ML23096A008
| ML23096A008 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 05/01/2023 |
| From: | Sturzebecher K Reactor Decommissioning Branch |
| To: | Vanderberg S State of NY, State Legislature |
| Sturzebecher K | |
| References | |
| eCon 20230406-20033 | |
| Download: ML23096A008 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000003/1950247
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Sunday Vanderberg
Clerk of the Westchester County Board of Legislators
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.
148 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Dear Sunday Vanderberg:
On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your letter
dated March 10, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML23089A275), in which you provided the NRC with the recently passed
Resolution 15-2023, that opposes the planned discharge of liquid effluent from Indian Point
Nuclear Power Plant (Indian Point) by Holtec Decommissioning International (Holtec) into the
Hudson River, and supports legislation that would prohibit discharge of liquid effluents into State
waters from nuclear power plants. I appreciate your efforts to keep the NRC informed of the
activities of the Westchester County Board of Legislators.
The controlled release of liquid effluents at nuclear power plants, within specified regulatory
limits, is an activity that occurs throughout the operation and decommissioning of a facility. The
NRCs regulations and licensing reviews for the facility consider such releases as part of the
agencys safety and environmental determinations, ensuring that it is safe for people and the
environment. The NRCs regulations and conditions in the license issued to Holtec for Indian
Point require Holtec to ensure that the releases of gaseous and liquid effluents meet the
applicable NRC and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirements.
The NRC inspects the actions and the records of its licensees to ensure that compliance with
environmental radiation standards is maintained. Further, licensees are required to have an
environmental monitoring program that includes environmental sampling and to submit an
annual report to the NRC. The annual reports are publicly available at the webpage:
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ops-experience/tritium/plant-info.html.
Additionally, in response to similar public concerns at another nuclear power plant undergoing
decommissioning activities, the NRC has developed a Frequently Asked Questions about
liquid discharges, which can be found at this link: https://www.nrc.gov/info-
finder/reactors/pilg/faq-discharge.html
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, Public inspections,
exemptions, requests for withholding, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for
public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records
component of NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
May 1, 2023
S. Vanderburg
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I appreciate the interest of the Westchester County Board of Legislators in the decommissioning
of Indian Point. If you have any questions, please call me at (301) 415-8534, or via email to
Karl.Sturzebecher@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
Karl J. Sturzebecher, Project Manager,
Reactor Decommission Branch
Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery,
and Waste Programs,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards
cc:
NRC Chair
Indian Point ListServ
Signed by Sturzebecher, Karl
on 05/01/23