Plant, Unit 2

ML18018A889
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	04/17/1978
From:	Geisendorrer A N State of NY, Dept of Environmental Conservation
To:	Samworth R B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)DISTRIBUTIQN FQRINCQMINGMATERIAL50-410REC:SAMWORTHRNRCQRG:GEISENDORFER ANDOCDATE:04/17/78NYSTDEPTOFENVIRONCONSERVDATERCVD:05/02/78DOCTYPE:LETTERNOTARIZED:

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DISTRIBUTION OF'THISMATERIALISASFOLLOWSENVIRONMENTAL COMMENTS(DISTRIBUTION CODEC002)FQRACTION:FORINFO:FORINFO:INTERNAL:

EXTERNAL:

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LTR34ENCL26SIZE:iP+4PENDCONTROLNBR:781220119 HH~V/IHiH'(I'(IInHH NewYorkStateDepartment ofEnvironmental Conservation 50WolfRoad,Albany,NewYork12233g((Q,Jn8<<fi(p(tpMr.RobertSamworthAquaticResources SectionU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Aprill7,l978Ci"~,LO~CA+rn(mCO~oPeterAiA.Berle,ooriCommissioner lIe~xiii~~rnRCDrn-C=m'UlCD

DearMr.Samworth:

Enclosedisacopyofarevisedchronology ofeventsconcerning NineMilePointPowerPlant,Unitg2.Alsoenclosedisacopyofapageofthedraftpermitdescribing theconditions fordischarging TDS.Wearecurrently reviewing theap-plicantscool'ingtowerreporttodetermine theirabilitytomeetthisrequirement.

UnlessambientTDSconditions arealreadynear200mg/L,TheapplIcant shouldbeabletomeetthisrequirement.

ThereIsnocondition inthepermitrequiring Niagaramohawktoconductachlorineminimization study.TomQuinninformsmethattherearenoplanstocertifyoraddthisrequirement atthistime.Verytrulyyours,AlanN.Geisendor erAssistant SanitargineerEnergyWasteCoordnationANG:kscc:C.Dworkin,w/encs.EncIosures78i220i19 WlsiltsiP~isss

~~~CeNineMiloPoint.HistoryJune29,l97IRequesttoSl.atetocertifyNineViile,UnitPal.NiagaraIbhawkrequestCorpsPermit.November8,l97l-EPAcommentsonapplical'ion.

Oclober4,l972-DFCrequested tocertifydraftpermitforUnit$/I.NiagaraI~@hawkrequestforSection40lCertification.

Auust5I,l973-Construction permitsforUnitsIand2issued.Issuedonlyforconstruction ofcirculating orcoolingwaterdisposalfacilities.Octoberl2,l97~-Q)n~WlileStatecertifies cons'IructionofN~a~4&awk Unit82.FoIlowingpointsmade:I)State>>asintheprocessofrevisingitsthermalcriteria.

2)Unitsgland82wouldberequiredtomeetnewcriteria.

3)Unitgloperation wasresulting inlargefishkiIls.4)Therefore, Unitg2designwasunsatisfactory.

Applicant wasrequiredtodesignalternative intakesystemsandevaluatethemtoDepartment's satisfaction.

Octoberl5,l973-Corpsreview'Ing NPDESapplication forUnit7/I.

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~~rhj)rlI5,l974-DEClettertoEPAfromThomasE.Qglnncontainsfollowing(concerning permit):I)Processwastesshouldbetreatedbeforebeingdiluted.2)Non-conforming Unit7$Idischarge wouldhaveprecluded sitingUnitd2withou1adjustments, hencethecombination ofoutfallstoasinglediffuser.

~hril9,l974-FDepartment issues40lcertification forUnitO'Iwhichcontainsthefoilowing:I)Thepresentintakesystemisunacceptable.

Redesignordifferent operation isrequired.a)t~iustredesignTheintake.b)UnitgldischargemustgothroughUnitg2.DraftPermitNoticed.June28,l974-NiagaraVohawkrequestsalternative thermalIimitations forUnitPlappIication.Alc'ha;i!;

Niagara'~advises thatconstruction ofUnit/r'2wiIIbedelayeduntilafterdetermination bytheAppealsBoard(RECLicensing Board).Februar24,1975-EPAissuesNY000IOI5forNineMilePoint;Unitgl.Februar28,l975-Publici'IoticeofFinalDeterminations.

rI~arch24;1975-NiagaraI%hawkrequestsanadjudicatory hearingforUnit//I.

A~~~C IJIarchZl,l975-PermitEffective Date.Adjudicatory Hearinggranted.PublicNolicegNPDES75-4I8grantingadjudicatory heari.ng.

October9,l975-NiagaratbhawkappliesforNPDESdischarge permitforUnitg2.I!Iaterial alsoamendspreviousapplicationforUnitj/I.October27,l975-PubIicNoticeforNPDESappIIcation(PubIicNoticef75-760).November25,l975-NiagaraI4ohas!kcommentsonpublicnotice.NiagaraMohawkrequestsamendment for40Icertification forUnitgiandUnitg2.J~ul23,l976-EPArequeststheappointment ofalawJudgeforadjudica.lory hearingsincesomeissueswilIrequireforma,ladjudication.

Novomber24,l976-OrderoffiIing.December20,l976-EPAIndicates thatclosedcyclelsbeinginstalled forUnitg2.

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Februar23,l97/-Department recertifies originalcertification forNMUnitj/2ofOctoberl2,l973pursuanttoSection40I.Publicnoticewasgiven.Certification intendedtoapplytoproceedings beforeNRCandEPA.Based'onsubstitution ofclosed-cycle coolingforonce-through cooling.SPDESdischarge permitforcons'(ruction runofffromsanitarywastesandbatchplantfacilitiesissued.

'~~P Mr.J.M.Toennies, DirectorFebruary23,19774.PursuanttoPart702SpecialClassifications andStandards Section702.1QualityStandards forClassASpecialWa<ersthefollowing additional requirements shallbeachievedinLakeOntariooutsidethezone.ofactivemixinginducedbytheturbulence ofthedischarge.

TotalDissolved SolidspHShouldnotexceed200milligrams perlite"Shou1dnotbeoutsidetherangeof6.7to'.-5Radioactivity Shouldbekeptatthelowestpracticable

,le'velsandinanyeventshouldbecon-trolledtotheextentnecessary topre-ventharmfuleffectsonhealth.5.Nodischarge fromthisfacilityshallcauseviolation oftheNewYorkStateDepartment ofHealthregulations contained in10NYCRRPart170atthesourceofintakeofanywatersupplyusedfordrinkingculinaryorfoodprocessing purposes.

6.PursuanttoPart704CriteriaGoverning Thermal'is-chargesSection704.3MixingZoneCriteria, uponthepresentation ofafinaldesignforthedischarge theDepartment shal"specifydefinable numerical limitsforthemixingzone,including lineardistances fromthepointofdischarge, surfaceareainvolvement, ofvolumeofreceiving waterentrained inthethermalplume,asappropriate.

7..Notlessthan180Bayspriortotheinitiation ofdischarge fromtheNineMilePointNuclearGenerating Unit~$2NiagaraMohawkshallsubmittotheDepartment ofEnvironmental.

Conservation, forapproval, aplanofstudyforevaluating theenvironmental effectsofsuchdischarges onLakeOntario,which,shallinclude,butnotbelimitedtothefollowing:

A.Assessment oftheeffectsoftheintakeonorganisms entrained intheintakewaterflow.B.Assessment ofth'eeffects.oftheintakeonfishesimpingedonanyintakestructure screens 0rREIL