ML20049J452
| ML20049J452 | |
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| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 03/16/1982 |
| From: | MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT CO. |
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r e e APPENDIX B GRAND GUIS NUCLEAR STATION UNIT I MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-416 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN Rev. 1 8203180221 820316 PDR ADOCK 05000416 D PDR j
GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page X.0 Definitions x-1 1.0 Objectives of the Environmental Protection Plan 1-1 2.0 Environmental Protection Issues 2-1 2.1 Aquatic Issues 2-1 2.2 Terrestrial Issues 2-1 3.0 Consistency Requirements 3-1 3.1 Plant Procedures, Design and Operation 3 3.2 Reporting Related to the NPDES Permits and 3-3 Certificates Issued by Other Federal, State, Local, and Regional Authorities 3.3 Changes Required for Compliance with Other 3-4 Environmental Regulations 4.0 Environmental Condition 4-1 4.1 Unusual or Important Events 4-1 4.2 Environmental Monitoring 4-1
'4.2.1 Erosion Control Inspection 4-1
! 4.2.2 Cooling Tower Drift Program 4-2 5.0 Administrative Controls . 5-1 1
5.1 Review and Audit 5-1 5.2 Records Retention 5-1 5.3 Changes in Environmental Protection Plan Permits 5-2 5.4 Plant Reporting Requirements 5-3 s
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r X.0 Definitien, Annually: Once per calendar year at intervals of twelve calendar months i 30 days.
GGNS: Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2.
Normal Operation: Operation of the unit at greater than 5% of rated thermal power in other than a safety or power emergency situation.
NPDES Permit: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) No. MS0029521, or its subsequent revisions, issued by the Mississippi Bureau of Pollution Control to Mississippi Power & Light Company on February 11, 1980. This permit authorizes Mississippi Power
& Light Company to discharge controlled waste water from Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 into the waters of the State of Mississippi.
Site: Onsite includes any area within the property owned by Mississippi Power & Light Company specifically described in GGNS Final Environmental Report Section 2.1.1 and Figure 2.1-1. Offsite includes all other areas.
Station: Station refers to Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2.
Unit: Unit refers only to Unit 1 or Unit 2 of the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.
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1.0- Objcetivro ef tha Envirenmental Pr tectirn Plcn The Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) provides for the protection of the environment during operation of the nuclear facility. The principal objectives of the EPP are as follows:
(1) To verify that the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS) is operated in an environmentally acceptable manner, as established by the Final Environmental Statement (FES) and other NRC environmental impact assessments.
(2) To coordinate Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requir.ements and maintain consistency with other federal, state, local, and regional requirements for environmental protection.
(3) To inform the NRC of the environmental effects of facility operation and of actions taken to control those effects.
Environmental concerns identified in the FES which relate to water quality matters are regulated by the licensee's NPDES permit issued by the Mississippi Department of Natural Resources.
The environmental monitoring requirements shall become effective on the date specified in the respective permits or certifications or on the date that the Operating License is issued and shall continue until modified or terminated as provided for in subsection 5.3.1.
Deviations from the required monitoring programs will not be a violation of license requirements if samples are accidentally spilled or contaminated or if samples are unobtainable due to hazardous conditions, seasonal unavailability, malfunction of equipment, or other legitimate reasons. All significant deviations from the sampling schedule and ef forts to remedy these deviations and to prevent their recurrence shall be documented .n the Annual Environmental Operating Report in accordance with Section 5.4.1.
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2.0 Envir:nmental Pratectien Iszuta In the Draft Environmental Statement (DES) dated May, 1981, the staff considered the environmental impacts associated with the operation of Unit 1. Certain environmental issues were identified which required additional study or license conditions to resolve environmental concerns and to assure adequate protection of the environment.
2.1 Aquatic Issues A. Aquatic monitoring programs will be conducted to confirm that thermal discharges, chlorine releases, and the resultant effects on
- aquatic biota and water quality due to plant operation are within the requirements of the NPDES permit.
Aquatic issues are addressed by the effluent limitations and monitoring requirements contained in the effective NPDES permit issued by the Mississippi Department of Natural Resources. This department will regulate matters involving water quality and aquatic biota.
2.2 Terrestrial Issues A. Potential erosion along transmission line corridors during and immediately following their construction.
B. Potential impact of cooling tower drift on vegetation surrounding the site.
NRC requirements with regard to the terrestrial issue above are specified in subsection 4.2.
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3.0 Conaist:ncy R quirements 3.1 Plant Procedures, Design, and Operation The licensee may make changes in procedures, station design or operation, or perform tests or experiments affecting the environment, provided such changes, tests or experiments do not involve an unreviewed environmental. question or do not involve a change in the Environmental Protection Plan.* Changes in plant design or operation, or performance of tests or experiments which do not affect the environment are not subject to the requirements of this plan.
Before engaging in additional construction or operational activities which may affect the environment, the licensee shall prepare and record an environmental evaluation of such activity. When the evaluation indicates that such activity involves an unreviewed environmental question, the licensee shall provide a written evaluation of such activities and obtain prior approval from the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. When such activity involves a change in the EPP, such activity and change to the EPP may be implemented only in accordance with an appropriate license amendment as set forth in Section l 5.3.
A proposed change, test or experiment shall be deemed to involve an 1
unreviewed environmental question if it concerns (1) a. matter which may result in a significant increase in any adverse environmental. impact I
- This provision does not relieve the licensee of the requirements of 10 CFR 50.59.
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przvicunly evalunted in tha Finn 1 Environmental Statement-(FES) so modified by staff's testimony to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, supplements to the FES, environmental inspact appraisals, or in any.
initial or final adjudicatory decisions of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; (2) a significant change in effluents or power level
[in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51.5(b)(2)] or (3) a matter not
.- previously reviewed and evaluated in the documents specified in (1) of this subsection, which may have a significant adverse environmental impact.
1 The licensee shall maintain records of changes'in procedures, facility design or operation, and of tests and experiments carried out pursuant-J to this subsection. These records shall include a written evaluation which provides the basis for the determination that the change, test, or experiment does not involve an unreviewed environmental question or substantive impact nor constitute a decrease in the effectiveness of this EPP in meeting the objectives specified in Section 1.0. The-licensee shall include as part of this Annual Environmental Operating Report (Subsection 5.4.1) brief descriptions, analyses, interpretations, and evaluations of such changes, tests and experiments.
t The NRC may require modifications or revisions in accordance with this subsection as a result of NRC review of the results of'these programs, if such modifications or revisions are judged necessary to maintain consistency with the initially approved programs or with the intent of the EPP. The NRC may also require modifications or. revisions of 4
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3.2 Reporting Related to the NPDES Permits and Certificates Issued by Other Federal, State, Local and Regional Authorities Violations of the NPDES' Permit or other certifications shall be reported to the regulating agency, with an additional copy sent to the NRC. This requirement shall apply only to topics of National Environmental Policy Act concern within the NRC area of responsibility. The licensee shall also provide the NRC with copies of the results of the following studies at the same time they are submitted to the permitting agency.
o Changes and additions to the NPDES Permit or other certifications shall be reported to the NRC within 30 days
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following the date the change is approved. If a permit or certification, in part or in its entirety, is appealed and stayed, the NRC shall be notified within 30 days following the date the stay is granted.
t o The NRC shall be notified of changes to the effective NPDES Permit proposed by GGNS by providing NRC with a copy of the proposed change at the same time it is submitted to the permitting agency. The notification of a GGNS initiated change shall include a copy of the requested revision submitted to the permitting. agency. The GGNS shall provide the NRC a copy of the application for renewal of the NPDES Permit at the same time the application is submitted to the permitting agency.
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3.3 Ch na:7 Rrquirrd far Complirnce with Other Envirrnmental Rigulctien7 Changes in plant design or operation and performance of tests or experiments which are required to achieve compliance with other federal, state, local, or regional environmental regulations are not subject to the requirements of Section 3.1.
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4.0 Envirrnmentnl Crnditirn, 4.1 Unusual or Important Environmental Events Any occurrence of an unusual or important event that indicates or could potentially result in significant environmental impact causally related 4
to plant operation shall be recorded and promptly reported to the NRC within 24 h'ours by telephone, telegraph, or facsimile transmissions, followed by a written report as described in Subsection 5.4.2. The following are examples: excessive bird impaction events on plant' structures; onsite plant or animal disease outbreaks; unusual mortality of any species protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973; fish kills near to (downstream of) the site; unanticipated or emergency discharge of industrial waste water or chemical substances; and significant violations of relevant permits and certifications.
No routine monitoring programs are required to implement this special requirement, which shall commence with the date of issuance of the Operating License and continue until approval for modification or termination is obtained from the NRC in accordance with Subsection 5.3.1.
4.2 Environmental Monitoring 4.2.1 Erosion Control Inspection Maintenance and monitoring of the transmission line corridor rights-of-way will be conducted as a part of normal transmission line inspections from the GGNS to the Franklin EHV Switching Station, to the Baxter Wilson Steam Electric Station Switchyard, and to the Port Gibson Substation. These inspections, conducted by aerial surveys and walking patrols at periodic intervals, include monitoring for erosion or vehicular damage caused by right-of-way encroachment by hunters and 4-1
Icgg:rs. Pr:blem arecc will ba id:ntified by tha carial curv ys, and walking patrols will be directed to the problem areas to evaluate the extent of the problem to be corrected.
The Erosion Control Inspection Program shall begin upon commencement of normal transmission line inspection procedures. Sc.1-annual surveys shall continue until stabilization of soil.and vegetation (i.e., ground cover establishment) is achieved.
A summary of the field inspection program and any procedures implemented to control abnormal erosion conditions associated with transmission line maintenance activities shall be reported in the Annual Environmental Operation Report in accordance with Subsection 5.4.1. Field logs indicating locations of erosion damage and measures taken to rectify erosion problem areas and estimation of the time to achieve effective stabilization will be maintained and available for inspection for a period of two years. Results reported shall contain information encompassing but not limited to inspection date, estimated size of erosion problem area, probable cause of erosion, type of stabilization program, and date of effective stabilization, as appropriate.
4.2.2 Cooling Tower Drift Program A cooling tower drift program will be implemented at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station to determine the effects, if any, on vegetation due to the I
fallout of salts from the cooling tower. Fallout samples will be analyzed for those chemical entities that are most prevalent in the Plant Service Water. In addition, vegetation samples will be collected during the growing season and analyzed for the same parameters as the 4-2
felleut sampics. Th2 pr gram will b2 initietcd just prict to th2 operation of Unit I and will continue for at least one year. Results of the program will be reported in the Annual Environmental Operations Report.
The results of the one year program will be studied to determine the effects of the cooling tower drift, if any, on the vegetation. If little or no impact is found Mississippi Power & Light will propose to the NRC that the Cooling Tower Drift Program be terminatJ .
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5.0 Adminictrativa C:ntrain
. 5.X- Responsibility 5.X.1 The Plant Manager shall be responsible for assuring that plant operations are conducted in compliance with this Environmental Protection Plan.
5.X.2 The Manager of Quality Assurance shall be responsible for assuring that audits are performed on the Environmental Protection Plan and supporting procedures.
5.1 Review and Audit The licensee shall provide for review and audit of compliance with the Environmental Protection Plan. The audits will be performed by the Nuclear Quality Assurance Department in accordance with FSAR Section 17.2 and shall be conducted independently of the individual or groups responsible f or performing the implementation of the EPP. A description of the MP&L organizational structure utilized to achieve the independent review and audit functions and the results of the audit activities shall be maintained and shall be available for inspection.
5.2 Records Retention Records and logs relative to the EPP shall be made and retained in a canner convenient for review and inspection. These records and logs
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5.2.1 The following records shall be maintained for the life of the i station: (a) Modifications to plant structures, systems and components determined to potentially affect the continued protection of the environment, (b) Changes to the
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Envircnmental Plan including, whrra cpplictble, record 2 of NRC approval of such changes, and (c) Records of changes to permits and certifications required by federal (other than NRC), state, local, and regional authorities for protection of the environment, shall be retained for the life of the station. Other records, data and logs relating to the EPP such as (a) Records of Plant Safety Review Committee activities and (b) events, and the reports thereon, which are the subject of nonroutine reports to the NRC, shall be retained for five years following logging or recording or, where applicable, as long as necessary as required by other agencies.
5.3 Changes in Environmental Protection Plan and Permits 5.3.1 Changes in Environmental Protection Plan Requests for changes in the Environmental Protection Plan shall include an assessment of the environmental impact of the proposed change ar.d a supporting justification. Implementation of such changes in the EPP shall not commence prior to NRC approval of the proposed change in the form of a license amendment incorporating the appropriate revision to the Environmental Protection Plan.
5.3.2 Changes in Permits and Certifications .'
Changes or additions to required federal (other than NRC), state, local and regional authority permits and certificates for the protection of the environment that pertain to the requirements of the EPP shall be reported in writing to the NRC within 30 days.
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S.4 Pirnt Rtparting R:quirementn 5.4.1 Routine Reports Annual Environmental Operating Report An Annual Environmental Operating Report describing implementation of this EPP for the previous year shall be submitted to the NRC within 90 days after the first of each calendar year. The first report shall be submitted within 90 days after the first of the year following issuance of the Operating License. The period of the initial report shall begin with the date of issuance of the Operating License.
The Report shall include sumuaries and analyses of,the results of the EPP monitoring activities required by Subsection 4.2 of this EPP and the special studies and requirements for the report period, including a comparison with preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate), previous non-radiological environmental monitoring reports, and an assessment of the observed impacts of the plant
. operation on the environment. If harmful effects or evidence of trends towards damage to '.he environment are observed, the licensee shall provide a detailed analysis of the data and a proposed course of action to alleviate the problem.
The Annual Environmental Operating Report shall also include:
(a) A list of all EPP noncompliances and the corrective actions taken to remedy them; (b) A list of all changes in station design or operation, tests, and experiments made in accordance with Subsection 3.1 which 5-3
involv:d e patcntially cignificent unrsviewed cnvirrnmentel issue or which changed the findings of the DES; (c) A list of nonroutine reports submitted in accordance with subsection 5.4.2; (d) Changes made to applicable state and federal permits and certifications; (e) Changes made to the Environmental Protection Plan.
In the event that some results are not available by the report due date, the report shall be submitted noting and explaining the missing results.
The missing data shall be submitted as soon as possible in a supplementary report.
5.4.2 Nonroutine Report A report shall be submitted in the event that.an unusual or important environmental event (as specified in Section 4.1) occurs or if another l
relevant permit is violated (as specified in Section 3.2). Reports l shall be submitted under one of the report schedules described below.
l Events specified as Prompt Report occurrences, such as the occurrence of unusual or important environmental events, shall be reported within 24 i
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l followed by a written report to the NRC.
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Other nonroutine events not requiring a Prompt Report shall be reported to the NRC either within 30 days of their occurrence or within the time 5-4 1
q licit ep;cified by tha r:psrting rcquirement cf th2 cerrscp:nding certification or permit issued pursuant to Sections 401 or 402 of the Clean Water Act, whichever time duration following the nonroutine event shall result in the earlier submittal.
Written reports and, to the extent possible, the preliminary telephone, telegraph, or fascimile reports shall (a) describe, analyze, and evaluate the occurrence, including extent and magnitude of the impact, (b) describe the cause of the occurrence (if known), (c) indicate the action taken to correct the reported occurrence, and (d) indicate the corrective action taken (including any significant changes made in procedures) to preclude repetition of the occurrence and to prevent similar occurrences involving similar components or systems.
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