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Eexlon Fact Sheet - Dresden Groundwater Tritium Issue
ML061450145
Person / Time
Site: Dresden  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/12/2006
From:
- No Known Affiliation
To:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
FOIA/PA-2006-0130, FOIA/PA-2010-0209
Download: ML061450145 (1)


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The pathwayfory radiocv aterial tbreach eenvironment was identified by fDresiden'groundwater monitoring prram.
  • ree w~d~Oan000l~ storm din data showsithe rise in grouidwater tritium levels being indicativefth*e art of the leak inalate 2003.
  • Actions are Inprogress to oetthefleak. T vt the fngcondensate:

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  • othysampling of on-sie (finsidethe protected are) wells was promdo rotn ai rm19 o2001. Wit no Incdene fchange the sampling of wellsT inside the protcted arawsIeue to qurtry a requency In2001. With no fute eieceo hag ntriim levels, the samrrpln of ths6el was discontnued irnJune 200 wllsosteand ite but outside the protected area,00 and surfacea
tercontinue tobesample iiia quarterl basis. Sampling of site storm drains, which is conducted ona mbinimum calendar year frequeny revealed that as late as ANugst2003 leak exited.

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  • A very small :leak may awvcontinue unl itwas identified bythe on-site wells Doutside the protected areathoff-ite iwellsstorm dra4insr the surface water sampling. Ifit had beenanyhing buta very small leak, it would have quickly percolated though the ground; due to the head pressure provided by the CST.
  • The sampling Pogram for goundwtter monitri was Initiated by Exelon, and is in addition to samplingprgrm4that Is directed by the NRC. Identification Itheoal of the lak my ebee more timrelyha itesampling programcontinued

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