RBG-48074, Spent Fuel Storage Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2020

Spent Fuel Storage Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2020

ML21053A230
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	02/22/2021
From:	Schenk T Entergy Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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RBG-48074
Download: ML21053A230 (2)

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Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 U.S. Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Tel 225-635-5000 Timothy A. Schenk Regulatory Assurance Manager 10 CFR 72.44 RBG-48074 February 22, 2021 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Spent Fuel Storage Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2020 River Bend Station - Unit 1 NRC Docket Nos. 50-458 Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-47 River Bend Station (RBS) Certificate of Compliance for Spent Fuel Storage Casks (CoC) 5.4, requires the submittal of an Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report. 10 CFR 72.44(d)(3) also requires the annual submittal of a summary of effluents from the independent spent fuel storage facility. The purpose of this letter is to fulfill these reporting requirements for the 2020 calendar year at RBS.

The Hl-STORM 100 Cask System does not create any radioactive materials or have any radioactive waste treatment systems. There is no gaseous or liquid pathway attributed to the spent fuel stored in the independent spent fuel storage installation (lSFSl). Therefore, there were no radionuclides released to the environment in liquid or gaseous effluents during the previous 12 months of operation. Dose due to direct radiation from lSFSl operations and from other uranium fuel cycle operations in the area was also reviewed. In 2020, no additional dry fuel storage casks were placed in service at the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (lSFSl). Radiation Protection radiological surveys (RBS-005-00142, RBS-2101-00316),

Environmental TLD surveillance data (REMP 2 per ESP-8-050, Conduct of the Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) and EN-CY-130-03, Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) - River Bend Station), area Optically Stimulated Luminescent Dosimetry (OSLD) results per EN-RP-210, Area Monitoring Program, and current radiological postings were reviewed and demonstrate that there was no impact to members of the public from the dry fuel storage in 2020 and the limits of 10 CFR 72.104 were met.

There are no commitments in this letter.

RBG-48074 Page 2 of 2 If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Tim Schenk, Regulatory Assurance Manager, River Bend Station at 225-381-4177.

Sincerely, TAS/twf cc:

NRC Region IV Regional Administrator NRC Senior Resident Inspector - River Bend Station, Unit 1 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Public Utility Commission of Texas NRC Project Manager - River Bend Station, Unit 1 Digitally signed by Tim Schenk DN: cn=Tim Schenk, c=US, o=River Bend Station, ou=Manager Regulatory Assurance, email=tschenk@entergy.com Date: 2021.02.20 18:16:10 -06'00' Tim Schenk