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Provides Comments on Niagara Mohawk Power Corp Application for Provisional OL for Util.While Proposed Radiological Monitoring Program Appears Satisfactory,Concept of Sampling Not Sound.Recommendations Listed
ML20244C813
Person / Time
Site: Nine Mile Point Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 12/06/1967
From:
INTERIOR, DEPT. OF, FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
To: Price H
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
Shared Package
ML17055E652 List:
References
FOIA-89-101, FOIA-89-114 3990, NUDOCS 8904200428
Download: ML20244C813 (4)
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i IN LEM.Y REFER TO:

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21s is in response to Mr. Eoyd's letter o J y 1 requesting our

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a provisional operating license for its Nine Mile Fbint Euclear Fower Station, Lc':e Catario, Oswego County, New York, Dochet Ho. 50-220. 1 F .;  ;,

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  • Zhs 1:ine Hile ?oint 1:uclear Station is located on the southeast, shore '

cf Lake Ontario, seven niles northocst of the City of Oswego, and  %

3 ') niles north-northwest of Syracuse. ?ne plant will employ a direct-c/cle bcilin ,ewats systen reactor designed for a power output of j

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't 1,533 thomal r.c;:.uctts, and a not electrical output of 500 nescuatts.

h. A radioactive wasto disposal system, and other on-site facilities re--

quirad for a ccaplete and operable nuclear poaer plant, cre provided.

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ondenser cooling water will be pumped, at the rato of G00 c.f.s. at E full capacity, from the botto.s of Lake Cnterio about two-tenths of a f uile offshore through an enclosed intche structure and a screenhc use r with trash racks and trcveling unter screens, and dischar;cd to .1 ,

bottoa of the lake about one-tenth of a mile offshore. Inlet por  ;

cra equipped with galvanized steel grillr : having 2-inch by  ;

3-inch spacin;. Tne ports are equipped co accomodate electrical

  • scrcenin; for fish protection if found necessary after the plant be; ins operation. 2e net heat rise through the condenser, at the 2.ca. .sd 100 parcent lead factor and circulating water flow, will be '

T Qout 25U i Cheuicci treatnent uill be used to control the develop;aent of c1 ae 4 in the cir:,uls. tin; unter systen, if necessar/. 2e need for chemical ,

trce.tuent is cer.sidered unlikely, however, because fine silt in the '

circu's. tinc , rctar vill probably sccar the channels sufficiently to i cffect cdoc,uats control.

Ic?:o Cntario supporta both cor.T.ercial and sports fisheries of con-  ;

aidtra O .2,;dtude. 2e dominant fish species, in order of greatest ,

cntity in the cornercici 1cndings, include whitefish, carp, u11handa, ;;ellow perch, smelt, Anerican eel, sunfishes, and walleye.

20 princip:1 sport fishes include snc1houth bass, yellow perch, Ja'.icye, bu11 heads and northern pike. Fishin; pressure is moderate f~~ in t:"

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fne wlic=t has developed un environment =1 surveillance progrca in

nich radicio;icc1 monitorin; of the biota depends upon the amount of radioactivity being released. For exemple, if the resulting one-year cverco c concentration in the Irke is less than 1/10 of the Maximum i femiesible Concentr
tions established by the Code of Federal Ee;ulctio.;9 (10 0:'E 20), no samples would be taken for analysis. When the cverage concentration of radioactivity exceeds 1/10 of the Maximum

{ Permissible Concentrations, radionuclides surveillance would be main-i tsined and biolo;;ical srz.ples vould be collected periodica117 for f rc. biochemical analysis, vhen biological sampling is indicaud, or-

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anisms voald ' include fish, c1 cms, snails, fresh water shrimp (Gammarus),

f insect ecses, and sponges.

1.lthough the proposed rsdiolo31 ccl monitorins program itself appears to bc satisfactory, the concept of having sampling frequency dependent cr.1; upon the a. cunt of radioactivity released is not sound. Since the concentrations of rcdiccetive effluent may be averaged over a 52-week pricd in order to ecnform to the Code of Federal Regulations, it is ccnceiv: bis thtt concentrations will substantially exceed Maximum Temissible Ocncc.nre,tions during some portions .of this time period.

If the rata cf dilution were the only consideration, these limits would be cdoquate criteria for detemining the n.axinum safe rate of discharge.

F.ouever, radioactive isotopes are concentrated by organisms which re-( quire r..any cf the stable foms of these elements for their nomal r..ettbolic activities, and some or;cnisms concentrate radioisotopes not k nerally required but which cre chemically similar to elements essential .

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{ Ihe radioactive centent of the biota should be considered in estab-lishin O.e rates of discha ge of effluents, rather than using on1,r -e 1.ca Iermiscible Concentrations cs criteria for dischar;e rates.

'as rr.diolo;ical pro;rca should be modified and copies of the results cf 2.ece surveys should be provided to the Secrettry of the Interior j cs sco;. as the data are compiled.

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e rocc:ncnd that the Niarara Mohawk Power Corporation be required to:

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[ 1. Conduct rr.diolo;iccl surveys of the environment in the vicinity of the plant every three months during the first year of rc:.ctor operction and every six nonths thereafter f

or until it has been conclusively demonstrated that no si onificant adverse conditions exist.

2. Oc11cet and cnalyze samples for contained radioactivity l l, c follous

j A. 'Jater cnd sediment samples should be collected within 500 feet of the reactor affluent outfall.

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Aquatic plants and the animals (fish, clans, 3.

snails, Gammarus, insect cases, and sponges) nentioned in the Safety Analysis Report should, ~

be collected as near as possible to the re-

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actor effluent outfall.

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C. Samples of biological material should be.

analy::ed for both beta and ;a=an radio-activity. 97ater and sediment sanples need be neasured only for gamma radioactivity /J

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3 Jake modifications in project structures and operations l

') to reduce the discharge of radioactive waste to acceptable 5

1evcis if it is detemined from the surveys that the re-

[' icase of radioactive material from the project results in ha=.ful concentrations of radioactivity in fish and wild-lire.

} Ge understcnd it is the Coadission's opinion that its regulatory authority

']N over nuclear power plants involves only those hazards associated with radioactive materials. However, we recomaend and urge that, before the f..

y. per.r.it is issued, themal pollution and other detrimental effects to fish and wildlife which may result from plant construction and operation

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be called to the attention of the applicant. Xeasures designed to

inir.ize detri::. ental effects of themal pollution, pumping and other pro-F ject operations on fish and wildlife resources should be developed by j' . the applicant in cooperation with the New York Conservation Department, Division of Fish and Game and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

. e are particularly concerned with the possibility of damages to _quatic

' life from heated effluent. 1.arge volumes of heated water discharged into the lde ncy not only be detrimental to fishery resources directly.

I bat may also affect these resources indirectly through changes affecting the envLrox ent.

Ecologieni surveys, to =casure biological and ecological changes in the r lake, shculd be carried out prior to and during plant operation so that comparative data vill be available for analysis. These surveys should ba plac.ed in cooperation with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the f.

7edard "eter Follution Control Administration, and the IIew York Con-servetion repartcent, Division of Fish and Game. If these surveys E es hb11: h that the heated water discharged into Lake Ontario results in chtn;o.4 la the environment that are signifierJ.tly detrimental tt fish l cmd vildlife, as detemined by the above named agencies, corrective l' measures should be taken to reduce the temperature of the effluent to I

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l, ' Another potentici hazard to fishery resources in the lake is 'the coolin;-u:. tor intake. Unless the inteke is adequately screened, fish ar.d other aquatic organisms may be drawn in and destroyed. Suitable fish protective facilities should be installed to prevent loss of f

, fish throu;h the intake structure.

~n view of the Administration's policy to maintain, protect, and im-L i prove the quality of. our environment and most particularly the water and air media, we request that the Commission urge the Niagara T.ohawk Power Corporation to:

1. . Cooperate with the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Federal lL

' dater Pollution Control Administration, the'New York LF Conservation Department, Division of Fish and Game, and .

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other interested State agencies in developing plans for ecological surveys, initiate these surveys prior to reactor operation,; and continue them on a regular basis y or until it has been demonstrated conclusively that no L ', significant adverse conditions exist.

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! 2. heet with the above mentioned Federal and State agencies v 'to discuss new plans and to evaluate results of existing 8 -

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j 3 Corctruct, operate and maintain such fish protective facilities over the intake structure as are needed to prevent si;nificent dcnase to fishery rcsources.

I h. Ashe such modifications in project structures and oper-ations as may be determined necessary as a result of i the surveys.

Tae opportunity for presenting our views on this-project is appreciated.

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