ML18018A889
| ML18018A889 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 04/17/1978 |
| From: | Geisendorrer A N State of NY, Dept of Environmental Conservation |
| To: | Samworth R B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML18018A889 (14) | |
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REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)DISTRIBUTIQNFQRINCQMINGMATERIAL50-410REC:SAMWORTHRNRCQRG:GEISENDORFERANDOCDATE:04/17/78NYSTDEPTOFENVIRONCONSERVDATERCVD:05/02/78DOCTYPE:LETTERNOTARIZED:NOCOPIESRECEIVED
SUBJECT:
LTR1ENCL1TRANSMITTALOFREVISEDCHRONOLOGYOFEVENTSCONCERNINGISSUANCEOFDISCHARGEPERMIT.PLANTNAME:NINEMILE'POINT-UNIT2REVIEWERINITIAL:XEFDISTRIBUTORINITIAL:+4+++++++++++++~+DISTRIBUTIONOF'THISMATERIALISASFOLLOWSENVIRONMENTALCOMMENTS(DISTRIBUTIONCODEC002)FQRACTION:FORINFO:FORINFO:INTERNAL:EXTERNAL:ASSTDIRMOQRE4+LTRONLY'PROJMGRNORRIS++W/ENCLVASSALLO4t4LTRONLY(i)KANE~~--1)REGFILE++W/CLHANAUER~~W/ENCLERNST++LTRONLYYOUNGBLOOD4+W/ENCLVOLLMER~~+LTRONLYJ.COLLINS+4W/ENCLLPDRSOSWEGO'Y++W/ENCLNATLLABANL+4W/6ENCLNSIC++W/ENCLTIC4+W/ENCLACRSCATB+~W/0ENCLBRCHIEF.REGAN~+W/ENCLLICASSTDUNCAN>+W/ENCLVARGA+4~LTRONLY(i>SERVICE4+LTRONLY<i)NRCPDR++W/ENCLOELD~+LTRONLYDENTON/MULLER+~W/ENCLBALLARD++W/ENCLGAMMILL44W/2ENCLBUNCH~~W/ENCLKREGER4+W/ENCLDISTRIBUTION:LTR34ENCL26SIZE:iP+4PENDCONTROLNBR:781220119 HH~V/IHiH'(I'(IInHH NewYorkStateDepartmentofEnvironmentalConservation50WolfRoad,Albany,NewYork12233g((Q,Jn8<<fi(p(tpMr.RobertSamworthAquaticResourcesSectionU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555Aprill7,l978Ci"~,LO~CA+rn(mCO~oPeterAiA.Berle,ooriCommissionerlIe~xiii~~rnRCDrn-C=m'UlCD
DearMr.Samworth:
EnclosedisacopyofarevisedchronologyofeventsconcerningNineMilePointPowerPlant,Unitg2.AlsoenclosedisacopyofapageofthedraftpermitdescribingtheconditionsfordischargingTDS.Wearecurrentlyreviewingtheap-plicantscool'ingtowerreporttodeterminetheirabilitytomeetthisrequirement.UnlessambientTDSconditionsarealreadynear200mg/L,TheapplIcantshouldbeabletomeetthisrequirement.ThereIsnoconditioninthepermitrequiringNiagaramohawktoconductachlorineminimizationstudy.TomQuinninformsmethattherearenoplanstocertifyoraddthisrequirementatthistime.Verytrulyyours,AlanN.GeisendorerAssistantSanitargineerEnergyWasteCoordnationANG:kscc:C.Dworkin,w/encs.EncIosures78i220i19 WlsiltsiP~isss
~~~CeNineMiloPoint.HistoryJune29,l97IRequesttoSl.atetocertifyNineViile,UnitPal.NiagaraIbhawkrequestCorpsPermit.November8,l97l-EPAcommentsonapplical'ion.Oclober4,l972-DFCrequestedtocertifydraftpermitforUnit$/I.NiagaraI~@hawkrequestforSection40lCertification.Auust5I,l973-ConstructionpermitsforUnitsIand2issued.Issuedonlyforconstructionofcirculatingorcoolingwaterdisposalfacilities.Octoberl2,l97~-Q)n~WlileStatecertifiescons'IructionofN~a~4&awkUnit82.FoIlowingpointsmade:I)State>>asintheprocessofrevisingitsthermalcriteria.2)Unitsgland82wouldberequiredtomeetnewcriteria.3)UnitgloperationwasresultinginlargefishkiIls.4)Therefore,Unitg2designwasunsatisfactory.ApplicantwasrequiredtodesignalternativeintakesystemsandevaluatethemtoDepartment'ssatisfaction.Octoberl5,l973-Corpsreview'IngNPDESapplicationforUnit7/I.
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~~rhj)rlI5,l974-DEClettertoEPAfromThomasE.Qglnncontainsfollowing(concerningpermit):I)Processwastesshouldbetreatedbeforebeingdiluted.2)Non-conformingUnit7$IdischargewouldhaveprecludedsitingUnitd2withou1adjustments,hencethecombinationofoutfallstoasinglediffuser.~hril9,l974-FDepartmentissues40lcertificationforUnitO'Iwhichcontainsthefoilowing:I)Thepresentintakesystemisunacceptable.Redesignordifferentoperationisrequired.a)t~iustredesignTheintake.b)UnitgldischargemustgothroughUnitg2.DraftPermitNoticed.June28,l974-NiagaraVohawkrequestsalternativethermalIimitationsforUnitPlappIication.Alc'ha;i!;Niagara'~advisesthatconstructionofUnit/r'2wiIIbedelayeduntilafterdeterminationbytheAppealsBoard(RECLicensingBoard).Februar24,1975-EPAissuesNY000IOI5forNineMilePoint;Unitgl.Februar28,l975-Publici'IoticeofFinalDeterminations.rI~arch24;1975-NiagaraI%hawkrequestsanadjudicatoryhearingforUnit//I.
A~~~C IJIarchZl,l975-PermitEffectiveDate.AdjudicatoryHearinggranted.PublicNolicegNPDES75-4I8grantingadjudicatoryheari.ng.October9,l975-NiagaratbhawkappliesforNPDESdischargepermitforUnitg2.I!IaterialalsoamendspreviousapplicationforUnitj/I.October27,l975-PubIicNoticeforNPDESappIIcation(PubIicNoticef75-760).November25,l975-NiagaraI4ohas!kcommentsonpublicnotice.NiagaraMohawkrequestsamendmentfor40IcertificationforUnitgiandUnitg2.J~ul23,l976-EPArequeststheappointmentofalawJudgeforadjudica.loryhearingsincesomeissueswilIrequireforma,ladjudication.Novomber24,l976-OrderoffiIing.December20,l976-EPAIndicatesthatclosedcyclelsbeinginstalledforUnitg2.
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Februar23,l97/-DepartmentrecertifiesoriginalcertificationforNMUnitj/2ofOctoberl2,l973pursuanttoSection40I.Publicnoticewasgiven.CertificationintendedtoapplytoproceedingsbeforeNRCandEPA.Based'onsubstitutionofclosed-cyclecoolingforonce-throughcooling.SPDESdischargepermitforcons'(ructionrunofffromsanitarywastesandbatchplantfacilitiesissued.
'~~P Mr.J.M.Toennies,DirectorFebruary23,19774.PursuanttoPart702SpecialClassificationsandStandardsSection702.1QualityStandardsforClassASpecialWa<ersthefollowingadditionalrequirementsshallbeachievedinLakeOntariooutsidethezone.ofactivemixinginducedbytheturbulenceofthedischarge.TotalDissolvedSolidspHShouldnotexceed200milligramsperlite"Shou1dnotbeoutsidetherangeof6.7to'.-5RadioactivityShouldbekeptatthelowestpracticable,le'velsandinanyeventshouldbecon-trolledtotheextentnecessarytopre-ventharmfuleffectsonhealth.5.NodischargefromthisfacilityshallcauseviolationoftheNewYorkStateDepartmentofHealthregulationscontainedin10NYCRRPart170atthesourceofintakeofanywatersupplyusedfordrinkingculinaryorfoodprocessingpurposes.6.PursuanttoPart704CriteriaGoverningThermal'is-chargesSection704.3MixingZoneCriteria,uponthepresentationofafinaldesignforthedischargetheDepartmentshal"specifydefinablenumericallimitsforthemixingzone,includinglineardistancesfromthepointofdischarge,surfaceareainvolvement,ofvolumeofreceivingwaterentrainedinthethermalplume,asappropriate.7..Notlessthan180BayspriortotheinitiationofdischargefromtheNineMilePointNuclearGeneratingUnit~$2NiagaraMohawkshallsubmittotheDepartmentofEnvironmental.Conservation,forapproval,aplanofstudyforevaluatingtheenvironmentaleffectsofsuchdischargesonLakeOntario,which,shallinclude,butnotbelimitedtothefollowing:A.Assessmentoftheeffectsoftheintakeonorganismsentrainedintheintakewaterflow.B.Assessmentofth'eeffects.oftheintakeonfishesimpingedonanyintakestructurescreens 0rREIL