ML20137Y061

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:Approx 815,000 Gallons of Solution Containing Water & Fluorescein Disodium Salt Will Be Discharged from Four Condensers Following Filling to Assist in Location of Cracks &/Or Leaks at Weld Points

ML20137Y061
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	11/26/1985
From:	Storz L TOLEDO EDISON CO.
To:	Dunlavy B OHIO, STATE OF
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NUDOCS 8512100718
Download: ML20137Y061 (2)

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..-. November 26, 1985 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency-Northwest District Office 1035 Devlac Grove Road Bowling Green, Ohio 43402-ATTENTION: Mr. Bruce Dunlavy 4

Subject:

Notification in Accordance with the Davis-Besse NPDES Permit Number 2IB000ll*DD of a Discharge Containing Water and Fluorescein Disodium Salt Solution to the Davis-Besse Settling Basin #2 and to Final Outfall 001.

Dear Mr. Dunlavy:

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This letter, in conjunction with the telephone conversation between yourself and Deb Isley of Toledo Edison on November 21, 1985, is being '

sent to notify you of a discharge containing water and fluorescein disodium salt -(fluorescein dye) solution from the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The quantity to be discharged will be approximately 815,000 gallons of water and fluorescein dye.

The fluorescein ~ dye solution will result from draining the-four condensers at the Davis-Besse Station. Currently, the condensers are dry, but filling will commence on. November 27 1985 to contain approximately 715,000 gallons of demineralized water with approximately fif ty-four (54) pounds of fluorescein disodium salt (fluorescein dye). The dye solution will assist in the location of cracks and/or leaks at.the weld points on

,- the condensers. Upon completion of the inspection of the weld points the

' dye solution will be drained from the condensers and pumped to settling basin #2.on~ December 5, 1985. The inside of the condensers will be rinsed several. times with an approximate total.of 100,000 gallons of demineral-(!~ _ ized water to remove the residual dye and will be pumped to the same basin

.to allow for biodegradation of the dye and then discharged through final Outfall 001 on approximately December 9, 1985.

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THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY EDISON PLAZA 300 MADISON AVENUE TOLEDO, OHIO 43G52

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Mr.-Bruce Dunlavy l November 26, 1985 )

Page 2 If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Deb Isley or Patrick-McCloskey, Environmental Monitoring at (419) 249-5000, ext.

7562 or 7711.

Yours truly.

-Louis F. Storz-Plant Manager Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station LFS/DAI/cb/yml cc: R. Scott D. Briden J. Ferguson J. Sullivan '

bec: J. Williams, Jr.

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-J. Scott-Wasilk R. Klein

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