Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Diablo Canyon Power Plant Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Permit Renewal
Summary
SCH Number
2006118217
Public Agency
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Document Title
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Diablo Canyon Power Plant Hazardous Waste Treatment and Storage Permit Renewal
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/27/2006
Document Description
PG&E has applied to the DTSC for the authorization to continue the operation of hazardous waste treatment and storage facility at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) is a nuclear electric generation facility owned and operated by the PG&E Company. DCPP site consists of approximately 585 acre high security zone within a total of 12,000 acres of coastline property jointly owned by PG&E and Eureka Energy Company, a subsidiary of PG&E.
Contact Information
Name
William P. Veile
Agency Name
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
1. The permit renewal only allows the continued use of existing storage and treatment facilities and does not propose or permit any new units, any new construction or any increase in waste volume or waste types.
2. The facility has reduced the number of units that are in operation.
3. The facility has reduced the Estimated Annual Quantity of Wastes process through each unit. The total estimated quantity of waste is reduced from 1,518 tons per year to 320.4 tons per year.
4. Access to the facility is severely restricted by a private access road, two security gates, and mountainous terrain.
5. There have been no documented releases of hazardous waste at the facility and no active corrective action is in place. The facility is not listed on the Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites List pursuant to Government Code 65962.5.
6. All active hazardous waste management units have secondary containment.
7. As detailed above, biological surveys have determined that species of concern in the Los Osos area do not occur in the developed industrial area of the site where the permitted units are located. All discharged liquids must meet the NPDES requirements that are protective of aquatic habitats. Therefore, no significant effects on biological resources will result from the ongoing operations of the existing hazardous waste facilities.
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