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| number = ML15106A196
| issue date = 04/15/2015
| title = Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Submits 2014 Radiological Environmental Operating Report
| author name = Hardy J
| author affiliation = Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc
| addressee name = 
| addressee affiliation = NRC/Document Control Desk, NRC/NMSS
| docket = 05000155, 07200043
| license number = DPR-006
| contact person = 
| case reference number = PNP 2015-031
| document type = Environmental Report, Letter type:PNP, Operating Report
| page count = 16
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{{#Wiki_filter:Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Tel 269 764 2000 Jeffery A. Hardy Regulatory Assurance Manager PNP 2015-031                                                          10 CFR 72.44 April 15,2015 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

==Subject:==
2014 Radiological Environmental Operating Report Big Rock Point Plant Dockets 50-155 and 72-043 License No. DPR-6

==Dear Sir or Madam:==

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. is submitting the enclosed Radiological Environmental Operating Report for the Big Rock Point Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). This report was prepared in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix I, Section IV.B, and Defueled Technical Specification 6.6.2. The period covered by the enclosed report is January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014.
This letter contains no new commitments and no revision to existing commitments.
Sincerely, JAH/bed

==Enclosure:==
Big Rock Point 2014 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report : Sample Collection Anomalies : Environmental Sample Schedule and Sample Location Maps : Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Data for BRP ISFSI CC     Administrator, Region I", USNRC BRP ISFSI Inspector, USNRC NMSS Project Manager, USNRC

ENCLOSURE Big Rock Point 2014 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report I. Introduction The 2014 Big Rock Point (BRP) Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report provides a summary and data interpretation of the BRP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) as conducted during the 2014 reporting period. Reporting requirements are detailed in the BRP Defueled Technical Specification 6.6.2 and Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM).
The BRP ODCM contains the requirements for the REMP. The radiological environmental monitoring sampling requirements are greatly reduced from the plant's operating period and now only encompass Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) operations.
All samples were collected during the monitoring period with no anomalies.
Tables 1, 2, and 3, of this enclosure, provide a summary of 2014 BRP REMP sample requirements and results.
II. Discussion and Interpretation of Results A.         TLDs - Gamma Dose The BRP Gamma Dose Assessment Program consists of eleven thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) locations: Four at the outside perimeter of the ISFSI (locations: BR-18, BR-19, BR-20, and BR-21), four at the ISFSI protected area fence line (locations: BR-22, BR-23, BR-24, and BR-25), and three control TLDs, approximately 13 miles out (locations: BR-5 Petoskey, BR-6 Boyne City, and BR-7 Ironton). These are the only TLDs required for ISFSI operation. The additional locations are no longer applicable because they no longer exist. Environmental gamma doses are measured quarterly by placement of one TLD badge per designated location. Detailed sample station identification and location information is provided in Attachment 2.
For 2014, the average quarterly gamma readings were:
23.6 millirem for protected area fence TLDs, 16.7 millirem for ISFSI outside perimeter TLDs, and 16.5 millirem for the control TLD locations.
The comparative evaluation of the protected area fence line quarterly TLD mean and the ISFSI outside perimeter TLD mean measured in 2014, are slightly lower from that of 2013, but still within the statistical standard deviation.
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A comparative evaluation was also completed of the 2014 offsite control TLD data to the ISFSI outside perimeter TLD data. There was excellent correlation between the off-site control TLDs and the ISFSI outside perimeter TLDs. There was no significant difference between the 2013 and 2014 control data.
Each TLD badge contains a 4-chip TLD that meets ANSI N545-1975 requirements.
B.       Air Samples The BRP REMP no longer requires that airborne surveillance be conducted.
C.        Milk The BRP REMP no longer requires that milk samples be collected.
D.       Lake Water The BRP REMP no longer requires that lake water samples be collected.
E.        Drinking Water The BRP REMP no longer requires that drinking water samples be collected.
F.        Crops The collection of food crops/vegetation is not required by the BRP REMP.
G.        Sediment The BRP REMP no longer requires that well water samples be collected.
H.        Aquatic Biota The collection of aquatic biota (algae and periphyton) is no longer required by the BRP REMP.
III. Assessment of BRP ISFSI Operational Environmental Impact Review and comparison of the 2014 BRP radiological environmental monitoring data to previous data shows that the parameters analyzed support the conclusion that ISFSI operations have had minimal environmental impact.
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Table 1. Sampling and Analysis Summary Number of SamQles Frequency of Medium              DescriQtion             Location( s)         TYQe of Analysis      Collected        Analysis TLD                 BR-5, BR-6, BR-7,       18-25 BRP, 5-PT,     Gamma Isotopic            44         Quarterly a BR-18-25                6-BC,7-IR Lake Water          1 gallon composite      1-ST                 Tritium,                  0          No Longer Required Gamma Isotopic Well Water          1 gallon                Site Well             Tritium,                 0          No Longer Required grab/composite                                Gamma Isotopic Monitoring Wells    1 gallon grab           MW 1-9                Tritium,                 0          No Longer Required Gamma Isotopic Sediment            Grab                    1-ST, 24-STS,         Gamma Isotopic           0          No Longer Required 25-STN, 26-LP Fish                Grab                    1-ST Discharge        Gamma Isotopic           0          No Longer Required Table Notes a Only quarterly TLDs are required per Big Rock Point ODCM Page 1 of 1

Table 2. Sample Data Summary a Medium or Pathway                     Analysis Evaluated              Lower Limit         All Indicator Locations              All Control Locations Nonroutine Sampled                        Versus Total Number              of Detection                          Mean C                            Mean C Measurements (Units)                      Analyses Performed                (LLD) b                           (Range)                           (Range)
Direct Radiation:
TLD - Protected Area              TLD (quarterly)  d e  16/16             1.0             16/16              23.6               12/12         16.5     None (mR)         Fence                                                                                         (17-36)                          (15-19)
TLD - ISFSI Outside               TLD (quarterly)  d e  16/16             1.0            16/16               16.7               12/12         16.5     None (mR)      Perimeter                                                                                        (14-20)                           (15-19)
Waterborne:
Lake Water                        Sample not (pCi/L)                           required Well Water                        Sample not (pCi/L)                           required Lake Sediment:
Sediment                          Sample not (pCi/g dry)                       required Biota:
Fish                              Sample not (pCi/g wet)                       required Crayfish                          Sample not (pCi/g wet)                       required Table Notes:
a Values for sample locations with the greatest annual mean are provided in Table 3.
b Nominal LLD as defined in the Big Rock Offsite Dose Calculation Manual Section I, Table 1-3 and vendor analytical capabilities.
: c. Mean and range data reported are based upon detectable measurements.
d Quarterly TLD results are normalized for 91 days net.
e Quarterly TLDs are read quarterly. Quarterly measurements are compared to control measurements to evaluate compliance with 10 CFR 72.104.
The results for the ISFSI TLDs and the average of the control TLDs measured in 2014 are summarized in the Table.
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Table 3. Reporting Results Greatest Mean Sampling Location Medium                           Tvpe of Analysis                       Location                      High             Low        Mean TLD - Protected Area Fence       TLD (Quarterly)  ab                    BRP-23                        36               30         32.25 (mR)
TLD - ISFSI Outside Perimeter    TLD (Quarterly)  ab                    BRP-20                        20               17         18.25 (mR)
Lake Water                       No Longer Required (pCi/L)
Well Water                       No Longer Required (pCi/L Sediment                         No Longer Required (pCi/g dry)
Fish                             No Longer Required (pCi/g wet)
Crayfish                         No Longer Required (pCi/g wet)
Table Notes:
a Quarterly TLD results are normalized for 91 days net.
b Quarterly TLDs are read quarterly. Quarterly measurements are compared to control measurements to evaluate compliance with 10 CFR 72.104. The results for the ISFSI TLDs and the average of the control TLDs measured in 2014 are summarized in the Table.
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Attachment 1 Sample Collection Anomalies LOCATION      TYPE                REASON NONE TO REPORT Page 1 of 1

Attachment 2 Environmental Sample Schedule and Sample Location Maps TABLE 1-1 RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM Exposure Pathway       Number of Representative Samples       Sampling and      Type and and/or Sam pie              and Sam pie Locations a           Collection     frequency of Frequency        Analysis
: 1. Direct Radiation b 21 monitoring stations either with two    Quarterly   Gamma dose or more TLDs or one instrument for                    quarterly measuring and recording dose rate continuously, placed as follows c:
a) Miscellaneous site locations (4) b) A ring of stations (6) at or near the Site boundary c) Balance of stations (3) placed to serve as control stations d) Outside perimeter of ISFSI (4)d e) ISFSI protected area fence line (4)d
: a.       Deviations are permitted from the required sampling schedule if specimens are unobtainable due to hazardous conditions, seasonal unavailability, malfunction of automatic sampling equipment and other legitimate reasons. If specimens are unobtainable due to sampling equipment malfunction, every effort shall be made to complete corrective action prior to the end of the next sampling period. All deviations from the sampling schedule shall be documented in the Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report pursuant to the Reporting Requirements of ODeM. Alternative media and locations may be chosen for any particular pathway if designated locations or media are not available, and appropriate substitutions are made within 30 days in the radiological environmental monitoring program.
: b.       One or more instruments, such as a pressurized ion chamber, for measuring and recording dose rate continuously may be used in place of, or in addition to, integrating dosimeters. The background dosimetry requirement also may be met through use of dosimeters shared with another facility, or from data provided by another entity, such as the State of Michigan, as appropriate for this site.
: c.       For the purposes of this table, a TLD is considered to be one phosphor; two or more phosphors or phosphor readout zones in a packet are considered as two or more dosimeters.
: d.       TLDs designated for ISFSI only operation.
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Attachment 3 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) Data for Big Rock Point (BRP) Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) 5 Pages Follow

13 BR-5                                                                 17 2            BR-6                                                                 17 3            BR-7                                                                 18 BR-18                                                                17 5            BR-19                                                                18 7            BR-22                                                                23 8           BR-23                                                                 36 BR*24                                                                 26 W            BR-25                                                                 20 11           BR-SH1                                                                14 12           BR-SH2                                                                14 13           BR-CTRL1                                                              14 14           BR-CTRL2                                                              13 15           BR-21                                                                 16 16            BR-SP2
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No control exposures have been subtracted, and only element, fade corrections have been made.
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2           BR-6                                                                            16 3           BR-7                                                                            16 4           BR-18 5           BR-19                                                                           17 6           BR-20                                                                           17 7           BR-22 8           BR-23                                                                           30 9           8R-24                                                                           24 10           BR-25                                                                           17 11                                                                                           11 12           BR-SH2                                                                          10 13           BR-CTRL1                                                                        11 14           BR-CTRL2                                                                        1 15           BR-21                                                                           14 BR-SP2 No control exposures have been subtracted, and only element, reader and fade corrections have been made,
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CONTROL                                                                         11 1 BR-5                                                                            15 2  BR--6                                                                           16 3 BR-7                                                                            19 BR-18                                                                           17 5  BR-19                                                                           17 6  BR-20                                                                           19
        '1 8R-22                                                                           19 8  8R-n                                                                            30 9  BR-24                                                                           22 10  BR-25                                                                           18 11   BR-SH1                                                                          12 12   BR-SH2                                                                          12 13   BR-CTRL1                                                                        12 14   BR-CTRL2                                                                        14 No control  have been subtracted. and only element, reader and fade corrections have bean made.
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CONTROL 1           BR-5 2           BR-6                                                                   16 3           BR-7                                                                   17 BR-18                                                                  15 5           BR-19                                                                  19 6            BR-20                                                                  17 7           BR~22                                                                  20 8           BR-23                                                                  33 9           BR-24                                                                  21 10           BR-25                                                                  22 BR-SH1                                                                 11 12           BR-SH2                                                                 11 13            BR-CTRL1                                                               11 BR-CTRL2                                                               11 15            BR-21                                                                  15 No control exposures have  subtracted, and only element, reader and fade corrections have made.
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