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November 12, 1970.

Final Safety Analysis Report, Sections 1-14, Appendices A-C,
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June 9, 1971.

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Mr. M. Grotenhuis dated September 10, 1971.

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Quad-Cities Environmental Report, Supplement IV, December 30, 1971.

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DRAFT DETAILED STATEMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

BY THE

U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

DIVISION OF RADIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RELATED TO THE PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF AN OPERATING LICENSE

TO THE DUKE POWER COMPANY

FOR THE OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1

DOCKET NO. 50-269

Issued: December 13, 1971

SUMMARY

1.

This is a Draft Detailed Environmental Statement by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Radiological and Environmental Protection, related to the proposed issuance of an operating license to the Duke Power Company for the operation of Unit 1 at the Oconee Nuclear Station in the State of South Carolina, county of Oconee, near the city of Seneca. 2. The Oconee Nuclear Station will have three pressurized water reactors, each with an electrical output of about 922 megawatts (of which 36 megawatts will be used within the plant) and a waste heat generation of about 1650 megawatts. Although the present action is concerned with the proposed issuance of a license to operate one unit, this Statement considers the environmental impact of the simultaneous operation of all three units. The Oconee Station is integrated into the applicant's Keowee-Toxaway Project in an arrangement that provides water for condenser cooling as well as hydroelectric power (140 megawatts total) for peaking purposes. The Project at present consists of Lake Keowee (impounded by the Keowee Dam) and its completed hydroelectric station, the Oconee Nuclear Station with one unit completed and two units in an advanced stage of construction, and Lake Jocassee with its 610-megawatt pumped-storage facility (which is also under construction).

3. The environmental impact, including adverse and beneficial environmental effects, of the Oconee Nuclear Station is as follows:

Reassignment of use of about 2000 acres of land for the Station, withdrawal of some marginal agricultural production and elimination of a few residences;

Alteration of 26,000 acres of wooded and farmland to form Lake
Keowee and Lake Jocassee, and conversion of much of the remainder
of the applicant's land acquired for the Project (157,000 acres

total) to forestry and wildlife management programs.

Removal of a maximum of 4733 cubic feet per second (three units
of the Station) of water from near the bottom of Lake Keowee,
elevation of the temperature of the water (in which aquatic biota
may be entrained) by about 18°F in passage through the condenser-
cooling systems, and discharge of the water nearer the lake surface
at 95 to 100°F during the late summer months;

4.

Conversion of 3,900 acres of farm and wood land to transmission line right-of-way;

Discharges of small quantities of chemicals (that are not expected to produce discernible effects) into the headwaters of the Hartwell Reservoir via the tailrace of the Keowee hydroelectric station;

Discharges of small quantities of radioactive gaseous and liquid wastes to the environment;

Creation of a very low probability risk
exposure to nearby residents;

of accidental radiation

Addition of electrical energy generating capacity needed to support the economic growth of the area served by the appicant's power network;

Creation of a valuable recreational lake area, including a
visitors' center and associated tourist amenities;

Stimulation of the local economy through taxes, direct employment, and tourism; and

Potential development of attractive residential property on and

near the lake front.

The following alternatives to the Oconee Nuclear Station were considered:

Location of the Station at other sites;

Adoption of once-through cooling using the flowing stream at this

site;

Installation of evaporative cooling towers; and

Recycling of certain radioactive waste liquids.