ML17334A588

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 971108 Plant Personnel Chlorination Sys Was Shut Down,Due to Valve Lineup Error Made During Startup of Continuous Chlorination After Shutdown.Corrected Lineup & Repositioned Valve

ML17334A588
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	12/09/1997
From:	FITZPATRICK E INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
NUDOCS 9712150403
Download: ML17334A588 (7)

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CATEGORY1REGULAYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIOYSTEM(RIDS),'1ACCESSIONNBR:9712150403DOC.DATE:97/12/09NOTARIZED:NODOCKETFACXL:50-.315DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM0500031550-31bDonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit2,IndianaM05000316AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONFITZPATRICK,E.EIndianaMichiganPowerCo.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATION"

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NPDESnoncompliancenotification:on971108plantpersonnelchlorinationsyswasshutdown971108at9:00amduetovalvelineuperrormadeduringstartupofcontinuouschlorinationaftershutdown.Continuuouschlorinationresumed971108.DISTRIBUTXONCODE:IE23DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:EnvironmentalEventReport(perTechSpecs)NOTES:RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-3PDCOPIESLTTRENCL11RECIPXENTIDCODE/NAMEHICKMAN,JCOPIESLTTRENCL11INTERN.FXLECNTER01RGN3EXTERNAL:NOAC111111OGC/HDS2NRCPDR1111DUENNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR7ENCL7 0~~

IndianaMichiganPowerCompany500CircleDriveBuchanan,Ml491071395~sINOMN/lNICMGANPQWKRDecember9,1997DocketNos:50-31550-316U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionATTN:DocumentControlDeskMailStop0-P1-17Washington,D.C.20555AEP:NRC:1208WGentlemen:DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2CHLORINATEDWATERDISCHARGENPDESNOTIFICATIONTheattachednotification'sforwardedforyourinformation'pursuanttoCookNuclearPlant'sAppendixB(Environmental)technicalspecifications.Thesubjectconcernstheinadvertentdischargeofchloiinatedwaterwithoutperformingrequiredsamplingandanalysis,andtheactions'akentomitigatethesituation.Shouldyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsregardingthisnotification,pleasecontactJamesT.Weberat616/697-5075.Sincerely,ZP~y~E.E.FitzpatrickVicePresident/vlbAttachmentcc:A.A.BlindA.B.BeachMDEQ-DW&RPDNRCResidentInspectorJ.A.Abramson97i2l5040397i209PDRADQCK05000M5S..PDR-QQQQ32llllllllllllIIllilIJIIglllgg ATTACHMENTTOAEP:NRC:1208WNPDESNOTIFICATION AmericanElectricPorCookNuclearPlantOneCookPlaceBridgman,Ml491066164655901ANKRICAMKLECTRlCPOMMERMr.FrederickMorleyPlainwellDistrictOffice,SWQDMichiganDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality1342M-89West,SuiteBPlainwell,Michigan49080November12,1997

Subject:

DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantNationalPollutantDischargeEliminationSystemPermitNo.MI0005827

DearMr.Morley:

ThisnotificationismadepursuanttoCookNuclearPlant'sNPDESPermitMI0005827,PartII,A.5.OnNovember8,1997,duringcontinuouschlorinationoftheServiceWaterSystems,plantpersonnelinadvertentlydischargedaportionofchlorinatedServiceWatertoOutfall002forapproximatelyninehourswithoutperformingtherequiredsamplingandanalysisforTotalResidualOxidant.ThesesamplesweremissedduetoavalvelineuperrormadeduringthestartupofcontinuouschlorinationafterashortshutdownforgeneralmaintenanceontheCirculatingWaterSystem.Shortlyafterthelineupwascorrected,asamplewastakenfromtheOutfall002dischargesamplepointat10:15a.m.onNovember8,1997.Thesamplemeasured0.07ppmTotalResidualOxidant(TRO),whichexceededthe0.036ppmmaximumdischargelimit.TheconditionwasdiscoveredduringatourbyplantpersonnelatwhichpointthechlorinationsystemwasshutdownNovember8,1997at-09:00a.m.Shortlyafterthediscovery,thevalvewasrepositionedtopreventdischargefromOutfall002anddirectalltheServiceWatertotheOutfall001,wherecirculatingwaterdilutionispresent.ContinuouschlorinationresumedNovember8,1997at09:45a.m.AbriefingwasheldbytheplantpersonnelinvolvedwithchlorinationtoemphasizetheimportanceofcheckingtheCirculatingWaterSystemvalvelineuppriortocommencingchlorinationasrequiredintheirprocedure.ThechlorinationprocedureincludesstepstoensurethatpropervalvelineupshavebeenperformedtoavoidNPDESexceedences.

Mr.FredMorleyPage2November12,1997TheServiceWaterSystemflowshavebeencalculatedtobeapproximately24.MGDperunit.Thisisaslightportionofthenormalcirculatingwaterflowof1415MGDforOutfall002.Thisdischargecausednodetrimentaleffectstotheenvironmentduetothesmalldischargeflowandthelargedischargepiping(18'iax0.5mileslong).Normalwatercolumndemandforchlorinewouldhavereducedtheconcentrationto<.001ppmbythetimetheflowreachedLakeMichigan.Pleasecontactmeat(616)465-5901,ext1153,withanyquestionsyouhave.Sincerely,JohnGarisonEnvironmentalComplianceSupervisor

'r.FredMorleyPage3November12,1997IcertifyunderpenaltyoflawthatIhavepersonallyexaminedandamfamiliarwiththeinformationsubmittedonthisandallattacheddocuments;andbasedonmyinquiryofthoseindividualsimmediatelyresponsibleforobtainingtheinformation,Ibelievethesubmittedinformationistrue,accurateandcomplete.Iamawarethattherearesignificantpenaltiesforsubmittingfalseinformation,includingthepossibilityoffineandimprisonment.J.R.SamponPlantManager