ML112840284

IR 05000003-11-008, on 09/01/11, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Buchanan, New York Site (Corrected Copy - Transmittal Letter)

ML112840284
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	10/11/2011
From:	Joustra J Decommissioning Branch I
To:	Joseph E Pollock Entergy Nuclear Operations
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Docket No. 05000003 Joseph E. Pollock Site Vice President

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

REGION I 475 ALLENDALE

ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA

19406-1415

October 11, 2011 License No. DPR-5 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION

REPORT NO. 05000003/201100B, ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., BUCHANAN, NEW YORK SITE -CORRECTED

COPY Dear Mr. Pollock: On September

26,2011, the NRC issued inspection

report, No. 05000003/201100B, documenting

an NRC inspection

of an examination

of your licensed activities

as they relate to radiation

safety and to compliance

with the Commission's

regulations

and the license conditions.

After the report was issued, errors were identified

by your staff and reported to the NRC. The errors were located in the 2 nd paragraph

of section B.b on page 5. Specifically, a comparison

of the groundwater

data was not performed

because the data for 2011 was not available

during the inspection.

The dates reviewed for the groundwater

monitoring

program, related to the North Curtain Drain (NCO) and the Sphere Foundation

Drain (SFD) analytical

sample results, were from January 2010 through December 2010. Also, the levels of tritium ranged from 13,500 picoCuries

per Liter (pCi/L) to 3,340 pCi/L for the NCO, rather than 13,500 picoCuries

per Liter (pCi/L) to 3 pCi/L for the NCO. We have corrected

this page and have enclosed the corrected

copy of the page. Please replace this page of the report with the enclosed page. We apologize

for any inconvenience

or problems this error may have caused you. Enclosure:

As Stated cc: Distribution

via ListServ State of New York

dith A. Joust:' ecommissioning

Branch Division of Nuclear Materials

Safety

Docket No. 05000003 Joseph E. Pollock Site Vice President

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249

October 11, 2011 License No. DPR-5 SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION

REPORT NO. 05000003/201100B, ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., BUCHANAN, NEW YORK SITE -CORRECTED

COpy Dear Mr. Pollock: On September

26, 2011, the NRC issued inspection

report, No. 05000003/2011

OOB, documenting

an NRC inspection

of an examination

of your licensed activities

as they relate to radiation

safety and to compliance

with the Commission's

regulations

and the license conditions.

After the report was issued, errors were identified

by your staff and reported to the NRC. The errors were located in the 2 nd paragraph

of section B.b on page 5. Specifically, a comparison

of the groundwater

data was not performed

because the data for 2011 was not available

during the inspection.

The dates reviewed for the groundwater

monitoring

program, related to the North Curtain Drain (NCO) and the Sphere Foundation

Drain (SFD) analytical

sample results, were from January 2010 through December 2010. Also, the levels of tritium ranged from 13,500 picoCuries

per Liter (pCilL) to 3,340 pCi/L for the NCO, rather than 13,500 picoCuries

per Liter (pCi/L) to 3 pCi/L for the NCO. We have corrected

this page and have enclosed the corrected

copy of the page. Please replace this page of the report with the enclosed page. We apologize

for any inconvenience

or problems this error may have caused you. Enclosure:

As Stated cc: Distribution

via ListServ State of New YorkDistribution

w/encl: W. Dean, RA (R10RAMAIL

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D. Lew, ORA (R10RAMAIL

RESOURCE)

Sincerely, Original signed by Judith A. Joustra Judith A. Joustra, Chief Decommissioning

Branch Division of Nuclear Materials

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DATE 09/30/11 10/11/11

8.0 Effluent and Environmental

Monitoring

Programs a. Inspection

Scope (IP 84750) The inspector

evaluated

the radioactive

effluent control and the site radiological

environmental

monitoring

programs.

The evaluation

included a review of the annual radioactive

effluent release report for 2010, the annual radiological

environmental

operating

report for 2010, and the associated

analytical

results for each program. The inspection

also included a review of the Unit 1 TS and the ODCM. The inspector

reviewed the associated

radioactive

liquid release permits, the analytical

sample results, and the projected

doses to the public associated

with the groundwater

in-leakage

into the North Curtain

Drain (NCO) and Sphere Foundation

Drain (SFD) sumps. The inspector

also reviewed the gaseous effluent results, the projected

doses to the public associated

with the stack vent, and the radiological

environmental

monitoring

program, including

the analytical

results associated

with samples of shoreline

sediment, fish, and water from January 2011 through August 2011. b. Observations

and Findings The annual effluent and environmental

monitoring

reports demonstrated

that the calculated

doses were well below regulatory

dose criteria of 10 CFR 50, Appendix I. The radioactive

liquid effluent release permits were completed

in accordance

with the ODCM. From a review of the analytical

data, the inspector

verified that the projected

doses to the public from the liquid and gaseous effluent from Unit 1 were below TS limits and were performed

in accordance

with the ODCM and the Code of Federal Regulations

(10 CFR 50.36a) for maintaining

doses to the public from radioactive

effluents

as low as is reasonably

achievable.

The inspector

verified that the licensee collected

and analyzed the stack vent samples, NCO and SFD sump samples, and the liquid discharge

monitor samples within the required frequencies

and that the sample collection

was conducted

in accordance

with applicable

procedures.

The inspector

reviewed the analytical

water sample results related to the groundwater

monitoring

program, specifically

the NCO and SFD analytical

sample results from January 2010 through December 2010. The levels of tritium ranged from 13,500 picoCuries

per Liter (pCilL) to 3,340 pCilL for the NCO and from 642 pCilL to 480 pCi/L for the SFD. The licensee informed the inspector

that the levels of radioactivity

appear to be trending downward.

The inspector's

review of this data confirmed

the licensee's

conclusion.

The inspector

reviewed the analytical

results for shoreline

sediment, fish, and water from January 2011 through August 2011 for the radiological

environmental

monitoring

program and noted that the results indicated

that no significant

radioactivity

was identified

in fish and the environment.

c. Conclusions

The licensee effectively

implemented

and maintained

the radioactive

effluent controls program, the groundwater

monitoring

program, and the radiological

monitoring

program. No safety concerns or violations

were identified.

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