ML17309A144

Forwards Assessment for SEP Topic II-1.B, Population Distribution. Low Population Zone & Population Ctr Distance Conforms W/Distance Requirements of 10CFR100 & Current Licensing Criteria.No Addl SEP Review Required

ML17309A144
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	04/15/1981
From:	MAIER J E ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	CRUTCHFIELD D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TASK-02-01.B, TASK-2-1.B, TASK-RR NUDOCS 8104220257
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Forwardsassessmentfor-SEPTopicII1,Bi"Population:Distribution~"',LowpopulationzoneLpopulationctrdistance'onformsw/distancerequirements,of10CFR1008current'icensingcriteriaNoaddiSEPre'viewrequired,DISTRIBUTIONCODE::A035SCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCL~,lTITLE:SEPTopics.-SIZE'>>REGULATOINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:8104220257DOC~DATE:81/04/15NOTARIZEDBNODOCKETFACIL:50244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlantEUnitliRochesterG05000244AUTHINANEAUTHORAFFILIATIONMAIERiJ~E~RochesterGas8ElectricCorp~RECIP~NAME'ECIPIENTAFFILIATIONCRUTCHFIELDD~OperatingReactorsBranch5NOTES:1copy:SEPSect;Ldr~05000244RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMElACTION:CRUTCHFIELD04INTERNAL:A/DMATLEQUALi3HYD/GEOBR1002~REFIL"'1COPIESLTTRENCL7711221111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMECONTSYSA07I8E06ORASSESSBR11SEPBR12COPIESLTTRENCL11221133.EXTERNAL:ACRSNSIC05'611LPDR0311Ne24)98)D8"gpTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTRPfENCL'f eN'~llE

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SEPTopicII-1.B,"PopulationDistribution"R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244

DearMr.Crutchfield:

EnclosedistheRochesterGasandElectricassessmentforSEPTopicII-1.B,"PopulationDistribution".ThisassessmentfortheR.E.GinnasiteismodeledupontheNRC'sassessmentofthistopicforConsumersPowerCompany'sPalisadesplant,issuedbyletterfromDennisL.Ziemann,NRC,toMr.DavidBixel,CPCO,datedNovember27,1979.Verytrulyyours,AttachmentJohE.Maierposejfi810428025V il>plHNPj11 AttachmentTOPICII-1.B-PoulationDistributionR.E.GinnaThesafetyobjectiveofthistopicistoensurethatthepreviously-establishedlowpopulationzoneandpopulationcenterdistancespecifiedforthesitearecompatiblewiththecurrentpopulationdistribution,andareinaccordancewiththeguide-linesof10CFRPart100.ThisreviewisconductedinaccordancewiththeguidancegiveninStandardReviewPlanSection2.1.3.Thecapabilityoftheplanttomeetthedosecriteriaof10CFRPart100attheexclusionareaboundaryandlowpopulationzonewillbeevaluatedintheDesignBasisEventphaseoftheSEPreview.TheadequacyofemergencypreparednessplanningfortheareasurroundingtheplantincludingthelowpopulationzoneisbeingassessedbytheCommissioninaseparaterevieweffort.5,6,11,12TheR.E.GinnasiteisinthetownshipofOntario,inthenorthwestcornerofWayneCounty,NewYork,onthenorthshoreofLakeOntarioabout20ENEofthecenteroftheCityofRochesterand40WSWofOswego.Thelandsurroundingthesiteisprimarilyofanagrariannatureandsparselypopulated.Therearenosubstantialpopulationcenters,industrialcomplexes,transporta-tionarterials,parks,orotherrecreationalfacilitieswithinathreemileradiusoftheGinnasite.TheCityofRochesteristhelargestpopulationcenterwithina50mileradiusofthesite(241,539people,with701,745inthemetropolitanarea).The7nearestcommunitywithapopulationof1,000ormoreistheTownofOntariowithitscenterlocatedabout3Qmilesfromthesite.Thepreliminaryestimated1980censusfortheTownofOntariois7,452.

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TodeveloptheWayneCountyandMonroeCountyRadiologicalEmergencyResponsePlansfortheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerStation,arecentsurveyofthepopulationwithinafive-mileradiuswascompleted.FigureJ-2fromtheWayneCountyRadiologicalResponsePlan,reproducedasFigure1ofthisevaluation,detailsthepopulationwithin5milesofGinna,basedonpreliminary1980populationestimate.RGGZestimatesthat10,864personsresidewithinfivemilesoftheplant,adensityof277personspersquaremileassumingthat.halfoftheareawithinfivemilesisland.(Itshouldbenotedthatthisfigurecomparesfavorablywiththe1980populationestimateof10,934personsshowninFigure2.4-2oftheGinnaFSAR,whichwaspublishedin1968.)Otherthantheresidentsofthearea,therearenolargegroupsoftransientswithinfivemilesofthesite.TheonlyparksnearthesiteareWebsterBeachParkinMonroeCounty,approximately6mileswestoftheplantsite,andtheB.FormanParkinWayneCounty,approximately8mileseastoftheplantsite.Therearenofederalrecreationalfacilitiesinthearea.Therearenostateparks,publiccampsites,orspecialuseareaswithintenmilesoftheplantsite.WayneCountydoeshavea2migrantlaborpopulation,primarilyforapplepicking,duringtheJune-Octoberseason.Approximately115FarmworkercampsoffiveormorepersonsarescatteredthroughoutWayneCounty,witha8totalpopulationofabout.4400migrants.InformationfromRuralNewYorkFarmworkerOpportunitiesshowsthatthereareonly12camps,withabout130migrants,locatedinthevicinityoftheGinnasite.10

ThenearestpopulationcentertotheGinnasitecontainingmorethan25,000residentsisthe"Rochesterurbanizedarea",whoseeasternboundaryisabouttenmilesfromthesite.The2onlyotherpopulationcenterofmorethan25,000personsistheCityofAuburn(population32,442),locatedmorethan40milesSEofthesite.ThelowpopulationzonespecifiedfortheGinnasiteistheareawithina3mile(4,827meter)radiusoftheplant.A9reviewofcurrentpopulationestimatesandprojectedgrowthestimatesindicatethatthepopulationgrowthintheareasincetheplantreceivedanoperatinglicensein1969,hasbeenmodest,andthistrendisexpectedtocontinue.Nopopulationcenterof25,000residentshasbeendeveloped,orappearslikelytodevelop,closeithantheeasternboundaryoftheRochesterurbanizedarea.RG&EconcludesthatthelowpopulationzoneandpopulationcenterdistancesspecifiedfortheGinnasiteisinconformancewiththedistancerequirementsof10CFRPart100inthatthepopulationcenterdistanceismorethanoneandone-thirdtimesthedistancefromthereactortotheouterboundaryofthelowpopulationzone(10milesvs.3miles).ThiscompletestheevaluationofSEPTopicII-l.BfortheGinnasite.Sincethesiteconformstocurrentlicensingcriteria,noadditionalSEPreviewisrequired.References1.RochesterGasandElectricCorporation,RobertEmmettGinnaNuclearPowerPlantUnitNo.1-FinalFacilityDescriptionandSafetyAnalysisReport(FSAR),Sections2.2and2.4.3 2.RochesterGasandElectricCorporation,R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantUnitNo.1,EnvironmentalReport,Volume1,Sections2.1and2.2.3.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionNUREG-75/087,StandardReviewPlan,Section2.1.3,September1975.4.CodeofFederalRegulations,Section10,Part100(10CFR100).5.WayneCountyRadiologicalEmergencyResponsePlan,DraftRev.B,November1980.6.MonroeCountyRadiologicalEmergencyResponsePlanDraft,Rev.B,November1980.7.PreliminaryReport,1980CensusofPopulationandHousing,NewYork,publishedbytheBureauoftheCensus,U.S.Depart-mentofCommerce,February1981.8.ConversationwiththeNewYorkStateHealthDepartment,April13,1981.9.SafetyEvaluationbytheDivisionofReactorLicensing,U.S.AtomicEnergyCommissionintheMatterofRochesterGasandElectricCorporationRobertEmmettGinnaNuclearPowerPlantUnitNo.1,DocketNo.50-244(SER),Section2.1,June19,1969.10.Letter,ThomasJ.Harris,RNYFO,toGeorgeWrobel,RG&E,April10,1981.11.RochesterGasandElectricCorporation,GinnaNuclearStationRadiationEmergencyPlan,ProposedJanuary1981.12.NewYorkStateRadiologicalEmergencyPreparednessPlan,December1980.

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