ML071570535

E-mail from A. Blizard of Entergy to Various, Regarding IPEC Status Report for Jan. 12

ML071570535
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Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	01/12/2007
From:	Blizard A Entergy Nuclear Operations
To:	Boska J, Cobey E, Brian Holian, David Lew, David Nelson, Neil Sheehan NRC/FSME
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FOIA/PA-2007-0166
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. John White - IPEC status report for Jan. 12 From: "Blizard, Andrea J" <ablizar@entergy.com To: rb)( 6 ) Igddy, Paul"

<pauleddyU ps.state.ny.us>, "Greeley, Dan"

<greeleyd@co.rockland.ny.us>," Gross, Steve - Orange PIO"

<sgross@co.orange.ny.us>, " Sutton, Tony"

<aws 1@westchestergov.com>, <AStiebeling@pcbes.org>,

"Albanese, Raymond" <rIal @westchestergov.corn>, "Alfredo Vidal" <avidal @thevidalgroup.com>,

<aws 1@weschestergov.com>, "B. Gore"

<bgore@urbanomics.com>, <bakerna@co.rockland.ny.us>, "Barry, Terrence" <TBarry@entergy.com>, "Benjamin, Liz"

<BenjamiL@co.rockland.ny.us>,

<ken.bergmann @semo. state.ny us>, "Bernie McGarry"

<mcgarry @senate. state.ny.u s>, (b)(6)

<jean.bordewich@schumer.senate.gov>

<jpbl @nrc.gov>, "Bowman, Greg" <gb~owm wu-enrergy.comr,

<beh @nrc.gov>,<JBridges @troopers. state .ny.us>, "Chief Tubbs"

-, "Schwarz, Christopher J"

<cschwar@ entergy.com>, <ewc @nrc.gov>, "Comiotes, James"

<JComiot@entergy.com>, "Conroy, Patric W"

<PConroy @entergy.com>, <lindac @yorktownny.org>, "Cox, Mark R" <mcox90@entergy.com>,

<Gcrawford@urbanomics.com>, "Curran, Nick"

<Nick.curran@mail.house.gov>, "Dacimo, Fred R."

<FDacimo@entergy.com>, "David Brand" r<DavidPBrand@ -, "David Greene"

<dgreene@urbanomics.com>, "David Weinraub"

<DWeinraub@bmwlobby.com>, "DeGasperis, Edward M"

<edegasp@entergy.com>, "DiRocco, Anthony J"

<ADirocc @eentergy .comn>, <Donald.Maurer @semo.state.ny .us>,

"Dowling, Adele" <amd2@westchestergov.com>, "Fay, Deborah"'

<DFayl @entergy.com>, "Feathers" <jdf@fcwc-law.com>,

• *<Andrew.Feeney @semo.state.ny.us>,

9I S<peter. "Gen' Shapiro" ferroe @mail.

b)(6) house.gov>, <galefs @assembly.state.ny.us>,

<Emily.Gibbons(-mall.house.gov>, "tilguere, athleen M"

<KGiguer@entergy.corn>, "Gottlieb, Laurence"

<LGottli @entergy.com>, "Greene, Dominick"

<dgreene @co. orange. ny. us>, <gac7 @westchestergov.com>,

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<grtroes @nppd.com>, <Frank.Guiao@llafarge-na.com>, "Harry Giannoulis" <harry @theparksidegroup.com>, "Hinrichs, Gary H"

<ghinric @entergy.com>, "Hipschman, Thomas"

<thips90@entergy.com>, "Inzirillo, Frank A"

<finziri@entergy.com>, "Ira Promisel"

<ipromise @troopers.state.ny.us>, "Jack Spath"

<jps @nyserda.org>, <dej 1 @nrc.gov>,

<jefft@townofcortlandt.com>, "Jensen, Chris"

<jensenc @co.rockland.ny.us>, "JES"

<JES1 @westchestergov.com>, "Jim Cunningham"

<jim-cunningham@nyc.bm.com>, "Jim Wright"

<wright@ senate. state.ny.us>, "John Cordo" <JLC@fcwc-law.com>, "Jones, T. R." <tjones2@entergy.com>, "Kansler, Michael R" <MKansle @entergy.com>, "Kathleen Wood"

<kathleen.wood@chamber.state.ny.us>,

<Pat.keegan@rmail.house.gov>., "Kerns, Matthew T"

<MKerns @entergy.com>, <MKopy @troopers. state.ny.us>,

<'kevin-kr~auis sem=.state-v.us>, "L. Leach" b)(6) 'LAROSA, PAUL"

<PýFLAKSAQentergy.com>, <leibell@senate.state.ny.us>, "Leon, Pete" <Pete.Leon @mail.house.gov>, <DCL@nrc.gov>, "Longo, Nick" <longon @co.rockland.ny.us>, "Mark Serrano"

<serrano@proactivecom.com>, "Martin Brennan"

<MartinBrennan@ schumer.senate.gov>, "Marvin Randolph"

<mrandolph@urbanomics.com>, "Mayer, Donald M"

<DMayerl @entergy.com>, "McCann, John (ENNE Licensing Director)" <jmccanl @entergy.com>, "McCannell, Chris"

<Chris.mccannell @mail.house.gov>, "McGillicuddy, Maura"

<MMcGill @entergy.com>, "McKay, Mike"

<mike. ail.house.gov>, "McMahon, Bob - Putman County(b)(6) ýcMullin, Kathleen M"

<KMc~un entergy.com>, <nrmiera@ assembly.state.ny.us>,

<MillerC @co.rockland.ny.us>, "Neil Sheehan" <nas @nrc.gov>,

<rand @schildasset.com>, <jdn@nrc.gov>,

<Joseph.o'brien @mail.house.gov>, <boliveira@amnucins.com>,

<doneill@bghc-law.com>, "Pat Brown"

<PBrown@bmwlobby.com>, "Paul Steidler"

<paul @effectivecomm.org>, "Paul Tonko"

<tonkop @assembly.state.ny.us>, "Paulson. Adam"

<adam.paulson @mail.house.gov> b)(6)

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<alp@nyserda.org>, "Phillips, Frank M." <fphilli@entergy.com>,

<pjk3 @westchestergov.com>, "PRICE, ERNEST JR"

<EPRICE2@entergy.com>, "PRIDE, ANN L"

<APRIDE @entergy.com>, <lindap @townofcortlandt.com>,

<MRealmut @troopers.state.ny.us>, <tbrice @gw.dec.state.ny.us>,

<rjo4@westchestergov.com>, "Rubin, Paul W"

<prubin@entergy.com>, "Sachatello, Ronald" [>

<rsach90 @entergy.com>

Date: 01/12/2007 4:26 PM

Subject:

IPEC status report for Jan. 12 From: McMullin, Kathleen M Sent Friday, January 12, 2007 2:53 PM To: [(b)(6) /Eddy, Paul; Greeley, Dan; Gross, Steve - Orange PIO; Sutton, Tony; Adam Stiebeling (AbtiebelingCgpc lbanese, Raymond; Alfredo Vidal; awsl@weschestergov.com; B. Gore; Baker Nancy (bakerna@co.rockland.ny.us); Barry, Terrence; Benjamin, Liz; Bergmann Ken (ken.bergmann@semo.state.ny.us);

Bernie McGarry; Bordewich Jean (jean-bordewich@schumer.senate.gov); Bordewich Jean (schumer@valstar.net); Boska John (jpbl@nrc.gov); Bowman, Greg ; Brian Holian (beh@nrc.gov); Bridges Jeff (JBridges@troopers.state.ny.us); Chief Tubbs; Schwarz, Christopher J; Cobey Gene (ewc@nrc.gov.); Comiotes, James; Conroy, Patric W; Cooper Linda (lindac@yorktownny.org); Cox, Mark R; Crawford Garnesha (Gcrawford@urbanomics.com); Curran, Nick; Dacimo, Fred R.; David Brand; David Greene; David Weinraub; DeGasperis, Edward M; DiRocco, Anthony J; Donald.Maurer@semo.state.ny.us; Dowling, Adele; Fay, Deborah; Feathers; Feeney Andrew (Andrew.Feeney@semo.state.ny.us); Feroe Peter (peter.feroe@mail.house.gov);

galefs@assembly.state.ny.us; Geri Shapiro; Gibbons Emily (Emily.Gibbons@mail.house.gov); Giguere, Kathleen M; Gottlieb, Laurence; Greene, Dominick; Gregory Carmichael (gac7@westchestergov.com); Grosjean, Alain G; grtroes@nppd.com; Guiao Frank (Frank.Guiao@lafarge-na.com); Harry Giannoulis; Hinrichs, Gary H; Hipschman, Thomas; Inzirillo, Frank A; Ira Promisel; Jack Spath; Jackson Don (dejl@nrc.gov); jefft@townofcortlandt.com; Jensen, Chris; JES; Jim Cunningham; Jim Wright; John Cordo; Jones, T. R.; Kansler, Michael R; Kathleen Wood; Keegan Pat (Pat.keegan@mail.house.gov); Kerns, Matthew T; Kopy Mike (MKopy@troopers.state.ny.us); Kraus Kevin (kevin.kraus@semo.state.ny.us); L. Leach; LAROSA, PAUL; Leibell Vincent (leibell@senate.state.ny.us);

Leon, Pete; Lew'David (DCL@nrc.gov); Longo, Nick; Mark Serrano; Martin Brennan; Marvin Randolph; Mayer, Donald M; McCann, John (ENNE Licensing Director); McCannell, Chris; McGillicuddy, Maura; McKay, Mike; McMahon, Bob - Putman County; McMullin, Kathleen M; Miller Andrea (millera@assembly.state.ny.us); Miller CJ (MillerC@co.rockland.ny.us); Neil Sheehan; Neveloff Rand (rand@schildasset.com); Noggle Jim (jdn@nrc.gov);

O'Brien Joseph (Joseph.o'brien@mail.house.gov); Oliveira Robert (boliveira@amnucins.com); O'Neill Dan (doneill@bghc-law.com); Pat Brown; Paul Steidler; Paul Tonko; Paulson, Adam;f b)(6)

Peterson Alyse (alp@nyserda.org); Phillips, Frank M.; pjk3@westchestergov.com; PRICE, ERNIS1 JRIPRIDE, ANN L; Puglisi Linda (lindap@townofcortlandt.com); Realmuto M. (MRealmut@troopers.state.ny.us); Rice Tim (tbrice@gw.dec.state.ny.us); rjo4@westchestergov.com.; Rubin, Paul W; Sachatello, Ronald ; Salame-Alfie Adele (asa01@health.state. ny. us); Screnci, Diane; Seirmarco James (JimSeirmarco@optonline. net); Sheiner, Jon; Slobodien, Mike; Statler Scott (Scott.Statler@lafarge-na.com); Steets, James F; Sullivan, Brian A; Theobalds, Kenneth; Tiffany Rasberry; Tom Fitzpartrick; Tramontana Carl (cat7@westchestergov.com); White John (jrwl@nrc.gov); William Flynn; Wittick, Brian D; (wdexter@troopers.state.ny.us); Alex Flint; Bentley, Robyn M; Blizard, Andrea J; GRAVES, ALLISON LESLEY; Gurdziel Tom (tgurdziel@twcny.rr.com); Iraola, Antonio J.;

Jankowski Tom (vob@bestweb.net); Larkin D (dlarkin@troopers.state.ny.us); Mary Fertel; Parker Christine (ChristineParker@schumer.senate.gov); Rumsbeck Bret (BretRumsbeck@schumer.senate.gov); Skip Bowman Cc: Poison, Keith J

Subject:

IPEC status report for Jan. 12 Indian Point Energy Center Status Report fi le://C:\temn\GW 100001 .HTM 04/09/2007

Indian Point Energy Center Page 4 of 5 January 12, 2007 Operational Status Unit 2 is operating at 100% and has been on-line for 43 days. Unit 3 is operating at 100% reactor power and has been on-line for 175 days.

,Indian Point Fish Sampling Results As part of the groundwater investigation, Indian Point expanded its Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program to include an analysis of Strontium-90 in aquatic organisms. The REMP samples, which include fish such as bass, perch, sunfish and eel and other organisms such as crab, are taken during the spring and fall. Indian Point collected the fall sample from the Hudson River and had it analyzed to extremely low radiation levels at a vendor laboratory.

Twelve fish samples in all were examined, with six samples taken from the Newburg area as control samples to be used as background to compare with samples taken from the river next to Indian Point.

Three of the samples from the Newburgh area (control samples) showed very low levels of activity for Strontium-90. A fourth sample taken from the Indian Point area showed activity for strontium at a lower level than some of the Newburgh area samples.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have obtained separate fish samples from the river for independent analysis. The NRC laboratory did nortdetect any Strontium-90. DEC has not yet obtained results. The samples were also analyzed for gamma emitters such as Cesium-137; however, no detectable activity was found in any of these samples.

Indian Point is working with the vendor laboratory, which is nationally recognized, to understand how such factors as naturally occurring radioactive isotopes and variations in background during the counting could affect the sample results.

These results are believed to be either background levels or a statistical anomaly that produced a false positive. It is not reasonable to expect samples taken many miles upstream from Indian Point would contain higher levels than those collected at the riverfront. The samples came back negative for other isotopes, another indicator of a possible anomaly.

Analyses for extremely low levels of radioactivity are occasionally prone to produce false-positive results, as the NRC and DEC have experienced.

Indian Point will continue to obtain additional fish samples for comparison.

Educational Outreach Entergy Nuclear Northeast provides customized outreach education programs for schools, youth groups, and civic organizations. The topics we cover include Emergency Planning, Understanding Radiation, Nuclear Fuel and a general overview of the operations of Indian Point Energy Center. If you would like a brochure or are interested in scheduling a program, contact IPEC Communications at 914-271-7441.

If you have any questions or need clarification of the information provided, please contact Kathy McMullin, manager of communications, Indian Point Energy Center, at 914-271-7132.

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