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Media Briefing Slides June 6, 2016
ML16166A281
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Issue date: 06/06/2016
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Media Briefing on Recent Issues at Indian Point Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission June 6, 2016 1

2 NRC PARTICIPANTS David Lew, NRC Region I Deputy Administrator Neil Sheehan, NRC Public Affairs Officer, Region I Jack McHale, Chief of the Vessels & Internals Integrity Branch, NRCs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Jim Noggle, Branch Chief in the Region I Division of Reactor Safety responsible for radiological safety inspections Mike McCoppin, Chief of the Radiation Protection and Accident Consequences Branch in NRCs Office of New Reactors 3

Degradation of Baffle-former Bolts 4

Degradation of Bolts (contd.)

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Degradation of Bolts (contd.)

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Degradation of Bolts (contd.)

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Summary of Bolt Degradation The degraded bolts were identified through required inspections.

Unit 2 is safe to restart based on bolt replacements and supporting analyses.

There are no immediate safety concerns with the current operation of Unit 3.

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Indian Point Groundwater Contamination 9

Indian Point Groundwater Contamination (Contd.)

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Indian Point Groundwater Contamination (Contd.)

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Health risks of tritium From the EPA fact sheet on tritium:

As with all ionizing radiation, exposure to tritium increases the risk of developing cancer. However, because it emits very low energy radiation and leaves the body relatively quickly, for a given amount of activity ingested, tritium is one of the least dangerous radionuclides.

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NRC Regulations on liquid radioactive releases Nuclear power plant liquid and gaseous releases to the environment are required to be planned, monitored and documented NRC regulations (10 CFR Part 20 and 10 CFR Part 50) place limits on these releases to ensure safety standards are being met, such as NRC ALARA limits and EPA drinking-water standards On an annual basis, NRC guidelines require that the release of radioactive liquids from a nuclear power plant not result in a radiation dose of greater than 3 millirems to any individual in an unrestricted area 13

Indian Point Groundwater Contamination Summary No health and safety significance Promptly detected and investigated Building drains and pumping system improvements are underway 14

Installation of Pipeline 15

Thresholds for Damage Overpressure Consequence 1 psi Glass shatters 2-6 psi Serious structural damage to houses 6-9 psi Severe damage to reinforced concrete structures 10 psi Destruction of Buildings

  • No safety-related structure necessary to safely shutdown IPEC exposed to >1 psi Thermal Heat Flux (KW/m2) Consequence 2 Pain within 60 sec 5 Tolerable to escaping personnel 12.6 Plastic melts 31.5 Building Damage
  • Max heat flux at SOCA boundary found to be about 1/2 of that which melts plastic

Installation of Pipeline (Contd.)

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Installation of Pipeline (Contd.)

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Summary of Pipeline Installation Independent and diverse analysis (NRC, Entergy, DOT) demonstrate no safety impacts.

Actual explosions confirmed NRC analysis is conservative.

Plant equipment needed to shut down would remain available during a pipeline explosion.

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20 Additional information/questions Contact Neil Sheehan, NRC Public Affairs Officer, at 610-337-5331 or via e-mail at Neil.Sheehan@NRC.GOV 21

Thank you for your participation 22