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MONTHYEARIR 05000354/20230042024-02-0101 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023004 ML24030A8752024-02-0101 February 2024 Operator Licensing Examination Approval ML24009A1022024-01-26026 January 2024 Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CF Part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0045 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting)) IR 05000354/20234012024-01-22022 January 2024 Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000354/2023401 ML23341A1372024-01-16016 January 2024 Issuance of Amendment No. 235 Revise Trip and Standby Auto-Start Logic Associated with Safety Related Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning ML23335A1122023-12-15015 December 2023 Retest Schedule for Drywell to Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers ML23307A1532023-12-15015 December 2023 NRC Investigation Report No. 1-2023-001 ML23270C0072023-11-29029 November 2023 Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement ML23324A3072023-11-17017 November 2023 Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation IR 05000354/20230032023-11-0707 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023003 IR 05000272/20234022023-10-12012 October 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2023402, 05000272/2023402 and 05000311/2023402 (Cover Letter Only) LR-N23-0065, Submittal of 2023 Annual 10 CFR 50.46 Report2023-10-0202 October 2023 Submittal of 2023 Annual 10 CFR 50.46 Report LR-N23-0045, and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement2023-09-0808 September 2023 and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement ML23249A2612023-09-0606 September 2023 License Amendment Request to Modify the Salem and Hope Creek Exclusion Area Boundary IR 05000354/20230052023-08-31031 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Hope Creek Generating Station (Report 05000354/2023005) ML23192A8212023-08-14014 August 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendment Nos. 234, 347, and 329 Revise Technical Specifications to Delete Meteorological Tower Location IR 05000354/20230022023-08-0303 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023002 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Inspection Report 07200048/2023001 IR 05000354/20230102023-08-0303 August 2023 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000354/2023010 LR-N23-0052, Retest Schedule for Drywell to Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers Per Technical Specification 4.6.2.12023-07-31031 July 2023 Retest Schedule for Drywell to Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers Per Technical Specification 4.6.2.1 LR-N23-0042, Spent Fuel Cask Registration2023-07-12012 July 2023 Spent Fuel Cask Registration LR-N23-0046, Emergency Plan Document Revisions Implemented June 28, 20232023-07-10010 July 2023 Emergency Plan Document Revisions Implemented June 28, 2023 IR 05000354/20230112023-05-0101 May 2023 Commercial Grade Dedication Report 05000354/2023011 ML23121A1412023-05-0101 May 2023 Senior Reactor and Reactor Operator Initial License Examinations LR-N23-0034, 2022 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report (AREOR) - Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 and Hope Creek Generating Station2023-04-27027 April 2023 2022 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report (AREOR) - Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 and Hope Creek Generating Station LR-N23-0035, 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report (ARERR)2023-04-27027 April 2023 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report (ARERR) IR 05000354/20230012023-04-26026 April 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023001 LR-N23-0010, License Amendment Request Revision of Technical Specification (TS) to Delete TS Section 5.5 - Meteorological Tower Location2023-04-21021 April 2023 License Amendment Request Revision of Technical Specification (TS) to Delete TS Section 5.5 - Meteorological Tower Location LR-N23-0009, License Amendment Request (LAR) to Revise the Hope Creek Trip and Standby Auto-start Logic Associated with Safety Related Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Trains2023-04-18018 April 2023 License Amendment Request (LAR) to Revise the Hope Creek Trip and Standby Auto-start Logic Associated with Safety Related Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Trains ML23087A1492023-04-17017 April 2023 NRC to PSEG Salem, Transmittal of the National Marine Fisheries Service'S March 24, 2023, Biological Opinion GAR-2020-02842 Concerning Salem and Hope Creek ML23089A0942023-04-17017 April 2023 NRC to PSEG Hope Creek, Transmittal of the National Marine Fisheries Service'S March 24, 2023, Biological Opinion GAR-2020-02842 Concerning Salem and Hope Creek ML23103A3232023-04-13013 April 2023 Submittal of Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, Rev. 26, Summary of Revised Regulatory Commitments for Hope Creek, Summary of Changes to PSEG Nuclear LLC, Quality Assurance Topical Report, NO-AA-10, Rev. 89 ML23095A3682023-04-12012 April 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Threshold Determination for Proposed Transfer of Land Ownership LR-N23-0024, Submittal of Hope Creek Generating Station Technical Specification Bases Changes2023-03-29029 March 2023 Submittal of Hope Creek Generating Station Technical Specification Bases Changes LR-N23-0006, Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations2023-03-24024 March 2023 Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations ML23086A0912023-03-24024 March 2023 NMFS to NRC, Transmittal of Biological Opinion for Continued Operations of Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations LR-N23-0019, and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Guarantees of Payment of Deferred Premiums2023-03-21021 March 2023 and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Guarantees of Payment of Deferred Premiums ML23037A9712023-03-0909 March 2023 and Salem Nuclear, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 233, 344, and 325 Relocate Technical Specification Staff Qualification Requirements to the PSEG Quality Assurance Topical Report IR 05000354/20220062023-03-0101 March 2023 Annual Assessment Letter for Hope Creek Generating Station (Report 05000354/2022006) LR-N23-0016, and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Report of Changes, Tests, and Experiments2023-02-28028 February 2023 and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Report of Changes, Tests, and Experiments LR-N23-0018, Technical Specification 6.9.1.5.b - 2022 Annual Report of SRV Challenges2023-02-27027 February 2023 Technical Specification 6.9.1.5.b - 2022 Annual Report of SRV Challenges LR-N23-0012, Annual Property Insurance Status Report2023-02-24024 February 2023 Annual Property Insurance Status Report LR-N23-0014, Stations Submittal of 2022 Annual Report of Fitness for Duty Performance Data Per 10 CFR 26.203(e) and 10 CFR 26.7172023-02-23023 February 2023 Stations Submittal of 2022 Annual Report of Fitness for Duty Performance Data Per 10 CFR 26.203(e) and 10 CFR 26.717 IR 05000354/20220042023-01-24024 January 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2022004 LR-N23-0011, In-Service Inspection Activities - 90 Day Report: Twenty-Fourth Refueling Outage2023-01-19019 January 2023 In-Service Inspection Activities - 90 Day Report: Twenty-Fourth Refueling Outage LR-N22-0096, and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Request for Threshold Determination2023-01-0505 January 2023 and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Request for Threshold Determination LR-N22-0094, Emergency Plan Document Revisions Implemented November 21, 20222022-12-14014 December 2022 Emergency Plan Document Revisions Implemented November 21, 2022 LR-N22-0091, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Report of 10 CFR 72.48 Changes, Tests, and Experiments2022-12-0202 December 2022 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Report of 10 CFR 72.48 Changes, Tests, and Experiments ML22335A0412022-12-0101 December 2022 Notification of Commercial Grade Dedication Inspection (05000354/2023011) and Request for Information IR 05000354/20220032022-11-0303 November 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2022003 2024-02-01
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MONTHYEARPMNS20231157, Pre-planning Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC to Discuss Future Amendments Regarding Integrated Technical Specification Conversion, 24-Month Fuel Cycle and Revise Safety Release Valve Setpoint to 1130 Psig2023-10-10010 October 2023 Pre-planning Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC to Discuss Future Amendments Regarding Integrated Technical Specification Conversion, 24-Month Fuel Cycle and Revise Safety Release Valve Setpoint to 1130 Psig PMNS20230612, Pre-submittal Meeting with PSEG to Discuss the Amendment to Reduce Sites Exclusion Area Boundary2023-05-10010 May 2023 Pre-submittal Meeting with PSEG to Discuss the Amendment to Reduce Sites Exclusion Area Boundary ML23124A1072023-05-0404 May 2023 Notice of Public Meeting (Webinar) - Annual Assessment Meeting for Pa/Md/Ny/Nj Nuclear Power Plants (Bv, CC, FP, Gn, Hc, Lm, NMP, Pb, SAL, & Sus) PMNS20221135, Public Meeting to Discuss Transfer of Ownership of Portions of the PSEG Nuclear Site2022-11-0303 November 2022 Public Meeting to Discuss Transfer of Ownership of Portions of the PSEG Nuclear Site ML22131A2212022-05-11011 May 2022 Notice of Public Meeting (Webinar) - Joint Annual Assessment Meeting for Pa/Md/Nj/Ny Nuclear Power Plants (Bv, CC, FP, Gn, Hc, Lm, NMP, Pb, SAL, & Sus) ML21140A3142021-05-20020 May 2021 Notice of Public Meeting - Joint Annual Assessment Meeting for Pa/Md/Nj/Ny Power Plants (Bv, CC, FP, Gn, Hc, Lm, NMP, Pb, SAL, & Sq) PMNS20210302, Pre-Submittal Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC to Discuss Plans and Details of Upcoming License Amendment Request Regarding Changes to the Ultimate Heat Sink Technical Specifications for Hope Creek2021-03-17017 March 2021 Pre-Submittal Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC to Discuss Plans and Details of Upcoming License Amendment Request Regarding Changes to the Ultimate Heat Sink Technical Specifications for Hope Creek PMNS20210173, Pre-Submittal Meeting with PSEG Nuclear, LLC to Discuss Relief Requests to Adopt Code Cases N-878, N-879, and N-880 for Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 22021-02-18018 February 2021 Pre-Submittal Meeting with PSEG Nuclear, LLC to Discuss Relief Requests to Adopt Code Cases N-878, N-879, and N-880 for Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 ML20287A2472020-10-13013 October 2020 Pre-submittal Teleconference Regarding Proposed Licensing Approach to Install the General Electric Numac Wide Range Neutron Monitoring System for Hope Creek Generating Station ML20140A2762020-05-19019 May 2020 June 10, 2020: Notice of Public Meeting for Salem Generating Station Units No. 1 and 2 and Hope Creek Generating Station ML19084A1102019-03-25025 March 2019 April 10, 2019 Public Meeting Notice for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Hope Creek Generating Station ML18134A1982018-05-14014 May 2018 5/30/18: Notice of Public Meeting for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Hope Creek Generating Station ML17076A0562017-03-17017 March 2017 3/28/2017 - Notice of Category 3 Public Annual Assessment Meeting - Salem Nuclear Generating Station Units 1 and 2; Hope Creek Generating Station for 2016 ML16068A3692016-03-0808 March 2016 Notice of Annual Assessment Meeting - Salem Nuclear Generating Station & Hope Creek Generating Station, on March 30, 2016 ML15069A4882015-03-10010 March 2015 March 25, 2015, Notice of Open House Meeting with Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations LR-N15-0016, Pre-Application Meeting: Installation of Digital Power Range Neutron Monitor (Prnm) in Accordance with Interim Staff Guidance, Digital I&C-ISG-062015-01-21021 January 2015 Pre-Application Meeting: Installation of Digital Power Range Neutron Monitor (Prnm) in Accordance with Interim Staff Guidance, Digital I&C-ISG-06 ML15015A6772015-01-16016 January 2015 Forthcoming Closed Meeting with PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Regarding a Planned Digital Instrumentation and Controls License Amendment Request Associated with Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 ML14338A3732014-12-0404 December 2014 Plan for Site Visits DLR 2015 ML14070A4702014-03-11011 March 2014 2014 Salem & Hope Creek Annual Assessment Meeting Notice & Open House, March 27, 2014 ML13233A1132013-08-22022 August 2013 Notice of Forthcoming Meeting with PSEG Nuclear, LLC Regarding a Planned Digital Instrumentation and Controls License Amendment Request Associated with Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 ML13073A2012013-03-14014 March 2013 Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Nrc'S Assessment of Safety Performance at Salem Nuclear Generating Station and Hope Creek Generating Station for 2012 ML12229A2402012-08-15015 August 2012 Closed Notice of Meeting for Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station Scheduled for August 31, 2012 ML12124A0492012-05-0303 May 2012 Update - 2012 Salem & Hope Creek Open House and Public Meeting Notice No. 12-012, for May 15, 2012 ML12103A0382012-04-12012 April 2012 5/15/2012 - Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations - Notice of Public Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC ML12013A1002012-01-13013 January 2012 Notice of Closed Meeting with PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem and Hope Creek, to Discuss a Potentially Greater than Green Security Related Finding ML11250A1712011-09-14014 September 2011 Notice of Forthcoming Meeting with Petitioner Requesting Action Under 10 CFR 2.206 Regarding Immediate Suspension of the Operating Licenses of General Electric (GE) Mark 1 Boiling Water Reactors (Bwrs) ML11126A0962011-05-12012 May 2011 Notice of Meeting with Petitioner Requesting Action Under 10CFR2.206 Regarding Immediate Suspension of Operating Licenses of General Electric Mark 1 Boiling Water Reactors ML1111703172011-04-27027 April 2011 Notice of Public Meeting - Salem Nuclear Generating Station and Hope Creek Generating Station ML1112200122011-04-20020 April 2011 05/12-14/2011 - Meeting (583rd) of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards - Federal Register Notice ML1029500062010-10-28028 October 2010 11/17/10 Forthcoming Meeting to Discuss the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the License Renewal of Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station Units 1 and 2 ML1012412182010-05-0606 May 2010 Public Meeting with Salem-Hope Creek to Discuss PSEG Nuclear, Llc'S Plans for Movement of Spent Fuel from Salem Nuclear Generating Station to the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation That It Shares with Hope Creek Generating Station ML1008103452010-03-22022 March 2010 Notice of Public Meeting: Annual Assessment Meeting with PSEG ML0934405582009-12-10010 December 2009 Notice of Closed Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) to Discuss Exemption from Schedular Requirements of 10 CFR 73.55 for Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 ML0928706352009-10-23023 October 2009 11/05/2009 Notice of Meeting to Discuss License Renewal Process and Environmental Scoping for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station, License Renewal Application Review ML0910703162009-04-16016 April 2009 NRC Meeting with PSEG Nuclear (Salem & Hope Creek) on May 5, 2009 ML0903708282009-02-10010 February 2009 03/16/2009 Forthcoming Meeting to Discuss the Scheduled Submittal of License Renewal Application for Salem and Hope Creek, PSEG Nuclear, LLC ML0810210522008-04-11011 April 2008 Notice of Meeting with PSEG Nuclear Llc., to Discuss Safety Performance at Salem and Hope Creek for Calendar Year 2007 ML0726402342007-10-0101 October 2007 Notice of Closed Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC (Licensee) Regarding an Application for Extended Power Uprate for Hope Creek Generating Station ML0721803862007-08-0606 August 2007 Notice of Forthcoming Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC (Licensee) Regarding an Application for Extended Power Uprate for Hope Creek Generating Station ML0717804562007-06-27027 June 2007 Notice of Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC (Licensee) Regarding an Application for Extended Power Uprate for Hope Creek Generating Station, to Discuss Acceptance Criteria for Boiling-Water Reactor Steam Dryer Predictive Load Under Power Uprate ML0712402122007-05-0404 May 2007 EPU Air Quality Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment ML0710105422007-04-13013 April 2007 Notice of Forthcoming Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC to Discuss Technical Aspects of the Licensee'S Application for an Extended Power Uprate (EPU) at Hope Creek ML0709505272007-04-0505 April 2007 Notice of Annual Assessment Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC Management to Discuss the Nrc'S Assessment of the Safety Performance at the Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations for Calendar Year 2006 ML0704602562007-02-15015 February 2007 3/02/07, Notice of Meeting with PSEG Nuclear, LLC, to Discuss Technical Aspects of the Licensee'S Application for an Extended Power Uprate (EPU) at the Hope Creek ML0631001592006-11-0808 November 2006 11/13-14/2006 Revised Notice of Forthcoming Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC (Licensee) Regarding an Application for Extended Power Uprate for Hope Creek ML0630301362006-10-30030 October 2006 11/13-14/2006 Notice of Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC Regarding Application for Extended Power Uprate for Hope Creek Generating Station ML0624400542006-09-0101 September 2006 Meeting Notice for Public Outreach (Salem/Hope Creek) ML0617900252006-07-0505 July 2006 Forthcoming Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC Regarding Planned Application for Extended Power Uprate for Hope Creek Generating Station ML0610902742006-04-26026 April 2006 Notice of Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC to Discuss Nrc'S Assessment of the Safety Performance at the Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations for Calendar Year 2005 and to Review PSEG Actions to Improve the Safety Conscious Work Environment ML0607507462006-03-16016 March 2006 Forthcoming Meeting with PSEG Nuclear LLC Regarding Planned Application for Extended Power Uprate for Hope Creek Generating Station 2023-05-04
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Division of Air Quality Air Quality Permitting Element P.O. Box 027 Trenton, NJ 08625-0027 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT For Proposed: 1. Significant Modification To The Air Pollution Control Operating Permit 2. Variance To N.J.A.C. 7:27-6.2, and, 3. Revision To New Jersey's State Implementation Plan (SIP)For PSEG Nuclear LLC Hope Creek And Salem Generating Stations Lower Alloways Creek, New Jersey APPLICANT:
FACILITY LOCATION: COUNTY: PSEG Nuclear LLC PO Box 236 M/C N09 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 PSEG Nuclear LLC Hope Creek Generating Stations Alloways Creek Neck Road Lower Alloways Creek Township, NJ 08038 Salem Approved by: John Preczewski P.E.Assistant Director Division of Air Quality Date: BACKGROUND:
Hope Creek and Salem Generating Stations are located on Alloways Creek Neck Road, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Hancocks Bridge, Salem County, NJ. These are two separate facilities located on contiguous or adjacent sites and belong to the same owner, PSEG Nuclear LLC. Hence, by regulation, they are listed as one facility under the Title V permit.Hope Creek Generating Station (HCGS) consists of one nuclear-powered boiling water reactor and other ancillary equipment that support its operation.
HCGS was first issued air pollution control permits in 1980 and 1981, for construction and operation.
It commenced commercial operation in 1986. HCGS currently operates up to 1139 MW electric generation.
The ancillary, equipment responsible for emissions of criteria pollutants to the atmosphere include a natural draft cooling tower, auxiliary boilers, emergency diesel generators, diesel fire-pump, distillate oil fire-pump, fuel oil storage tanks, and low sulfur distillate oil air compressors.
PSEG Nuclear LLC is planning to increase the reactor power of Hope Creek Generating Station ("HCGS") to a maximum of 120% of its original licensed Thermal Power. The project to accomplish the increase in electric power is called the Extended Power Uprate Project ("EPU").The EPU would increase the amount of heat from the condenser to the Hope Creek Cooling tower, which accepts heat rejected from the main condenser and transfers this heat indirectly to the atmosphere by evaporation of the cooling water circulating within it. Most of the cooling water not lost to evaporation is collected in the cooling tower basin. The remainder is lost as very fine sized water droplets (namely, the "drift").
The cooling tower is equipped with drift eliminators that are designed to limit drift losses to 0.0005% of the circulating water flow rate. Test data demonstrates that a drift rate of 0.00041% of the circulating water flow is being achieved in practice at the cooling tower.The increased thermal load is estimated to increase the evaporation rate from the cooling tower by approximately 20%. This would increase the cooling tower particulate matter emissions from the currently permitted value of 29.4 lb/hr to 35 lbs per hour. The particulates are from the salt in the evaporated water and some trace amount of cooling tower additives.
Under the worst case conditions of the ambient water salinity, hydrologic conditions and the tidal hydrodynamics of the Delaware Estuary, which is the source of the circulating cooling water, the maximum possible hourly emissions, of particles, from the cooling tower are expected to be 42 lbs/hr.The Responsible Official at the facility has certified that the facility currently meets all applicable requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act and the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act.PROPOSED VARIANCE 2 N.J.A.C. 7:27-6.5 allows the facility to apply for a variance from N.J.A.C. 7:27-6.2(a) whenever advances in the art of air pollution control for the kind and amount of particles emitted has not developed to a degree which would enable the requirements of section 2 of this subchapter (maximum allowable emission rate of 30 lb/hr) to be attained.
The facility may apply to the Department for a variance, setting forth the reason and justifications.
The Department may issue a variance from section 2(a), (b) and/or (d) of this subchapter for a period of five years from the date of issuance.
If approved, the variance may be renewed upon application to the Department, setting forth reasons and justifications for its continuation.
Variance issued under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:27-6.5 are conditional upon the final approval by US EPA in NJ's State Implementation Plan (SIP).As stated above, the TSP/PM 10 hourly emissions from the cooling tower are expected to increase above the N.J.A.C. 7:27-6.2(a) limit of 30 lb/hr to a maximum of 42 lb/hr.PSEG Nuclear is requesting a variance from N.J.A.C. 7:27-6.2(a), for the cooling tower, based on the following:
- 1. The level of control already employed in the cooling tower will continue to meet the N.J.A.C. 7-27:6.2(a) concentration limit of 0.02 gr/scf.2. PSEG Nuclear presented information that shows the state of art control for natural draft cooling towers has not advanced beyond the controls currently used by the cooling tower.PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO THE EXISTING TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT: Air Contaminant Emissions The facility is classified as a major facility based on its potential to emit 470.9 tons per year (TPY) of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), 216.7 TPY of Carbon Monoxide (CO), 166.9 TPY of Total Suspended Particles (TSP), 227.8 TPY of Sulfur Dioxide (SO 2), 196.4 TPY of Particulate Matter less than 10 microns (PM10), and 27.0 TPY of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), to the atmosphere.
The existing Title V air permit for the facility limits the maximum hourly emission rate of TSP/PM10 from the cooling tower to 29.4 lb/hr and the annual emission rate of TSP/PM 10 to 129 tpy.The facility has submitted calculations showing the post-EPU annual actual emissions of TSP/PM10 would be 65.9 tpy, while the average pre-EPU annual actual emissions are 54.7 tons, as shown in the Table 1 below.3 The facility is not proposing any increase in allowable annual emissions.
Table 1. Particulate Emissions from Hope Creek Cooling Tower Particulate Emissions Current Post EPU Allowable Emissions in tpy 129 129 Actual Emissions in tpy 54.7 65.9 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Of Air Ouality PSD non-applicability analysis was submitted to United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA or EPA) Region 2 by PSEG Nuclear LLC, dated March 4, 2004. Based on the information provided by the applicant, USEPA concluded that the EPU project will not result in significant increase in emissions and would not be subject to PSD review (letter dated March 17, 2004 from Steven C. Riva of USEPA to Mr. John Carlin of PSEG Nuclear LLC).The permitted annual emissions of TSP/PM1O for the cooling tower are currently 129 tons per year. Actual annual emissions have been up to 54.7 tpy. PSEG in their letter to EPA stated that actual annual emissions will not exceed 65.9 tpy. Since this was used in the PSD non-applicability determination, it becomes the new maximum allowable emissions effective the first day after the start of post-EPU operations of the Hope Creek Generating Station.Air Ouality Modelin2 Analysis The Bureau of Technical Services (BTS) reviewed the Air Quality Modeling for the proposed Hope Creek uprate project and determined that the project will not cause a violation of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), New Jersey Ambient Air Quality Standards NJAAQS, or PM 1 0 PSD increment.
PUBLIC HEARING AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENTS: The New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is seeking public comment on this proposed significant modification to the approved Air Pollution Control Operating Permit for Hope Creek and Salem Generating Stations, pursuant to the provisions of Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act, the federal rules promulgated at 40 CFR 70, and the state regulations promulgated at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22. These rules require that changes to existing significant source operations shall be made as a significant modification if the change relaxes any Federally enforceable provision of the compliance plan.The public also has opportunity to comment on the proposed variance from N.J.A.C. 7-27:6.2(a) and single source revision to New Jersey's SIP. The application, draft permit, 4 and draft variance, are available for inspection at the address below, and at the Southern Regional Field Office located at 2 Riverside Drive, One Port Center, Suite 201, Camden NJ 08102, phone number (856-614-3601).
If you would like to inspect these documents at either location, please call in advance for an appointment.
You may also inspect the application and supporting materials, and other information and documents contained in the supporting file for the draft permit, at the NJDEP Trenton location listed below, by calling for an appointment.
Yogesh Doshi New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Air Quality Permitting Program Bureau of Operating Permits 401 East State St. -2nd Floor, Box 27 Trenton, NJ 08625-0027 (609) 633-7249 Any person, including the applicant, who believes that any condition of the draft operating permit modification, proposed variance from N.J.A.C. 7-27:6.2(a), and proposed single source revision to New Jersey's SIP is inappropriate, can raise all reasonable issues of concern, and submit all arguments and factual grounds or materials supporting their position during the public hearing, or in writing during the public comment period.The public hearing will be held on May 1, 2007 in the Auditorium of Pennsville Memorial High School, 110 South Broadway, Pennsville, New Jersey 08070. The public hearing will start at 7:00 PM and end at 8:00 PM. If there are still persons wishing to comment, the meeting will be extended until all persons present have had the opportunity to present their comments.
At the public hearing, written and oral comments will be accepted by the Department.
The public must submit all comments by the close of the public comment period.The close of the public comment period will be 5:00 PM on the third State business day following the date of the public hearing.The Department will consider and respond to all relevant and timely submitted written comments.
The applicant, and each person who submits written comments, will receive a notice of the Department's final decision regarding this permit action.EPA COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED OPERATING PERMIT After the close of the public comment period and consideration of the comments, the Department will prepare a proposed operating permit modification for EPA review. The Department will transmit the proposed operating permit, variance from N.J.A.C. 7-27:6.2(a) and single source revision to New Jersey's SIP to USEPA, together with a 5 copy of any comments received from the public and from any affected state during the public comment period, and the Department's response to those comments.
The Department will also provide a copy, upon request, to any other interested person.If EPA objects to the proposed operating permit modification during the 45 days following EPA's receipt of the proposed permit, the Department may revise the proposed permit to address EPA objection(s), and will submit the revised proposed permit to EPA, the applicant (if applicable), and, upon request, to any other interested person.If EPA does not object to the proposed operating permit within 45 days following EPA's receipt of the proposed permit, the Department will take final action on the application related to the proposed operating permit pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.13:
If EPA does not object to the proposed operating permit modification, within the 45 day period, any person may petition the EPA during the 60 days after the expiration of EPA's 45 -day comment period, and may request that EPA object to the proposed operating permit. Any petition to EPA shall be based only on an objection that was raised by the petitioner with reasonable specificity during the public comment period unless: 1. The petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable for the petitioner to raise the objection during the public comment period; or 2. The grounds for the objection arose after the public comment period closed.If EPA, in response to a petition, objects to the proposed operating permit, before the Department has issued the permit, the Department will not issue a final operating permit until the EPA's objection is addressed to EPA's satisfaction.
Any petition for EPA review of a final operating permit decision must be made to the Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20460. A copy of the petition should be sent to Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA, Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866.
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