ML18283A843
| ML18283A843 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 07/18/1977 |
| From: | Warr J State of AL, Water Improvement Commission |
| To: | Sanger H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| Download: ML18283A843 (6) | |
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DISTRIBUTION AFTER ISSUANCE OPERATING LICENSE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMI N DOCKET NUMB NRC FoRM 195 FILE NUMBE NRC DISTRIBUTION FoR PART 50 DOCKET MATERIAL FROM: State of Alabama OATE OF OOCUMENT TO: 7/18/77 Water Improvement Commission Jri Mr. Herbert S Sanger, Montgomery, Alabama James W Warr DATE R5)jigjf 0 NOTORIZE O PROP INPUT FORM NUMBER OF COPIES RECEIVED TTE R QORIGINAL QUNCLASSIFIEO
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Consists of response to Mr~ Sanger's 7/13/77 ltr~ concerning the operation of Brown's Ferry Nuclear Plant, Alabama's Water Quality Standards, and the recently issued NPDES Permit'i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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. Ira L. shyers, M. D. Commission Members:
Chairman State Health Ottlcer h1arvln O. Gerglln, Falrhope Dr. Robert M. Bocher, Mobile John W. Hodnett Charles O. Cargile, Hueytown Vlcc Choirman Louis Grabensteder. Huntsville Commissioner, Department ol David L. Thomas, Montgomery Conservauon and Natural Resources Mailing addresss Perry Hill O trice Parts 38 1 5 Interstate Court James W. Warr State Othce Building Montgomery Alabama Chlet Administrative Oflicer Montgomery, Al 36130 Telephone 205/277-3630 July 18, 1977 Mx. Herbert S. Sangex, Jx.
General Counsel'VA 400 Commerce Street Knoxville, TN 37902 Dear Mr. Sangex-Re: Bxowns Ferry Nuclear Plan/
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NPDES No. AL0022080 This is in response to your July 13, 1977, letter concerning the operation.
of Bxowns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Alabama's Water Quality Standards, and the recently issued NPDES Permit. Your letter also transmitted a copy of the petition for an adjudicatory hearing submitted to EPA seeking less stringent thermal effluent limitations. This request has been prompted by the poor performance of the cooling towexs as well as structural failure of one tower and a concern that a similar failure may occur in other towers.
Xn a letter dated July 15, 1977, Region XV of EPA. stayed the contested provisions of the.NPDES Permit until a decision is made to either grant or deny the request for an adjudicatory hearing. However, EPA went further and granted your request for relief concerning water quality standards and imposed temporary discharge conditions. These conditions specify that you will not exceed a maximum temperature limit of 90OP nor a maximum temperature rise of 5OP, both as measured at the downstream edge of the assigned mixing zone.
TVA has previously supplied this. office with. environmental assessments that.
address the thermal discharge from the plant and the impact on a balanced indigenous population of fish and aquatic life. We understand tha't you axe asking for concurrence'with EPA's position based on this previously supplied information. We further understand that TVA will update this information by August 15, 1977, and determine what actions will be taken to rectify the existing situation concerning the cooling system.
We axe of the opinion that the position taken by EPA is a reasonable one in view of the existing information and the critical need for this facility.
The technical staff of the WXC, therefoxe, concurs. with that position.
r o" Hr.-Herbert S. Sanger, Jr.
July 18, 1977 Page 2 We look forward to receiving the updated reports as well as TVA's plan of action concerning this problem.
ours very truly,
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Chief Administrative Officer Water Improvement Commission BHf:WTD:dst cc: Hr. Howard Zeller W ~, I (4 ~ \