ML060960534

Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2000, Unit 1 and 2 Combine

ML060960534
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	12/31/2000
From:	- No Known Affiliation
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
FOIA/PA-2006-0115
Download: ML060960534 (1)

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BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR POWER STATION RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENT RELEASE REPORT FOR 2000 UNIT I AND 2 COMBINED (Docket Numbers 50-456 and 50-457)

BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR POWER STATION LIQUID EFFLUENTS SUPPLEMENTAL RELEASE INFORMATION A. Batch Release 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th.Qtr Total I . Total Number of Batch 57 49 53 217 Releases

2. TotalTimePeriodforBatch 7223 10151 4303 9732 31409 Releases (minutes)

3. Maximum Time Period for a 344 339 225 406 406 Batch Release (minutes)

4. Average rune Period for a 124.5 178.0 87.8 183.6 144.7 Batch Release

5. Minimum Time Period for a 25 53 48 48 25 Batch Release (minutes)

6. Average Stream Flow During Periods of Release of Effluent 3.711E+06 8.18E+06 6.95E+06 2.77E+06 N/A into a Flowing Stream (liters/min)

B. Abnormal Releases

1. Number of Releases 0 0 0 1 1

2. Total Activity Released (Ci) 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.05 1.05

3. Description The abnormal release was due to a vacuum breaker leak on the circulating water blowdown line which carries liquid effluent released from the liquid radwaste tanks to the river. Due to the vacuum breaker leak, some liquid effluent was discharged onto site property and migrated offsite into a ditch. This event is documented in the station's corrective actions program in Condition Report A2000-0428 1.