ML061000680

E-mail from K. Mullin of Entergy to Various, Regarding IPEC Status Report for January 5

ML061000680
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	01/05/2006
From:	Mcmullin K Entergy Nuclear Operations
To:	Boska J, Brian Holian, David Lew Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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FOIA/PA-2006-0081
Download: ML061000680 (5)

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Date: 1/5/06 5:13PM

Subject:

IPEC status report for Jan. 5 Indian Point Energy Center

John White - IPEC status report for Jan. 5 ___ -____Page 21 Daily Status Report January 5, 2006 Operational Status Indian Point Unit 2 is operating at 100% and has been online 14 days.

Indian Point Unit 3 is operating at 100% reactor power and has been on-line for 93 days.

NRC Issues Draft Order on Sirens The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today has confirmed in a letter to Entergy Nuclear Northeast the company's plans to enhance the Indian Point Energy Center's alert notification system. As detailed in a public meeting held near Indian Point last November, Entergy has committed to an aggressive schedule to comply with federal legislation passed in 2005 requiring installation of a back-up power capability for its emerge icy sirens.

The sirens are used to alert the public within 10 miles of Indian Point to turn on their radios or televisions for information about an emergency at Indian Point. Back-up power for sirens at nuclear power plants was not required before a provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 required them for Indian Point. There are 156 sirens in the 10-mile emergency planning zone (EPZ).

Entergy met last year with emergency planning officials from the NRC, FEMA, N. Y. State, and the four counties in the EPZ (Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester), to seek their input on its plans to replace the current sirens. Using the latest in available technology, Entergy will eliminate many of the operational challenges faced by the old system. New features include: battery back-up power supplies to avoid siren failure due to electricity grid disruptions; an all-electronic siren - eliminating mechanical palls that may fail (or provide false reports of failures) under extreme weather or other environmental conditions; and simultaneous 360-degree sound delivery - eliminating fluctuating sound quality heard from mechanical sirens that rotate.

A copy the NRC announcement can be the NRC web site at www.nrc.gov <http://www.nrc.gov/> .

Entergy Adds New Feature to Website Entergy has added an e-mail update feature to its safesecurevital website. You can sign up for updates on a variety of topics including siren tests, security upgrades and environmental issues.

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To receive these updates go to www.safesecurevital.org <http://www.safesecurevital.org/> and provide an email address.

BM.40154Updated Dry Cask Storage Factsheets Available Entergy has produced an updated informational brochure, available in electronic and hardcopy format that explains the details of dry cask storage. Contact Andrea Blizard at 914-271-7081 or by return email at kmcmull©entergy.com <mailto:kmcmull@entergy.com> for a copy.

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.

CC: "Sachatello, Ronald" <rsach9O@entergy.com>

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Indian Point Unit 3 is operating at 100% reactor power and has been on-line for 93 days.

NRC Issues Draft Order on Sirens The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today has confirmed in a letter to Entergy Nucdear Northeast the company's plans to enhance the Indian Point Energy Center's alert notification system. As detailed in a public meeting held near Indian Point last November, Entergy has committed to an aggressive schedule to comply with federal legislation passed in 2005 requiring installation of a back-up power capability for its emergency sirens.

The sirens are used to alert the public within 10 miles of Indian Point to turn on their radios or televisions for information about an emergency at Indian Point. Back-up power for sirens at nuclear power plants was not required before a provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 required them for Indian Point. There are 156 sirens in the 10-mile emergency planning zone (EPZ).

Entergy met last year with emergency planning officials from the NRC, FEMA, N. Y.

State, and the four counties in the EPZ (Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester),

to seek their input on its plans to replace the current sirens. Using the latest in available technology, Entergy will eliminate many of the operational challenges faced by the old system. New features include: battery back-up power supplies to avoid siren failure due

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A copy the NRC announcement can be the NRC web site at www.nrc.-iov.

Entergy Adds New Feature to Website Entergy has added an e-mail update feature to its safesecurevital website. You can sign up for updates on a variety of topics including siren tests, security upgrades and environmental issues.

To receive these updates go to www.safesecurevital.org and provide an email address.

Updated Dry Cask Storage Factsheets Available Ente!rgy has produced an updated informational brochure, available in electronic and hardcopy format that explains the details of dry cask storage. Contact Andrea Blizard at 914-271-7081 or by return email at kmcmull enterciv.com for a copy.

Ente rgy 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.