ML101890948

07/08/2010 Commission Notification Letter on Pilgrim

ML101890948
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	07/08/2010
From:	Uttal S NRC/OGC
To:	Lampert M, Doris Lewis Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP
Uttal S
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OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 8, 2010 Mr. David R. Lewis, Esq. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N. Street NW Washington, DC 20037-1 137 Ms. Mary Lampert 148 Washington Street Daxbury, MA 02332 Dear Mr. Lewis and Ms.

Lampert, Enclosed please find a copy of a Commission notification relating to Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1 143. Susan L. Uttal, Senior Attorney Operating Reactors Division Office of the General Counsel cc W/ enclosure: Service List UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 8, 2010 MEMORANDUM TO: Chairman Jaczko Commissioner Svinicki Commissioner Apostolakis Commissioner Magwood FROM: Commissioner Ostendorff Joseph G. Giitter, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensi Office of Nuclear

~eactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

NOTIFICATION OF INFORMATION IN THE MATTER OF PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION In conformance with the Commission's policy on notification to the Commission regarding significant new information, this memorandum provides the following information. The staff has been notified of elevated tritium levels in one of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station's (PNPS) monitoring wells located near the condensate storage tank. The latest sample taken on June 21, 2010, returned a test result of 11,072 picocuries per liter. This is below the regulatory reporting requirements and the Environmental Protection Agency drinking water limits. To date, tritium is the only isotope that has been identified in the samples (samples are also tested for hard to detect isotopes such as strontium). PNPS has increased the sampling frequency from quarterly to weekly and has established a formal investigation plan to determine the source of the activity. Although the sample results are below the regulatory reporting requirements, we are providing this information because it may be an issue of public interest.

The staff is following this issue closely.

This information will also be served on the parties to the proceeding currently pending before the Atomic Safety Licensing Board. Docket No. 50-293 cc: Distribution via Listserv ADAMS Accession No. ML101890045 CONTACT: James Kim, NRRJDORL 301-41 5-4125 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND I-ICENSING BOARD In the Matter of ) ) ENTERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION ) COMPANY AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR ) Docket No. 50-293-LR OPERATIONS, INC. 1 ) (Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station) ) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "COMMISSION NOTIFICATION RELATING TO PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION" in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following by electronic mail and by deposit in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal mail system, or, as indicated by an asterisk (*), by electronic mail and by deposit in the U.S. Mail system this 8'h day of July, 2010. Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Richard F.

Cole Paul B. Abramson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop:

T-3F23 Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: Richard.Cole@nrc.aov E-mail: Paul.Abramson@nrc.aov Administrative Judge Office of Commission Appellate Ann Marshall Young, Chair Adjudication Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop:

0-16G4 Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: OCAAMAIL.Resource~nrc.~ov E-mail: Ann.Younu@nrc.aov Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (VIA INTERNAL MAIL ONLY) Office of the Secretary Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Mail Stop:

0-1 6G4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: Hearina.Docket@nrc.gov Sheila Slocum Hollis* Duane Morris LLP Suite 1000 505 9th Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20004-21 66 E-mail: sshollis@duanemorris.com Mary Lam pert* 148 Washington Street Duxbury, MA 02332 E- mail: marv.lampert@comcast.net Chief Kevin M. Nord* Fire Chief & Director Duxbury Emergency Management Agency 668 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 E-mail: nord@town,duxburv.

ma.us Richard R.

MacDonald*

Town Manager 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 E-mail: macdonald@town.duxburv.ma.us Terence A. Burke, Esq.* Entergy Nuclear 1340 Echelon Parkway Mail Stop: M-ECH-62 Jackson, MS 39213 E-mail: tburke@enternv.com David R. Lewis, Esq*.

Paul A. Gaukler, Esq.

Jason 6. Parker Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1 137 E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburvlaw.com paul.qaukler@pillsburvlaw.com Town Manager* Town of Plymouth 11 Lincoln St. Plymouth, MA 02360 E-mail: marrinhi~townhall.plvmouth.ma.us Susan L. Uttal Counsel for the NRC Staff