ML18031A259

Submits Detailed Comments on Des

ML18031A259
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	09/10/1979
From:	MEIREOTTO L E INTERIOR, DEPT. OF
To:	REGAN W H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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79-632, NUDOCS 7909130493
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REGULATURINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTION'KM(RIDS)ACCK'SSIONNBR:7909130493DOC~DATE:79/09/10NOTARIZED:NODOCKETFAClL:50-387SusquehannaSteamElectricStation~Unitl~Pennsylva0500038750-388SusquehannaSteamElectricStationsUnitZgPennsylva050AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION~KIREDTTO>L~E~InteriOrEUept~OfRECIP~NAMEREC?PIKNTAFFILIATIONREGANg(0~H~,EnvironmentalProJectsBranch2SUBJECT;SubmitsdetailedcommentsonDES'ISTRIBUTIONCODE:COOZSCOPIESRECEIVEO:LTRENCLgSIZEtTITlE:-KnVirOnsCOmmentS17BCKP~~WADjl1OoR~105PM/'EE'CF/18IA~/B'QACTION:NOTES:4E/i/>Z<28&4'ESAR4ALLR%874'8~R~/CodzauT//@JreoMsOwWMMw&WWoOMWeWwwW&sQMW~WaPNWWwW4y&a~WMWwey&WMNN'WwW~WMWMWWNNAWm&MRSwARECIPIENTCOPIESRECIPIENTCOPIESIDCODE/NAMELTTRENLIOCOOK/NAME.LTTRENCLINTERNAL'1G07IFK10CSTBNFTANL12ADSITE.TECH15EFLTTRTSYS19DIRDSEADSITEANALYEXTERNAL:03LPDR20NATLLAB02NRCPOR09ENONSPECBR11TA/EOO.14ACDENTANALYRADASSTQHADENVIRONl'KCHOELD04NSICACRSL,Ng4QJgSEP141979G'OTALIvUHBKROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR~ENCL~5 gheeoc<UnitedStatesDepartmentoftheInteriorOFFICEOFTHESECRETARYWASHINGTON,D.C.2024079/632PEPg01979Mr.WilliamH.Regan,Jr.Chief,EnvironmentalProjectsBranch2DivisionofSiteSafetyandEnvironmentalAnalysisNuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555

DearMr.Regan:

Thedraftenvironmentalstatementfor-Susquehanna,SteamElectricStation(SSES)Units1and2'asbeenreviewedbythisDepartmentandwehavethefollowingcomments.Thecommentsareorganizedbypagenumber.in,thedocument..Pae2-28andPae-4-33Weareconcernedthatthedraftstatementdoesnotadequatelyaddressarcheologicalandhistoricconcerns.Thereappearstobe.aneedforfurtherinvestigationofsignificantpropertiesintheareaandidentificationoftheirrelationshiptotheproject.ThisappliestopropertiesalreadyontheNationalRegisterandanypotentialpropertiesintheareabutnotyetevaluated.Onpage4-33,thedraftstatesthat"giventhepresentinadequaciesregardingculturalresourceinventoryanddata,thestaffcannotmakeadeterminationtotheeffectthattheplant'soperationwillhavenoadverseeffectsonculturalresourcesthatmaybeeligibleforinclusionintheNationalRegister.However,itisunlikelythattheplant'soperationwillaffectresourcesthatarecurrentlylistedintheNationalRegister(locatedinexcessof16kmfromtheplantproperty)..."Thedraftisunclearregardingtheimpacttheplantandtransmissioncorridorswillhaveonpropertiesclosetotheprojectsite.OfparticularconcernareMcClintockHall,theDenisonHouse,~andCatlinHall.WeurgetheNRCtoundertakeacompletearcheologicalandhistoricsurveyoftheareainaccordancewiththerequirementsof36CFR800andExecutiveOrder11593.NamesofpersonsqualifiedtoundertakethissurveymaybeobtainedbycontactingtheState909>goP(o@0 HistoricPreservationOfficer(SHPO}forPennsylvania,EdwardVeintraub,ExecutiveDirector,HistoricalMuseumCommission,P.O.Box1026,Harrisburg,PA17120.Resultsofthesurveyshouldbeincludedinthefinaldocument.AlsoinconsultationwiththeSHPOtheNRCshould,determineifanyofthosepropertiesidentifiedinthesurveyareeligibleforlistingintheNationalRegister.Zftheyaredeterminedtobeeligible,theproceduresandprocessof36CFR800.4and5mustbefollowedtocompletion.~Pae3-8Sulfuricacidwillbeusedtocontrolscaleformation.Asnotedinthestatementthesystemwillbeoperatedatapositivesatura-tionindextominimizetheadditionofacid.withoutthiscontrolonacidusage,thedischargecouldcarryoverfourtimesthesulfateconcentrationofthereceivingwaters.ThiscouldaggravateanalreadystressedsituationsincetheSusquehannaexhibitshighandvariablesulfateconcentrations.Znthesamemannerthatalternativelevelsofacidadditionhavebeendiscussed,wesuggestthatalternatemethodsofscaleandcorrosioncontrolshouldbelookedat.Thefinalstatementshouldpresentanenvironmentalevaluationofsuchmethodsasorganicorhydrochloricacidsormechanicalmeans~Pae4-9Sincetheintakestructuresforthisplanthave.beenconstructed,thefinalstatementshoulddiscusswhatsamplingprogramisproposedandwhenitwouldbeimplemented.todeterminelevelsofentrainmentandimpingement,duringallexpected.flowconditions,ofSusquehannaRiverfishandaquaticinvertebrates.Further,thefinalstatementshouldincludeadiscussionofthepossibleactionsthelicenseeswilltaketomodifytheprojecttoprotectsuchaquaticresourcesintheeventsignificantadverseimpactsoccurfromentrainment,impingement,orstreamflowdiversionforconsumptiveuse(50cfsaverage).Pae4-12Thestaffconcludesthatnoadverseenvironmentalimpacts,otherthanatmosphericplumesandsnowfall,willoccurasaresultoftheoperationofthecoolingtowersattheSSES.Thelicenseesproposetoconstructareservoir(PondHill)toprovidemakeupwaterduringlowflowconditionsintheSusquehannaRiver.Thefinalstatementshouldberevisedtoindicatesomeadverseenviron-mentalimpactwilloccurwiththeoperationofthecoolingtowers andrelatedreservoir.ConstructionofthedamandreservoirwilldestroyterrestrialwildlifehabitatandreservoirfillingoperationswillimpactSusquehannaRiveraquaticinvertebrateandfishpopulationsthroughimpingement,,entrainment,streamflowregulation,andconsumptiveuseofsuchflows.~Pae5-2Weagreewiththestaffthattheapplicantshouldmonitorgroundwaterbothupgradientanddowngradientonamonthlybasis.Wenotethatthepotentialforradionuclidecontamination.ofgroundwaterisimpliedonpageD-1ofAppendixD,(item1.6);however,figure4.1(p.4-13)doesnotindicategroundwaterasanexposurepathwaytohumans.~Pae6-4Theconclusionthat"theenvironmentalrisksduetoradiologicalaccidentsareexceedinglysmallandneednotbe.consideredfurther"ignorestheprobabilityandtheconsequencesofcore-meltaccidents('p.6-4,par.1).,AswasexplainedintheenvironmentalstatementforthePaloVerdeNuclearStation(NUREG-0522,1979),this"realisticanalysis"isbasedonproceduresintheProposedAnnextoAppendixD,10CFRPart50,whichspecificallyexcludetheevaluationofcore-meltaccidents.Environmentaldamagesresultingfromacore-mel'taccidentcanbedevastatinglysevereandconclusionsconcerningenvironmentalrisksthatignoretheseaccidentsmustbequestioned.Webelievethatsite-specificevaluationsofthefullrangeofpotentialaccidentsshouldbeapartofthesiteselectionprocessfornuclearpowerstations.ThesectiononPostulatedAccidentsInvolvingRadioactiveMaterialsenumerates"Severalofthemoresignificantfindings"oftheLewisReport(p.6-3).Thethreefindingssummarizedexcludethefinalfindingofthatreport:TherehavebeeninstancesinwhichNASH-1400hasbeenmisusedasavehicletojudgetheacceptabilityofreactorrisks.Inothercasesitmayhavebeenusedprematurelyasanestimateoftheabsoluteriskofreactoraccidentswithoutfullreali-zationofthewidebandofuncertaintiesinvolved.Suchuseshouldbediscouraged.(NUREG/CR-0400,p.x).Afootnotetotable6.2statesthat"ThesecalculationsdonottakeintoconsiderationtheexperiencegainedfromtheaccidentattheThreeMileIslandsiteonMarch28,1979"(p.6-3,footnoteA).However,thisprovidesnoguidanceonthepossiblemagnitudeoreventhedirectionoftheerrorsthatmayexistintheradiologicalconsequencesthatareshowninthetable.Thelargest estimateddosetopopulationina50-mileradiusfromanyaccidentshowninthetableis37man-rem.Untilsuchtimeasthetablecanberevised,itmightbehelpfultonotethattheestimateddosetothepopulationwithina50-mileradiusoftheThreeMileIslandsitewascalculatedtobe3,300man-rem(NUREG-0558),p.2,par.2).Thepopulationswithinthatradiusarenotgreatlydifferentforthetwosites,being2,164,000peopleinthecaseoftheThreeMileIslandsiteandprojectedtobe1,517,123peoplewithin50milesofSusquehannaSteamElectricStationintheyear1980(ER,table2.1-8).~PaeB-5TableB.2(pageB-4)showsthat1,236acresofforestandfarmlandwillberequiredasrights-of-wayforconstructionofanewtransmissionlinesystem.Theforestedareacouldbemanagedeffectivelyforwildlifeifpreferredvegetationandcoverforgrazingwildlifespecieswereplanted.Theirfeedingactivitieswouldhelpcontrolrevegetationofnuisancewoodyvegetationandreducetheneedforclearingandherbicideapplications.WerecommendthatAppendixBdiscussthepossibilityofusingplantingsrecommendedbythePennsylvaniaGaaeCommissionfor.allforestedareasclearedduringtransmissionlineconstruction.Wehopethesecommentswillassistthepreparationofthefinal.neerLaryE.MeierottoSECRETARY