| Question |
Answer |
| Fuel Storage
Building Modifications |
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| Are there any upgrades needed to the Fuel
Storage Buildings? |
A 110-ton single-failure proof gantry crane will be
installed in the IP2 Fuel Storage Building to provide
the capability of lifting and manipulating the loaded
casks. For IP2, the floor is being reinforced to support
the heavy cask, the height of the loading bay door will
be raised, and the roadway will be modified in front of
the Fuel Storage Building. The upgrades for the IP3 Fuel
Storage Building are expected to be substantially the
same as for the IP2, pending the outcome of an engineering
analysis. |
| Does Entergy plan to reconfigure the Indian
Point spent fuel pools? |
Reconfiguration of the spent fuel pool Is not part of
the dry cask storage project. There are studies underway
by the NRC and industry groups that are looking at alternative
arrangement of spent fuel in the pools. If any of these
studies prove beneficial, Entergy would implement a reconfiguration
of the fuel in the pools. |
| How much capacity is left in the spent fuel
pools? |
The pool at IP 2 can hold a maximum of 1374 fuel
assemblies and is presently about 80% full. The IP 3
pool capacity is 1345 assemblies and is almost 70% full.
Each pool holds the entire inventory of spent fuel generated
from the adjacent reactor since initial operation. See
SFP Fact Sheet.
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| Storm water
control |
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| What criteria are used to prevent storm
water pollution during construction and operation of the
ISFSI? |
The Indian Point ISFSI has been designed to satisfy storm water drainage and pollution prevention requirements mandated by local and state law. A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan will be in effect. Standard construction practices were used for storm water during ISFSI pad construction. For example, hay bales, riprap, a dam and fences were used for erosion and sediment control, especially to prevent wash out during storms. Run off from the north end of the pad percolates into the soil. From the south end, the run off flows downhill into an existing drainage ditch. There is essentially no net impact as all storm water eventually ends up in the river, either through percolation and underground flow or via the storm ditch. (www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dcs/eisanddp/IndianPointSPDES.pdf
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