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SUBJECT: Forwards response to request for info re QC data onrevetment ditch. Info should close out SER Confirmatory Item

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NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWER CORPORATION/300 ERIE BOULEVARDWEST, SYRACUSE, N.Y. 13202/TELEPHONE (315) 474-1511

August 20, 1985(NMP2L 0470)

Mr. Walter Butler, ChiefLicensing Branch No. 2U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555

Dear Mr. Butler:

Re: Nine Mile Point Unit 2Docket No. 50-410

The enclosed information, concerning quality control data on the revetmentditch, is in response to a request by Nuclear Regulatory Commission reviewer,J. Kane. The original response to question F241.17, was submitted to the NRCon March 5, 1985.

It is our intention that the enclosed information will close out SafetyEvaluation Report Confirmatory Item 2.

Very truly yours,

C. V. ManganVice President

Nuclear Engineering & Licensing

GW:jaEnclosurexc: R. A. Gramm, NRC Resident Inspector

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RESPONSE TO CLOSE OUTNRC SER CONFIRMATORY ITEM 2

A systematic program of testing, inspection, and documentation was imple-mented during construction of the revetment-ditch system to ensure thatthe as-built structure was in compliance with the specification.

This program consisted of the following:

~ Quarry source and production tests

~ Granular filter material tests

~ Reinforced concrete dolosse tests

1. Quarry Stone

1.1 Source Evaluation Tests

Laboratory tests were conducted on representative samples of quarriedstone in order to assess the durability and weathering characteristics ofthe rock. Tests included petrographic examinations, bulk specific gravi-ty and absorption, and accelerated weathering tests (freeze/thaw,wet/dry). The test procedures and acceptance criteria are in accordancewith Reference 1.

Backarmor and underlayer No. 1 samples were obtained from the McFarlandquarry in Ontario, Canada. These samples consisted of tough, dense,fresh granite, with distinctly gnessic zones and a very slightly gnessictexture overall. Results of petrographic examinations and weatheringtesting showed that the stone sample contained no fractures or other ob-vious planes of weakness and appears to be resistant to the effects offreezing-thawing and wetting-drying. The physical test results are shownin Attachments 1 and 2.

Underlayer Nos. 2 and 3 stone samples were obtained from the Seneca quar-ry in Fayette, NY. These samples consisted of moderately hard, dense,very fine-grained to sublithographic limestone. Test results showed thatthe samples contained several joints at a high (approximately 604) angleto the bedding, some of which are very slightly open. Samples also con-tained several subparallel to anastomizing, highly granulate, styloliticshale seams, generally subparallel to the bedding, but occassionally ori-ented as much as 60 to the bedding. Based on the results of the labora-tory testing, stone of Seneca quarry appears to be resistant to theeffects of the natural weathering process. The physical test results areshown in Attachments 3 and 4.

Besides the physical testing, both quarries were approved for productionbased on favorable results of field inspections by experienced geologistsas shown in Attachments 5 and 6.

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1.2 Production Visual Examinations

Visual examinations were performed prior to the shipment of any rock fromthe quarry. These examinations consisted of checking for elongation,cracks, deterioration, and other defects visible to the naked eye alongthe entire surface of the stone. The frequency with which these testswere conducted is described in Table 1-1.

1.3 Production Size Measurements

Measurement of stone sizes was performed at the quarry prior to any ship-ment of stone to the construction site. Two methods were employed todetermine stone sizes of various underlayers:

a. Measuring the length of three distinct stone axes

'b. Weighing

The first method was performed on BA and UL1 stone. Weighing was per-formed on UL2 and UL3 stone and as necessary to verify questionable com-puted weights for UL1 and BA.

Acceptance of stone was based upon statistical methods. Sampling wasperformed in accordance with the frequency shown in Table 2-1. Accep-tance or rejection of a given lot was based upon the computed standard"ized values selected for the maximum, minimum, and median stones. Thestandardized value, Z, is computed as follows:

x xZ =—

S

Where: size established for a particular limit (i.e., Xmax,Xmin, Xmed)sample meansample standard deviation

To show typical calculations for Z scores (i.e., Zmax, Zmin, Zmed), theactual inspection reports for Lot Nos. 1 and 24 of ULl are shown onAttachment 7.

Weight limits and standardized scores were adjusted during quarry opera-tion in order to obtain satisfactory stones while mitigating contractorhardship. These adjustments are not considered to have any detrimentaleffect on the performance of the revetment-ditch system and are summa-rized in Tables 1-2 and 1-3. Since the range of maximum weight was in-creased, the percentage greater than the median size stone was relaxedfrom 75 to 70. Any given lot was accepted only if the cumulative per-centage greater than the median size stone was at least 70. No more than10 percent of the stones in excess of the maximum or minimum stone weightwas allowed in any sample. The results of production testing are shownin Tables 1-4 to 1-7.

C3/12177/287A/5YH

Ai'~2. Granular Filter Materials

Two graded granular filters were provided in order to adequately separatein-situ materials from UL3 stone. These filters are referenced herein asFilter No. 1 (fine) and Filter No. 2 (coarse). The required gradations forthese materials are shown in Table 2.5-35. Thicknesses and slopes of thesematerials are shown on Figure 2 .5-127.

Sieve analyses conforming to ASTM C136-81 were performed to determine borrowpit acceptability. During production of the filter materials, one sieveanalysis test was performed for each 2,000 cubic yards of material. Theproduction gradation information for all tests is shown on Figures 2-1 and 2-2,and Tables 2-1 and 2-2.

All deviations in gradation were evaluated with respect to the following:

avoiding migration of in-site soils into the filter zone.

avoiding migration of fines between filter zones

minimizing head loss in the system.

In addition, construction inspections were performed to prevent segregationwithin each filter zone. Standard filter criteria (see ref. 2) were appliedto the production gradation results shown on figures 2-1 and 2-2 and thein-site material gradation results shown in fig. 2-3. The results demonstratethese deviations to be of no impact to the design intended function of themultiple layer filter zone.

3. Reinforced Concrete Dolosse

FSAR Section 2.5.5.4 .2 states that front armor dolos on the revetment ditchhave a minimum weight of 4900 lbs. To achieve this weight, dolosse werereinforced and placed with concrete having minimum wet density of 138 lbs/cuft. Reinforcing was furnished as described in FSAR Section 3.8.4.6.2.

Concrete was furnished, placed, and tested as described in FSAR Section3.8.4.6.1. Wet density of concrete was verified by a systematic testingprogram onsite. The results of aceptable fresh unit weight tests are listedin Table 3-1.

Refereces: 1: D. A. Lienhart and T. E. Stranski, Evaluation ofPotential Sources of Riprap and Armor Stone - Methodsand Considerations. Bulletin of the AEG, Vol XVIII,No. 2,198, pp 323 to 333.

2: Design of Small Dams, U.S. Department of Interior,Bureau of Reclamation, 2nd Edition, Reprint, 1974, pp234 to 237.

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Lot SizeNumber of Stones Minimum Sam le Size

Layer Min Max Visual Measurement

BAULlUL2UL3

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TABLE 1-2Z-SCORE CRITERIA

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Reason For Chan e

.Unable to meet weightrange criteria duringproduction - nodetrimental effect

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TABLE 1-3WEIGHT RANGE

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Med

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6.0 T

150 lb

7.5 lb

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225 lb

12.8 lb

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2.3 lb

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150 lb

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250 lb Same .as UL1

15.0 lb Same as ULl

0297-12177-C3

TABLE 1-4

ULl STONE INSPECTION STATISTICAI RESULTS

Underlayer No. 1 StoneMaximum Lot Size: 500 StonesMinimum Sample Size: 30 -Stones

Gradation 1-2.5 Tons (no more(no more

than 10$ >2.5 tons)than 10/ <1.0 ton)

Total Stones Sampled: 1,445

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6.710.0

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Percent<1.0 Ton

3.97.27.25.05.75.96.65.36.24.75.26.35.54.65.45.35.75.23.33.95.93.35.65.15.04.55.2

Percent>1.5 Tons

7573727272727272727.1

7171717171727272727272727272727272

Percent>2.5 Tons

6.210.61098.78.58.78.28.17.37.17.27.27.27.17.27.17.16.96.96.96.86.86.86.86.86.8

Percent<1.0 Ton

3.96.36.56.26.16.16.16.16.j.5.85 '5.85.85.85.85.85.85.65.55.55.55.45.45.45.45.45.4

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1-5

UL2 STONE INSPECTION STATISTICAL RESULTS

Underlayer No. 2 Stone Gradation 75-250 Ib (no more than 10/ >250 lb)Maximum Lot Size: 10,000 Stones (no more than 10/ <75 lb)Minimum Sample Size: 30 StonesUL2 >225 Ib



Iot No.

123.4

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- Percent>250 Lb

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2.89.7"9.79.79.73.48.4-10.07.53.17.48 5"2.86.91.47.43.9

Percent<75 Lb

0.51.30.60.087.14.92.02.73.25.12.62.62.30.64.00.54.71.83.60.86.70.61.53.93.71.0

Percent>150 Ib

8580778176747373737171717172717272727171717171717070

Percent>250 Ib

3211.57.810.210.29.38.58.78.88.29.09.09.09.28.78.89.08.88.58.58.88.58.48.18.17.9

Percent.<75 Lb

0.50.80.90.71.41.81.81.92.02.32.32.32.32.22.32.12.22.22.32.22.42.32.22.32.42.3

-This number represents the

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cumulative Z-score based upon the present and preceding two samples.

TABLE 1-5


Lot No.

2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849

Percent>150 Lb

6874797979756975727966.7567-"67"-

818077777877757486

Percent>250 Lb

1.05.85.38.5-8.79.37.89.26.67.44.67.6-9.32.48.29.7"9.95.9F 76.6-4.3-14.5-1. 2""

Percent<75 Lb

0.5l.l0.41.50.71.52.61.51.60.72.41.96.32.00.51.71.20.60.31.58.112.51.9

Percent>150 Lb

70707171717171717172717271717172727272

Percent>250 Lb

7.67.57.57.87.87.87.87.87.87.87.67.87.87.67.67.97.97.97.8

Percent<75 Lb

2.32.22.12.12.12.02.12 '2.01.91.91.92.12.12.02.01.971.971.9

-This number represents the cumulative 2-score based upon the present and preceding two samples.

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TABLE 1-6

UL3 STONE INSPECTION STATISTICAL RESULTS

Underlayer No. 3 Stone Gradation 2.3-15 Ib (no more than 10$ >15(no more than 10/ <2.3Maximum Lot Size: 100,000 Stones

Minimum Sample Size: 30 StonesUL3 "/ >12.8 Ib

lb)lb)



Lot No.

1

345678910ll1213.14-15161718192021222324252627

Percent>7.5 Ib

6755666072627985777982767376818680866992677563775071

Percent>15 Lb

22. 36+12.911.76.76.71.42.97.17.16.38.2-

7P4.14.69.8-8.10.26.41.55.4-5.18.1"0.76.10.85.0

Percent<2.3 Ib

5.28.96.46.82.12.10.40.31.20.70.82.41 30.91.20.20.10.20.90.12.92.31.2l.l4.71.8

Percent>7.5 Ib

6765656566656667686970707070717272727273737373737272

Percent>15 Lb

22.3620.69.79.29.08.17.87.87.87.87.98.27.97.88.18.17.67.67.37.67.57.37.37.26.96.9

Percent<2.3 Ib

5.25.75.85.95.45.24.64.13.83.53.33.23.12.92.92.72.52.32.32.12.22.22.22.12.22.2

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upon the present and preceding two samples.

TABLE 1-6

Lot No.

2829303132333435363738.39404142434445464748495051525354

Percent)150 jb

6975646875806767776458625381817471"71767373758979779689

Current Sam le

Percent>250 Ib

9.06.33.23.77.5"'.5

5.65.62.76.32.03.40.64.9-4 2"8.1-0.78.212.1-9.59.59.38.410. 0""

2.92.69. 3""

Percent<75 Lb

3.91.43.02.03.11.03.33.30.55.03.73.63.10.90.93.65.02.64.42.62.62.10.11.50.400.3

Percent>150 Ib

727272727272727272727171717171717171717171717272727272

Cumulative To Date

Percent>250 Lb

6.96.96.86.76.96.96.96.86.86.76.56.56.36.46.56.76.56.56.96.96.97.17.17.27.17.17.2

Percent<75 Ib

2.32.22.22.22.32 '2.32.22.32.22.32.32.42.32.22.32.42.42.52.52.52.42.42.42.32.22.2

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Lot No.

.565758596061

Percent>150 Ib

797879727066

Current Sam le

Percent>250 Lb

9.58.59.010.85.29.9

Percent<75 Lb

1.01.21.13.22.35.6

Percent>150 Lb

7373737373

Cumulative To Date

Percent>250 Ib

7.27.27.27.57.5

Percent<75 Ib

2.22.12.12-2.2.2

Note: l.2.

Lot Nos. 2 and 55 were scrapped after inspection.The maximum size of 12.8 lb was designated for Iot Nos. 1 and 3.

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TABLE 1-7

BACKARMOR STONE INSPECTION STATISTICAL RESULTS

Backarmor Stone Gradation 5-8 Tons (no more than 10$ >8 tons)Maximum I,ot Size: 200 Stones (no more than 10$ '<5 tons)Minimum Sample Size: All Stones


Iot No.

1

234567891011'12

13141516

Percent>6 Tons

727070.70707171717170717071717186

Current Sam le

Percent>8 Tons

6.86.26.37.57.65.65.68.48.44.15.45.64.95.85.25.7

Percent<5 Tons

5.15.96.36.46.65.45.26.76.74.85.45.65.15.65.20.8

Percent>6 Tons

727271717171717171717171717171

Cumulative To Date

Percent>8 Tons

7.06.66.46.76.76.66.46.76.86.66.46.36.26.26.1

Percent<5 Tons

55.45.75.85.95.85.75.85.95.85.75.75.75.75.6

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TABLE 2-1

PRODUCTION GRADATION TEST RESULTS FOR FILTER NO. 2 (COARSE)

SieveSize

Specification SA-Test No.

SA- SA- SA- SA- SA-382A 382B - 380A 380B 380C

(/ Passing)SA- SA- SA- SA-375A 375B 379A 379B

SA- SA- SA- SA- SA- Min.378B 378A 376A 376B 376C (g)

Max.

1 1/2"

3/4ll

1/2"

3/8'-'/4lt

92-100

75-97

65-82

50-68

= 42-60

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98 98 97 99 98 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 97 100

87 94 92 94 91 94 98 97 98 99 91 96 97 99 98 87 99

76 82 80 82 77 81 01 89 92 93 87 87 90 89 90 76 9

58 63 61 61 58 60 75 74 79 79 73 75 77 65 73 58 7

46 48 46 46 46 48 62 61 67 61 43 46 58 54 ,58 43 62

26 30 32 33 36 37 37 48 28 37 6 8 30 34 33 6 48

18-37 12 18 20 23 25 28 18 19 27 21 3

8 12 14 18 21 24 10 10 20 14

3 13 16 15 3

9 9

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16

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2 3 4 4 5 4

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1 2

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2 2

1 1 2 1 8

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TABLE 2-2

PRODUCTION GRADATION TEST RESULTS FOR FILTER NO. 1 (FINE)

SieveSize

Specification SA-Test No. (g Passing)

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SA- Min. Max.383B (%%d) {'D

1/4! l

10

20

40

50

80

100

95-100

76-,91

71-87

50-72

48-63

30-44

20-35

5 23

100 100 100 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100

98 98 96 92 98 97 97 98 99 98 92 99

76 76 74 74 80 78 77 76 78 78 74 80

70 69 67 71 74 73 73 70 72 72 67 74

54 51 48 62 60 59 59 53 54 57 51 60

48 44 41 57 54 53 53 45 47 51 41 57

32 33 30 47 34 42 42 32 33 39 30 42

30 26 24 38 31 35 32 24 24 32 24 35

17 15 13 20 18 19 20 10 10 18 10 20

100 0-16 ll 9 8 13 ll 12 12 6 6 ll 6 13

140 0-5 5 5 4 6 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 6

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ACCEPTABLEFRESH UNIT WEIGHTS FOR DOLOSSE

Unit Wt.

140.6144.3141.9140.8143.2143.2139.8140.4140.4138.4139.2139.9140.1138.4144.0138.0139.2141.4141.0140.2141.4141.4139.5139.5138.94139.7140.3141.6137.04142.7141.0140.1141.7137.6138.4138.0140.7139.9139.6138.6140.4139.5140.3139.2140.2

Pour No.

3"390-300P.3-390-301P3"390-302P3-390-303P3-390-304P3-390-305P3-390-306P3-390"307P3-390-308P3-390-309P3-390-310P3-390-311P3-390-312P3-390-313P3-390-314P3-390-316P3-390-317P3"390-321P3-390-322P3-390-323P3-390-324P3-390-325P3-390-326P3-'390-327P3-390-328P3-390-329P

'-390-330P

3-390"331P3-390-332P3-390-333P3-390-334P3-390-335P3-390-336P3-390-337P3-390-338P3"390-339P3-390-340P3-390-341P3-390-342P3-390-343P3-390-344P3-390-345P3-390-389P3-390"390P3-390-391P

Unit Wt.

.138. 3140.0140.1139.6139.7139.1138.9141.9141.5140.3141.9142.3139.8140.9141.1140.5139.5143.7141.5142.9141.0140.3140.4139.8139.1139.1140.2139.8143.4140.4141.2140.8138.4142.0140.2142.0140.2140.8140.6143.2140.4140.4141.5140.9140.3

Pour No.

3-390-346P3-390-347P3-390-348P3-390"349P3-390-351P3-390-352P3-390-353P3-390-354P3-390-355P3-390-356P3-390-357P3-390-358P3-390-359P3-390-360P3"390-361P3-390-362P3-390-363P3-390-364P3-390-365P3-390-366P3-390-367P3"390"368P3-390-369P3-390-370P3"390-371P3-390-372P3-390-373P3-390-374P3"390-375P3-390-376P3"390-377P3-390-378P3-390-379P3-390-380P3-390-381P3-390-382P3-390-383P3-390-384P3-390-385P3-390-386P3"390"387P3-390-388P3-390-408P3-390-409P3-390-410P

C3/12177/287B/5YH

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Unit Wt.

140.4139.7139.7140.0140.4140.2139.9141. 9139.9140. 1

141.5139.5140.9141.1140.5139.2

Pour No.

3-390-392P3-390-393P3-390-394P3-390-395P3-390-396P

„3-390-398P3-390-399P=3-390-400P3"390-401P3-390-402P3-390-403P3-390-404P3-390-405P3-390-406P3-390-407P3-390-426P

Unit Wt.

140.7140.4140.2141.2140.9140.0139.3139.9140.0139.0139.6139.4139.0139.0139.2

Pour No.

3-390-411P3-390-412P3-390-413P3-390-414P3-390-415P3-390-416P3-390-417P3-390-418P3-390-419P3-390-420P3-390"421P3"390-422P3-390-423P3"390-424P3-390-425P

C3/12177/287B/5YH

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PETROGRAPHIC REPORT

source c ar a ons ruc on o.,Belleville Picton Ontario Canada

Mater l@1 Armor stone - 1 ton

NI0 R IVER OIVISIOi lAKRATORIES

Qariemont, Oh1o i588V

31 March 1983

HcF-B~rojlct Platrlct

Nine Nile Point Nuclear Sta. NA Lie ygo Io. 103/83e609X

~Suvvsar

The sample was found to consist of a very hard, tough, dense, fresh Granite, withseverai distinctly gneissic zones and a very slightly gneissic texture oav~ra T

Introduction

A sample of stone (granite) weighing approximately one ton, from the H.J. HcFarlandConstruction Cove Ltd. quarry at Belleville, Ontario, Canada was submitted by thequarry to ORDL for testing and evaluation. The sample is reportedly representative ofmaterial being considered for use as armor stone and riprap for the revetment ditch ofUnit 2 of the Nine Nile Point Nuclear Station at Scriba NY.

DiscussionI

The sample was examined, described and photographed, as received. Representativeportions of the stone, obtained by sawing with a diamond blade, were selected foraccelerated weathering tests and a petrographic examination. The sample was found toconsist of a granite, as described below.

Conclusions

Based on the petrographic examination and the results of laboratory testing, materialof which the sample is representative appears to be resistant to the affects of freezing-thawing and wetting-drying.

TERRY S RANS Y, Geolog t

>li g roget2Z Jan ae Previous edition may be usetl

11 c4a

Page 2 of 8

Source: H.Q. HcFarland Construction Co. Ltd . Belleville .Ontario Canada

103/83.609X

Sam le HcF-B, Granite: Pale red to black, weathering to grayish black and black.Granu ar. but ~faint y gneissic texture, coarse to very coarse-grained.

The sample consists predominantly oF pale red orthoclase feldspar (occasfonallyvarious shades of gray) and subordinate amounts of grayish to colorless quartz andblack ferromagnesfan minerals (pyroxenes) fn an interlocking mosaic of anhedral tosubhedral grains.

The sample contains several broadly to sharply arcuate distinctly gnefssfc zonesup to 0.15'hick. One of these zones was examined petrographfcally and found toconsist predominantly of finer-grained, oriented pyroxenes. This sharply arcuatezone appears to have been emplaced fn semi-fluid or semi-plastic state. This zonefs the only sharply arcuate and only predominantly pyroxene-rich zone fn thissample. Other gnefssfc zones are more gently arcuate and are composed of distinct,separate layers of ferromagnesfan and quartzofeldspathfc minerals.

additionally, fn those portions of the sample which are not distfnctly gnefssfc,a slight, but noticeable, orientation of ferromagnesfan mineral grains fs evident,imparting a faintly gnefssfc texture to those portions of the sample.

The sample contains no fractures or other obvious planes of weakness. The samplefs.bounded by three sets of Nutually perpendicular, very slightly weathered, )ointsurfaces which, in fhfs instance, impart a nearly cubical shape to the sample.

The sample fs hard to very hard, very tough, dense, relatively non-absorbent,and breaks fn a blocky manner.

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ACCELERA'tED i@A'HfRIN6 'tESTING PROKRRES

THIS ACCELERATED WEA'PKRING TEST SIMULATES THE TYPE OF EXPOSNE TO WHICH

Tl% ROCK SPECIMENS WOULD BE SlSJECTED LNDER WINTER"Tlt% CONDITIONS AND IS USED

TO DETERMINE 71% WEATH%RING CHARACTERISTICS OF TfK ROCK lNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

T% TEST CONSISTS OF SOAKING 2V THICK SLABS CUT (NORtVQ TO BEDDING) FROM

T% ROCK SPECIMENS IN A OeP~ ALCOHOL~TER SOLUTION FOR TWELVE HOURS FOLL%ED BY

FREEZI% llew SLABS IFFEIISED IN THE LIQUID AT -M (-32 L) FOR TWELVE HOIIIS AND

THEN TSWING AT~ (+2 C) FOR TWELVE IEIIIIS, (kE CYCLE CONSISTS OF TWELVE

HOLRS FREEZING FOLllWED BY TWELVE HOLRS THAWINGe

THE ALCOHOL~TER SOLUTION tSST BE REPLENISHED'ENERALLY'VERY T}SEE TO

RXN DAYS e

TIF SPECIFYING ARE OVEN-DRIED AT 2$PF FOR 2II %LIES AND WEIGHED TO THE

NEAREST GRAM BEFORE AND AFTER TESTINGe LOSS DLK TO FREEZE"THAW MAY THEN BE

DETERMINED BY TkK FOLLOWING FORMULA:

A-BXLoss =

AX100

WARE A = OVEN-DRIED WEIGHT OF SPECItKN BEFORE TESTe

B = OVEN-DRIED WEIGHT OF LARGEST REMAINING PIECE AFTER THE TESTe

BEFORE AND AFTER PH)TOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN OF EACH SPEC It%N AND THE

CONDITION OF EACH SPECIMEN, AS TO THE PRESENCE OF FRACTlRESp IS ALSO NOTED

BEFORE AND AFTER TESTINGe

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AC(KIEN|EO lKAlKRING1ESTINi PROKOUEIES

THIS ACCELERATED WEATHERING TEST IS DESIGNED TO SWLATE SIPtKR-TIME

CONDITIONS OF ALTERNATING RAINFALLAND SLIBSEQlKNT DRYING BY THE SLIER

SNe THIS TEST IS USED TO DETERMINE THE WEATHERING CHARACTERISTICS OF

ROCK IN A SLAB-TYPE ENVIRONMENTe

THE TEST CONSISTS OF SOAKING 2V THICK SLABS CUT (NORNS TO BEDDING)

PREM TIE sPEGIMENs IN wATER AT SPF (1(PC) F0R six Iaxss FQLLDalED BY

DRYING MKR INFRA-RED %AT lAMPS FOR SIX NNSSe

THE INFRA-RED LAMPS PRODUCE A SURFACE TEPFERATISE OF ABOUT 14PF

((d L) FOR FEDILFI-COLORED ROCKS (COOLER FOR LIGHT~LDRED ROCKS AND

WIDER FOR DARK%OLORED ROCKS) e EACH PERIOD OF SOAKING AND DRYING IS

ONE CYCLE e

THE sPEcIMENs ARE ovEN-DRIED AT 2EPF F0R 2II HDLIIs AND THEN wEIGHEDi

BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER TESTING IN ORDER THAT ANY LOSS DUE TO WElTING AND

DRYING CAN BE DETERMINED AS IT IS FOR THE FREEZE-THAW TESTe ALSO'IKE

Tl% FREEZE-THAW TEST BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS ARE TAKEN AND THE)

CONDITION OF THE SPECIMEN IS NOTED BEFORE AtS AFTER TESTINGe

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PHYSICAL TEST RESULTS

Source McFa r 1 and Cons t ruct ion Co.~

Be 1 1 evi 1 le (Pi eton), Ontario, Canada

Va ter i al . A«or s tone

Specimen. McF

1. Specific Gravity (Average of 2 tests):

2. Absorption (24 hours) (Average of 2 tests):

3. Accel crated beati ering Tests:

a. ~Met- Dr

Nur ber of Cycles:

Percert of Loss:

80

0.290

E f ec 5 Description: Minor loss from sample edges

b. Eree:e-Thaw

Number of Cycles:

Percent of Loss:

35

0. 175

Effects Description: Minor loss from sample edges

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PETROGRAPHIC REPORT

c ar an ons ruc ion ompany,Bellevllle (Plcton) Ontario Canada

wtor lal Armorstone - 'I tomProject DlatrlctNine Hlle Point Nuclear Faci it N/A

%l0 R IVER D IV lS lOI USQNTOR IES

Sar|.emont, Ohio 45227

Oato16 Februar 1984

Lao Job No. 10 8 .618X

~gustsa r

The sample was found to conelet oy a fresh, very hard, very tough, dense Gr an1 t e

Int roduct ionv

A sample of stone weighing approximately one ton, from the H.J. HcFarland Construc-tion Company, Ltd, Quarry at Belleville, Ontario, Canada was submitted to ORDL byStone 8 Webster Engineering Corporation for examination and testing. The sample is

'eportedlyrepresentative of material being considered for use as armorstone for theNine Hi le Point Nuclear Project.

Discussion

The sample was examined and described and as received. Representative portionsof the stone, obtained by sawing with a diamond blade, were selected for accelerated

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thering tests and a petrographic examination using a stereomicroscope. It shouldnoted that due to the hardness of the samp1e and the long cutting time required

to cut the material, it was possible only to obtain relatively small portions of thesample for the requested tests. In addition, no photograph is available for the sampleafter the Wet-Dry Test, due to breakage during handling. The sample was found toconsist of a granite, as described below.

J~Terry S t rans kyGeo log i s t

~o ) Foa~22 Jan oe Previous edition may be useti

granite - Pale red to hiack, coarse to very coarse grained. The sampleconsists of a tightiy interlocking mosaic of anhedrai to sohhedrai palered to gray orthoc'lase feldspar, black pyroxene and biotite mica, andanhedral gray to colorless quartz. The texture is granular, but afaintly.gneissic structure is evident, with a faint lineation due tothe orientation of the pyroxenes.

The bulk sample, which is approximately 3'x24'x2'n size (ixwxh),contains several fractures. The most prominent is one which occurs

.approximately 14" from one edge of the sample, is oriented parallelto the foliation and is open. A second series of fracture, which isevident only after sawing, is oriented at a high angle (65 to 75 )'to the lineation. These fractures are slightly open (as evidencedby iron staining) and parting occurs quite readily along them. However,these fractures also appear to be confined to one edge of the sample.

The sample is bounded on three sides (normal to each other) byweathered, iron-stained, relatively smooth joint surfaces. A fourthjoint surface is oriented obliquely to the other three, and also normalto the lineation. It too Is iron-stained.

The sample is very hard, very tough, moderately dense, only slightlyabsorbent and parts in a blocky manner.

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ACCELERATED WEATHERING TESTING PROCEDURES

FREEZE-THAW TEST

This accelerated weathering test simulates the type of exposureto which the rock specimens would be subjected under winter-timeconditions and is used to determine the weathering characteristicsof the rock under these conditions.

The test consists of soaking 24" thick slabs cut (normal tobedding) from the rock specimens in a 0.51 alcohol-water solutionfor twelve hours followed by freezing the slabs immersed in theliquid at -25 F (-32 C) for twelve hours and then thawing at +90 F

(+32 C) for twelve hours. One cycle consists of twelve hours freezingfollowed by twelve hours thawinq.

The alcohol-water solution must be replenished, generally, everythree to four days.

The specimens are oven-dried at 200 F for 24 hours and weighedto the nearest gram before and after testing. Loss due to freeze-thaw may then be determined by the following formula:

loss ~ —X 100A-B

Awhere,

A ~ oven-dried weight of specimen before test.B ~ oven-dried weight of largest remaining piece after the test.

"Before" and "after" photographs are taken of each specimenand the condition of each specimen, as to the presence of fractures,is also noted before and after testing.

WET- DRY TEST

This accelerated weathering test is designed to simulate summertime conditions of alternating rainfall and subsequent drying by thesummer sun. This test is used to determine the weathering character-istics of rock in a sunder-type environment.

The test consists of soaking 2$ " thick slabs cut (normal to bedding)from the specimens in water at 50 F (10 C) for six hours followed bydrying under infra-red heat lamps for six hours.

The infra-red lamps produce a surface temperature of about 140 F

(60oC) for medium-colored rocks (cooler For light-colored rocks andwarmer for dark-colored rocks). Each period of soaking and dryingis one cycle.

The specimens are oven-dried at 200 F for 24 hours and thenweighed, both before and after testing in order that any loss dueto wetting and drying can be determined as it is for the freeze-thaw test. Also, )ike the freeze-thaw test, "before" and "after"photos are taken and the condition of the specimen is noted beforeand after tes'ting,


SOurCe: Seneca Stone Com an Fa ette NY

Hlferkal: Led crock: Ononda a Formation Seneca Hember

Spec)men RS-1

1. Specific Gravity (Average of 2 tests): 2 709

2. Absorption (24 hours) (Average of 2 tests): o 447 %

3. Accel crated Weathering Tests:

a. ~Met-Dr

Number of Cycles: 80

Percent of Loss:

Effects Descript)on:

b. Freeze-Thew


. Percent of Loss: 0.149

Effects Descr)ptkon: Slight spalllng from external

shale layer.

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g3. McF after 35 cycles Freeze-Thaw Test

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PETROGRAPHIC REPORTOHIO RIVER OIVISIN lANNATORIES

ih,tiemont, Ohio 4528V

sourceSeneca Stone Com an Fa ette NY

ttaterlalLed crock: Seneca Hember, 'Onondaga Fm.

lroJect war e lt c 7 oletrlctNine Hl)e Point Nuclear -Fac. SPEC

14 June 1 8

RS-1

l,ab gob «o. 103/83.618X

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The sample was found to consist of a moderately hard, dense, very fine-grained tosublithographic Limestone.

introduction

A sample of ledgerock, weighing approximately 50 pounds, from the Seneca Stone Co.Quarry at Fayette NY, was submitted by Stone 6 Webster Engineering Corporation to ORDL

for examination and testing. The stone is from the Seneca Hember of the Onondaga Lime-stone, and is reportedly representative of material being considered for use as riprapfor the revetment dike structure.

Discussion

The sample was examined as received, and representative portions selected for physicalproperties tests and accelerated weathering tests. The portion of the sample selectedfor a petrographic examination was first examined megascopically, then etched in adilute HC1-acid solution to facilitate identification of rock type and textural features,and re-examined megascopically and with a stereomicroscope. The sample was found toconsist of a Limestone, as described below.

Conclusions

Based on the results of the laboratory testing, material of which the sample isrepresentative appears to be resistant to the effects of natural weathering processes.

TER STRNfSKY, Geologist

1RD i roaM2g Jan a} Previous edition may be use<|

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Seneca Stone Com an at Fa ette NY (103/83.618X)

notlceahle wh~en wet, very fine-grained to lithographic. Consistsessentlal lyof 1 1 thi fied calcareous mud, with minor calcareous and dolomi t ic foss f 1 detritus,minor quartz silt, and minor to occasionally moderate amounts of disseminatedargillaceous material. The fossil detritus consists predominantly of brachio-pods, not exceeding 4" in size. May contain an occasional pyrite grain.

The sample contains several subparal lel to anastomizing, highly crenulate,stylolitic shale seams, generally subparallel to the bedding, but occasional lyoriented as much as 60'o the bedding. Parting does not appear to be influencedby these seams. The top surface of the sample is a deeply etched and pitted, darkgray stylolitic shale seam. The bottom surface consists of a dark gray to black,fi ss i le shale )ayer.

The sample contains several joints at a high (approximately 60') angle to thebedding, some of which are very slightly open. Parting occurs across the joints;however, joints are occasionally slightly limonite stained.

The sample is moderately hard, tough and dense, and breaks in a blocky toirregular, occasionally subconchoidal, manner.

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ACCELERATED WEATHERING TESTING PROCEDURES

FREEZE-THAW TEST

This accelerated weathering test simulates the type ofexposure to which the rock specimens would be subjected underwinter-time conditions and is used to determine the weatheringcharacteristics of the rock under these conditions.

The test consists of soaking 24" thick slabs cut (normalto bedding) from the rock specimens in a 0.5% alcohol-watersolution for twelve hours folJ,owed bg freezing the slabsimmersed in the liqgid at -25 F (-32 C) for twelve hours andthen thawing at +90 F (+32 C) for twelve hours. One cycleconsists of twelvehours freezing followed by twelvehoursthawing.

The alcohol-water solution must be replenished, generally,every three. to four days.

The specimens are oven-dried at 200 F for 24 hours andweighed to the nearest gram before and after t:esting. Lossdue to freeze-thaw may then be determined by the followingformula;

loss ~ X 100where,

A oven-dried weight of specimen before test.8 oven-dried weight of largest remaining piece after

the test."Before" and "after" photographs are taken of each

specimen and the condition of each specimen, as to thepresence of fractures, is also not.ed before and after testing.

WET-DRY TEST

This accelerated weathering test is designed:to simulatesummer-time conditions of alternating rainfall and subsequentdrying by the summer sun. This t:est is used to determine theweathering characteristics of rock in a summer-type environment.

The test consists of soaking 2$ " thich slabs cut (normal tobedding) from the specimens in wat,er at 50 F (10 C) for six hoursfollowed by drying under infra-red heat. lamps for six hours.

The infra-red lamps produce a surface temperature of about140 F (60 C) for medium-colored rocks (coo)er for light-colored rocks and warmer for dark-colored rocks). Each periodof soaking and drying is one cycle.

The specimens are oven-dried at 200 F for 24 hours and thenweighed, both before and after test.ing in order that any lossdue to wetting and drying can be determined as it is for thefreeze-thaw test. Also like the freeze-thaw test, "before" and"after" photos are taken and the condition of the specimen isnoted before and after testing.

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Source: Seneca =Stone Com an Fa ette NY

Nbterial: Led crock: Ononda a Formation, Seneca Member

Specimen: RS" 1

1. Specific Gravity (Average of 2 tests): 2 709

2. Absorption (24 hours ) (Average of 2 tests): o 447 %

3. Accelerated Weathering Tests:

a. ~Met-Dr


Percent of Loss: 0 0

Effects Description:

b. Freeze-Thaw


Percent of Loss: 0.149

Effects Description: Slight spalling from external

shale layer.

Figure P1. Sample RS-1 before Wet-Dry Test.

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Figure g2. Sample RS-1 after 80 cycles Wet-Dry Test.

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Cofpi of Khlihilrhleper A Control 'lrrhel m Ot&l j

Ileia Aray

PETROGRAPHIC REPORTOIIO RIVER DIVISIS U80RATORIES

Ifariamont, Ohio 45227

Scw rcptSeneca Stone Com an , Fayette NY

arterialLed crock: Morehouse Member Ononda a Formation

troject olstrictNin tie Point Nuclear Fac. SSC

14 June 1983

RS-5, 6s 7.

Lab Joo No. 103/83. 617X

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Sample RS-5 (the only sample examined petrographical ly) was found to consist of a5

Introduction

Three samples of potential riprap, weighing 75-100 pounds each, were submitted toORDL by the Seneca Stone Company of Fayette NY for examination and testing. The samplesare from the Morehouse Member of the Onondaga Limestone, and are reportedly representa-tive of material being considered for use as riprap for the revetment dike structure atthe Nine Mile Point Nuclear Facility.

DiscussionI

Each of the samptes was examined as recetved, and found to he ltth ologlc ally verysiml lar. Sample RS-5 was selected for a detailed petrographic examination, while RS-6and RS-7 were subjected to accelerated wet-dry and freeze-thaw testing respectively.

RS-5 was examined megascopically and a representative portion was then etched in adilute HCl-acid solution to facilitate identification of rock type and textural features,then re-examined megascopically and with a stereomicroscope. This sample was found toconsist of a moderately hard, dense, argillaceous limestone, as described below.

Conclusions

Data obtained from the accelerated weathering tests indicates that material of whichthe samples are representative appears to be fairly resistant to the effects of naturalweathering processes.

TERRY STRANSKY, Geologist

>RD ) Fohn2dl J3n oo 608 Previous edition may be useful

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3/83.6 7

/'ediumdark gray to brownish gray wet), very fine-grained to lithographic.Consists predominantly of lithified calcareous mud, with minor calcareous anddolomitic fossil detritus, minor quartz silt, and moderate to abundant dissem-inated arg 1 1 1 aceous mater ial.

~ The sample contains two sets of occasionally intersecting joints. One setvaries from subparallel to 20 to the bedding, with individual joints spaced6" - 8" apart. The second set varies from normal to 70'o the bedding, withindividual joints still more widely spaced. The Joints oriented nearly parallelto the bedding are open as evidenced by their saturated nature and the easyparting of the material with light to moderate hammer blows. Neither set ofJoints is, however, continuous in nature.

The top and bottom surfaces of the sample are black, patchy, shale layers.The sample does not contain any internal shaly layers or stylolitic seams.

The sample is moderately hard, tough to relatively easily broken, dense,and breaks in a subconchoidal to blocky manner.

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'CCELERATED WEATHERING TESTING PROCEDURES

FREEZE-THAW TEST

This accelerated weathering test simulates the type ofexposure to which the rock specimens would be sub)ected underwinter-time conditions and is used to determine the weatheringcharacteristics of the rock under these conditions.

The test consists of soaking 2$ " thick slabs cut (normalto bedding) from the rock specimens in a 0.57. alcohol-watersolution for twelve hours fol}owed bg freezing the slabsimmersed in the liqgid at -25 F (-32 C) for twelve hours andthen thawing at +90 F (t32 C) for twelve hours. One cycleconsists of twelvehours freezing followed by twelvehoursthawing.

The alcohol-water solution must be replenished, generally,every three to four days.

The specimens areweighed to the nearestdue to freeze-thaw mayformula;

loss

oven-dried at 200 F for 24 hours and0

gram before and after testing. Lossthen be determined by the following

X 100where,

A oven-dried weB oven-dried we

the testight of specimen'efore test.ight of largest remaining piece

after'Before"

and "after" photographs are taken of eachspecimen and the condition of each specimen, as to thepresence of fractures, is also noted before and after testing.

WET-DRY TEST

This. accelerated weathering test is designed;to simulatesummer-time conditions of alternating rainfall and subsequentdrying by the summer sun. This Lest is used to determine theweathering characteristics of rock in a summer-type environment.

The test consists of soaking 2g" thief slabs cut (normal tobedding) from the specimens in wat.er at 50 F (10 C) for six hoursfollowed by drying under infra-red heat. lamps for six hours.

The infra-red lamps produce a surface temperature of about140 F (60 C) for medium-colored rocks (cooler for light-0 0

colored rocks and warmer for dark-colored rocks). Each periodof soaking and drying is one cycle.

The specimens are oven-dried at 200 F for 24 hours and then~eighed, both before and after testing in order that any lossdue to wetting and drying can be determined as it is for thefreeze-thaw test. Also like the freeze-thaw test, "before" and"after" photos are taken and the condition of the specimen isnoted before and after testing.

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PHYSiCAL TEST RESULTS

Source: Seneca Stone Com an Fa ette NY

Hbierjal: Ledgerock: Onondaga Formation, Morehouse Member

Spec jmen: Rs-5

l. Specjfjc Gravjty (Average of 2 tests): 2.711

2. Absorptjon (24 hours) (Average of 2 tests): 0.259

3. Accel crated Meatherjng Tests:

a. ~Met-Dr (Sample RS-7)


Percent of Loss: o 099

Effects Descrjptjon: Sl tght surface spal ling,

especially near vertical stylolite seam.

b. Freeze-Thaw (Sample RS-6)


Percent of Loss: 1.020

Effects Descrjptjon: Spalling from surface shale seams.

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Seneca Stone Corporation(Formerly: Warren Brothers Company,Division of Ashland Oil Company)

NYS Desi nation No. 3-4RLimestone - Onondaga. Formation

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Location: About 3 to 4 miles north of Seneca Falls, New York,and 2 miles west of Canoga, New York, off County Route 121

(Yellow Tavern Road) and 1 mile east of the intersection withNYS Route 414, in Seneca County.

2. Distance and Trans ortation: Approximately 50 air-miles fromthe NMP2 site. There are railroad facilities nearby, butdocks at Seneca Falls, New York, on the Seneca Canal which isconnected with the NYS Barge Canal, at a distance of about3 miles.

4. Face Confi uration: The configuration of the quarry variesfrom a single 80-, to 100-ft high lift to as many as four lifts,each about 20 ft high.

5. Blastin Information: DuPont representatives conduct blastingabout five times per season, but only in three lower lifts.They use a pattern that includes 60 to 100 holes with burdenand spacing arrangements varying from 10 x 10 ft to 10 x 12 ftto 9 x ll ft. The uppermost lift is not blasted, but rippedout in 1- to 10-ton pieces as riprap material.

6. Products: Agricultural lime, blacktop, fine and coarseaggregates, and riprap which is produced by ripping only fromthe uppermost lift.

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7. Data Sources:

a. COE, Buffalo District:

(1) Report dated 1968 for the Cayuga Inletrequiring riprap

(2) Report dated 1973 for an emergency repairof the West Pier Great. Sodus Harbor, New

York, requiring riprap stone

(3) Report dated 1976 for the Oswego ConfinedDisposal Dike requiring aggregate materialand stone up to 20 tons .

b. SWEC quarry records dated 1981.

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Seneca Stone Corporation(Formerly: Warren Brothers Company,Division of Ashland Oil Company)

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NYS Desi nation No. 3-4RLimestone - Onondaga Formation

Mr. Robert L. Parte, Sales ManagerRoute 121P.O. Box 76Fayette, NY 13065(315) 549-8253

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TECHNICAL DATA

STRATIORASIRC

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~Lith«le : Cherty limestone withoccasional shaley partings. TheEdgecliff and Nedrow Mbs are thinnerbedded then that of the Seneca andMoorehouse Mbs.

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MOOR EHOUSEMEMSER

NEOROW ML

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2. Stucture: The formations are dis-placed for 20 ft along a 204 SSE

dipping thrust fault and also areaffected by mild folding. Two re-gional sets of subvertical joints (E-Wand N-S) and a set of inclined joints(WE-SW) have a relatively high fre-quency (spacing is usually less than 3to 4 ft).

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4AMtSVILLEMEMSER

3. Maximum Bed Thickness and Stoc iledStone Size: Beds of up to 3.0 ftthick are present in the uppermostlifts. No stockpile of large-sizestone is maintained.

CLAhKhESERVATION ML

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RONDOUT SM.

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4. A~nal ses: In 1976, COE tested twosmall-size samples (5.1 and 9.3 kg)from the Seneca Mb, derived from thetop lift designated for riprap. Thematerial was assessed as suitable forthe intended purpose, as supported bythese results:

S.G.: 2.70 and 2.71

Abs: 0.17 and 0.04 percent

Weight loss 80 cy W/D, 35 cy F/T:

1.44 and 0.15 percent

Petr'c: Fine grained crystal-line limestone withpyrite and carbonaceousshale seams;impurities includefinely dispersed clay.

Prior to 1976, COE tested six samplesfrom the lower two lifts (in 1968),and rejected that material because ofits breakdown under W/D and F/Tconditions, and three samples fromthe upper two lifts (in 1973), whichwere approved for the intended purpose.

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5- Service Record: In 1972, the quarry furnished riprap stone to theCorning area for the needs of COE, Baltimore District, and sub-sequently it supplied riprap stone from 100 lb to 10 tons for bankprotection at a park on Lake Ontario.

6. Evaluation

(+)The quarry is reasonably close to the NMP-2 constructionsite.

(+)The thickest beds are quarried for riprap from the 20 ft-high uppermost lift by ripping (which preserves stone inte-grity) rather than by blasting which tends to induce cracks andthus adversely affect the quality of the material.

(-)Limited thickness of beds to no more than 3.0 ft and some-what argillaceous character of the stone reduce the quarrypotential for production of reliable large size armor stone.

(-)The two lower lifts (Edgecliff and Nedrow Mb) are not con-sidered a source capable of producing suitable stone of anysize for the NMP-2 revetment dike.

7 ~ Conclusion: The two upper lifts (Moorehouse and Seneca Mb)could furnish stone for all three underlayers of the dike, andperhaps back-armor stone.

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OWNER: (WARREN BROS. ROADS COMPANY)

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Seneca Member

A fine-grained, dark-brown limestone, with a few nodules and a very thinbed of black cher t.

A 4-inch bed of yellow-gray clay derived from volcanic ash lies about6 inches under the floor of the quarry.

Moorehouse Member

This member is not quarried.

Remar s

The quarry is on a small dome with the highest point of the dome in thesoutheastern corner.

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'ATTACHMENT 6

Field Ins ection of Ma le Grove uar onNovember 30 1982 and December 1 1982

Durin the Post-Biddin /Pre-Awardin Period

Purposes:

To evaluate the possibility of using this quarry to produce firstunderlayer and backarmor stones.

Description:

Maple Grove Quarry is located several miles north of Gananoque, Can-ada, within 15 to 20 miles from the USA border at Thousand Islandson the St. Lawrence River. The quarry is operated byH. J. McFarland Construction Company Limited. Quarry operation onthis property has been intermittent. At the time of the visit, thequarry was inactive and required clearing of randomly stockpiledstones and other preparations for reactivation. Hence, it can beconsidered as a virgin quarry.

The quarry face is several hundred feet long, approximately 20 feethigh, irregularly shaped, and mostly buried under blasted,nondelivered stones of various sizes not exceeding 10 tons. Someaccessible quarry faces and abundant outcrops on the top of thequarry provided enough information for preliminary assessment ofstone quality and quarry ability to produce large-size pieces.

The entire quarry is above the groundwater table. = Stones on stockpiles, quarry face, and in outcrops are identical, with a uniform,composition,, texture, and structure indicating granitic igneousrock. It is coarse-grained, reddish-brown, porphyritic granitoid,probably a quartz-syenite type. The rock mass is crosscut by threemajor sets of joints, one of which is subhorizontal (sheeting),while the other two are subvertical and mutually near-perpendicular,striking ENE (NN 70 E) and NNW (NN 25 N). In addition, some random-ly oriented minor joints are also present. Spacing between jointsis mostly large, commonly about 7 ft to 10 ft, with extremes varyingfrom 2 ft ,to 15 ft. Therefore, the predominant portion of thein-situ rock mass contains joint-bounded blocks exceeding the re-quired maximum size of 7 tons. If an appropriate blasting techniquethat utilizes this natural arrangement of joints is applied, speci-fied large-size stones could be obtained without difficulties. Inall likelihood, this quarry stone would meet the most rigorous testand service-performance requirements.

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