ML090570830

Entergy Center Status Report

ML090570830
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	11/05/2008
From:	Mayer D Entergy Corp
To:	Jason White NRC/RGN-I/DRS/PSB2
ted smith
References
FOIA/PA-2009-0094
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From: Mayer, Donald M [dmayerl@entergy.com]

Sent: Wednesday" November 05, 2008 4:10 PM To: John White

Subject:

Indian Point 1 John-I am happy to report that we have completed the draining and de-sludging of the Unit 1 fuel pools. The fuel has been safely removed from the west pool (as of 9/19/08), the fuel pools are drained (as of 10/15/08) and de-sludge operations are completed (10/31/08). As an added measure for long-term SAFSTOR maintenance the most contaminated (west pool) has had a fixative (coating) applied to minimize the potential for future airborne contamination (this was completed today). This ends an important project for IPEC which has terminated the leakage from the Unit 1 spent fuel pools thus stopping the introduction of radiological contaminants to the underlying groundwater from this source. The contamination of ground water as a result of an actively leaking pool complex at Unit 1 has been terminated.

Not insignificantly this was completed with no personnel safety or radiological issues and for dose which was ALARA and below our goal.

Don Don Mayer Director, Unit 1 Entergy Nuclear Indian Point Energy Center (w) 914 827-7716 (c) 914 582-6901 I

Entery Indian Point Energy Center Status Report November 6, 2008 Operational Status Indian Point Unit 2 is operating at 100 percent power (generating 1,046 megawatts of electricity) and has been online for 156 continuous days of operation.

Unit 3 is operating at 100 percent reactor power (generating 1,076 megawatts) and has been online for 554 continuous days.

Unit I pool drain-down and cleaning completed ahead of schedule Over the last two weeks, workers at Indian Point completed drain down of water in the Unit 1 spent fuel pool and completed cleaning the empty pool. This activity means that Entergy has met their commitment made to the NRC earlier this year to remove all spent fuel by year end 2008 and to remove water from and clean the Unit 1 pool by April 2009.

This achievement ends an important project for IPEC which has terminated the leikage from the Unit 1 spent fuel pools thus stopping the introduction of radiological contaminants to the underlying groundwater from this source.

Entergy hosts public meetings to respond to ISE report Yesterday Entergy corporate and plant officials held a public 'town hall' meeting at the Hendrick Hudson Free Library in Montrose to discuss the company's response to the report and recommendations produced by the Independent Safety Evaluation panel.

The meeting was attended by approximately 30 local residents. Presenters included Mr. Joe Pollock, Site Vice President for Indian Point Energy Center, Ms. Carolyn Shanks, Vice President for Administration & Corporate Support and Mr. Don Mayer, ISE Project Director.

In addition to a meeting this evening (Nov. 6), Entergy has scheduled a third public meeting for Nov. 17 at-The Clubhouse at Patriot Hills in Stony Point, NY, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

To view Entergy's full response to the ISE report, log onto www.safesecurevital.com and click on "Entergy's response".