ML20245J088

Advises That Addl Info Needed to Support 890615 Submittal Re Proposal to Extend OL of Plant to 40 Yrs.Unclear W/Respect to Whether 30 or 40 Yr Operating Life Assumed

ML20245J088
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	08/16/1989
From:	Hayes J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Bradham O SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO.
References
TAC-59402, NUDOCS 8908170493
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August 16, 1989 Docket N0. 50-395 Mr. O. S. Bradham Vice President, Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE OPERATING LICENSE OF THE V. C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION TO 40 YEARS (TAC 59402)

The staff has reviewed your June 15, 1989 submittal of additional information to support your proposal to extend the operating license of the V. C. Summer Nuclear Station to 40 years. As a result of this review the staff finds that it needs some additional information. The additional information request is included as Enclosure 1 to this letter.

The FES seems unclear with respect to whether a 30 or 40 year operating life was assumed. In Section 4.2 of the FES, the lost productivity of forest land, as a result of taking the land out of production, is based upon an operating life of 40 years. Yet, when the impacts on the uranium fuel cycle and the commitment of resources in this area are considered, the operating life of the plant was assumed to be 30 years. In preparing information for this request, you should assume a 30 year operating life was used in the FES, unless otherwise stated, and assess the extension of the operating license accordingly.

The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements of this letter affect fewer than ten respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P. L.96-511.

Sincerely, EAdensam/for John J. Hayes, Jr., Project Manager Project Directorate II-1 Division of Reactor Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DISTRIBUTION Docket, File NRC PDR Local PDR PDII-1 Reading S. Varga 14-E-4 G. Lainas 14-H-3 E. Adensam 14-B-20 P. Anderson 14-B-20 J. Hayes 14-B-20 OGC 15-B-18 E. Jordan MNBB-3302 B. Grimes 9-A-2 ACRS(10) P-315 Plant File OFoi r >

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Mr. William A. Williams, Jr.

Technical Assistant - Nuclear Operations Santee Cooper ,

P. O. Box 764 (Mail Code 153) ]

Columbia, South Carolina 29218 )

l J. B. Knotts, Jr., Esq. )

Bishop, Cook, Purcell -l and Reynolds l 1400 L Street, N.W. 1 Washington, D. C. 20005-3502 l Resident Inspector / Summer NPS c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Route 1, Box 64 Jenkinsv111e, South Carolina 29065 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Chairman, Fairfield County Council )

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Winnsboro, South Carolina 29180 Mr. Heyward G. Shealy, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health South Carolina Department of Health i and Environmental Control  ;

2600 Bull Street l Columbia, South Carolina 29201 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company ,

Mr. A. R. Koon, Jr. , Mar,ager i Nuclear Licensing Virgil C. Suiimer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88  :

Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065 l

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COMENTS ON SCE&G SU8MITTAL ON 40 YEAR OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE V. C. SUMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO.1 (SUMER STATION) j I. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

, A. LAND USE The licensee indicated that they were not aware of' any material changes that would alter the original conclusion of the FES'with respect to impacts on' land use. Did the licensee make a determination whether any changes did'or' did not take' place? . ,.

B. HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS OF OPERATION

1. SURFACE WATER

a. The FES provided an assessment of the evaporative losses from the Monticello Reservoir as a result of the operation'of the Summer Station. In the licensee's June 15, 1989 submittal,.they referenced the information contained in the FES. Has the licensee confirmed that.the evaporative losses associated a with the operation of the Summer Station are j enveloped by the analysis presented in their j Environmental Report (ER)? Since the initial analysis was performed have the meteorological conditions varied so that the current analysis is no longer appropriate?

b. The FES addressed the impact of the'Monticello-Reservoir on groundwater and on wells. The licensee has addressed.the impact on groundwater of the extension and has addressed the impact, .

as a result of the operation of the Summer Station i in terms of the area.around the Summer Station- .

but has not addressed the impact on area wells. 1 It is unclear-from the licensee's submittal whether the term "around the Summer Station" is the area

.: incorporating tb Summer Nuclear Station structures  ;

or all area owned by SCE&G,'or whether it also  !

includes adjacent' property including that not owned i by SCE&G. .The licensee should address the impact ,

of operation and the license extension on the '

groundwater of adjacent properties, including those not owned by SCE&G, as well as the impact' upon adjacent properties wells.

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2. INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL AND SANITARY WASTES The licensee's. submittal indicated pH. problems-associated with the treatment ponds during.

summer months. ~The licensee also indicated that-

.they had received permission from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control- (SCDHEC) for an algae control program.

The licensee should address the impact the-extension of the license'wil_1 have with respect to'.the algae problem.' )

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1. TERRESTRIAL During the operating years, the FES discussed the impact of the transmission lines on the terrestrial biota.

The licensee's June 15, 1989 submittal'did not address the impact since operation of the Summer Station nor the probable impact as a result of the extension of the operating license. Both should be addressed. .

D. IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENT OF RESOURCES The licensee has stated that the FES has already.

considered a 40 year operating period and commitment of resources has been determined and found acceptable. The staff has reviewed the FES and can only find reference to 40 years in Section 4.2 when the loss.of pulpwood and lumber as result of the removal of productive forest land was presented. In the assessment of.the. impact ~on the uranium fuel cycle, a 30 year operating period was assumed. In no other-sections of.the FES is the~ assessment period. indicated.. Therefore, the. staff believes that it is inconclusive whether a 30 year or a 40 year life was utilized in the environmental assessment. Thus, the licensee should assume that a 30 year life was utilized unless otherwise stated and should assess the extension of the operating license accordingly..

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