ML18018A889

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

ML18018A889
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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 FQR INCQMING MATERIAL 50-410 REC: SAMWORTH R NRC QRG: GEISENDORFER A N DOCD ATE: 04/17/78 NY ST DEPT OF ENVIRON CONSERV DATE RCVD: 05/02/78 DOCTYPE: LETTER NOTARIZED:

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LTR 1 ENCL 1 TRANSMITTAL OF REVISED CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS CONCERNING ISSUANCE OF DISCHARGE PERMIT.PLANT NAME: NINE MILE'POINT-UNIT 2 REVIEWER INITIAL: XEF DISTRIBUTOR INITIAL:+4+++++++++++++~+

DISTRIBUTION OF'THIS MATERIAL IS AS FOLLOWS ENVIRONMENTAL COMMENTS (DISTRIBUTION CODE C002)FQR ACTION: FOR INFO: FOR INFO: INTERNAL: EXTERNAL: ASST DIR MOQRE4+LTR ONLY'PROJ MGR NORRIS++W/ENCL VASSALLO4t4LTR ONLY(i)KANE~~--1)REG FILE++W/CL HANAUER~~W/ENCL ERNST++LTR ONLY YOUNGBLOOD4+W/ENCL VOLLMER~~+LTR ONLY J.COLLINS+4W/ENCL LPDR S OSWEGO'Y++W/ENCL NATL LAB ANL+4W/6 ENCL NS I C++W/ENCL T I C4+W/ENCL ACRS CAT B+~W/0 ENCL BR CHIEF.REGAN~+W/ENCL LIC ASST DUNCAN>+W/ENCL VARGA+4~LTR ONLY(i>SERVICE4+LTR ONLY<i)NRC PDR++W/ENCL OELD~+LTR ONLY DENTON/MULLER+~W/ENCL BALLARD++W/ENCL GAMMILL44W/2 ENCL BUNCH~~W/ENCL KREGER4+W/ENCL DISTRIBUTION:

LTR 34 ENCL 26 SIZE: iP+4P END CONTROL NBR: 781220119 H H~V/I Hi H'(I'(II n H H New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 50 Wolf Road, Albany, New York 12233 g((Q ,Jn8<<fi(p(tp Mr.Robert Samworth Aquatic Resources Section U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555 April l7, l978 C i"~, LO~CA+rn (m CO~o Peter Ai A.Berle, oo ri Commissioner lIe~xiii~~rn RCD rn-C=m'Ul CD

Dear Mr.Samworth:

Enclosed is a copy of a revised chronology of events concerning Nine Mile Point Power Plant, Unit g2.Also enclosed is a copy of a page of the draft permit describing the conditions for discharging TDS.We are currently reviewing the ap-plicants cool'ing tower report to determine their ability to meet this requirement.

Unless ambient TDS conditions are already near 200 mg/L, The applIcant should be able to meet this requirement.

There Is no condition in the permit requiring Niagara mohawk to conduct a chlorine minimization study.Tom Quinn informs me that there are no plans to certify or add this requirement at this time.Very truly yours, A lan N.Geisendor er Assistant Sanitar gineer Energy Waste Coord nation ANG: ks cc: C.Dworkin, w/encs.Enc I os ures 78i220i 19 W ls i lt si P~is s s

~~~Ce Nine Milo Point.History June 29, l97I Request to Sl.ate to certify Nine Viile, Unit Pal.Niagara Ibhawk request Corps Permit.November 8, l97l-EPA comments on appl ical'ion.Oclober 4, l972-DFC requested to certi fy draft permit for Unit$/I.Niagara I~@hawk request for Section 40l Certification.

Au ust 5I, l973-Construction permits for Units I and 2 issued.Issued only for construction of circulating or cool ing water disposal facil ities.October l2, l97~-Q)n~Wlile State certifies cons'I ruction of N~a~4&awk Unit 82.Fo I lowing points made: I)State>>as in the process of revising its thermal criteria.2)Units gl and 82 would be required to meet new criteria.3)Unit gl operation was resulting in large fish ki I ls.4)Therefore, Unit g2 design was unsatisfactory.

Applicant was required to design alternative intake systems and evaluate them to Department's satisfaction.

October l5, l973-Corps review'Ing NPDES application for Unit 7/I.

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~~r hj)rl I 5, l974-DEC letter to EPA from Thomas E.Qglnn contains fol lowing (concerning permit): I)Process wastes should be treated before being diluted.2)Non-conforming Unit 7$I discharge would have precluded siting Unit d2 withou1 adjustments, hence the combination of outfalls to a single diffuser.~hril 9, l974-F Department issues 40l certification for Unit O'I which contains the foi lowing: I)The present intake system is unacceptable.

Redesign or different operation is requi red.a)t~iust redesign The intake.b)Un i t gl di scha rge must go through Unit g2.Draft Permit Noticed.June 28, l974-Niagara Vohawk requests alternative thermal I imitations for Unit Pl app I i cat i on.Alc'ha;i!;

Niagara'~advises that construction of Unit/r'2 wi II be delayed until after determination by the Appeals Board (REC Licensing Board).Februar 24, 1975-EPA issues NY 000 IOI5 for Nine Mile Point;Unit gl.Februar 28, l975-Publ ic i'Iotice of Final Determinations.

r I~arch 24;1975-Niagara I%hawk requests an adjudicatory hearing for Unit//I.

A~~~C IJIarch Zl, l975-Permit Effective Date.Adjudicatory Hearing granted.Public Nolice gNPDES 75-4I8 granting adjudicatory heari.ng.October 9, l975-Niagara tbhawk applies for NPDES discharge permit for Unit g2.I!Iaterial also amends previous appl ication for Unit j/I.October 27, l975-Pub I i c Notice for NPDES app I Ication (Pub I i c Notice f75-760).November 25, l975-Niagara I4ohas!k comments on publ ic notice.Niagara Mohawk requests amendment for 40I certification for Unit gi and Unit g2.J~ul 23, l976-EPA requests the appointment of a law Judge for adjudica.lory hearing since some issues wil I require forma,l adjudication.

Novomber 24, l976-Order of f i I ing.December 20, l976-EPA Indicates that closed cycle ls being installed for Unit g2.

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Februar 23, l97/-Department recertifies original certification for NM Unit j/2 of October l2, l973 pursuant to Section 40I.Publ ic notice was given.Certification intended to apply to proceedings before NRC and EPA.Based'on substitution of closed-cycle cooling for once-through cooling.SPDES discharge permit for cons'(ruction runoff from sanitary wastes and batch plant facil ities issued.

'~~P Mr.J.M.Toennies, Director February 23, 1977 4.Pursuant to Part 702 Special Classifications and Standards Section 702.1 Quality Standards for Class A Special Wa<ers the following additional requirements shall be achieved in Lake Ontario outside the zone.of active mixing induced by the turbulence of the discharge.

Total Dissolved Solids pH Should not exceed 200 milligrams per lite" Shou1d not be outside the range of 6.7 to'.-5 Radioactivity Should be kept at the lowest practicable

, le'vels and in any event should be con-trolled to the extent necessary to pre-vent harmful effects on health.5.No discharge from this facility shall cause violation of the New York State Department of Health regulations contained in 10 NYCRR Part 170 at the source of intake of any water supply used for drinking culinary or food processing purposes.6.Pursuant to Part 704 Criteria Governing Thermal'is-charges Section 704.3 Mixing Zone Criteria, upon the presentation of a final design for the discharge the Department shal" specify definable numerical limits for the mixing zone, including linear distances from the point of discharge, surface area involvement, of volume of receiving water entrained in the thermal plume, as appropriate.

7..Not less than 180 Bays prior to the initiation of discharge from the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Unit~$2 Niagara Mohawk shall submit to the Department of Environmental.

Conservation, for approval, a plan of study for evaluating the environmental effects of such discharges on Lake Ontario, which ,shall include, but not be limited to the following:

A.Assessment of the effects of the intake on organisms entrained in the intake water flow.B.Assessment of th'e effects.of the intake on fishes impinged on any intake structure screens 0 r R E I L