TMI Update: Jan 14, 2024

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TMI remains a danger and TMIA is working hard to ensure the safety of our communities and the surrounding areas.
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Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit 1 - Information Request to Support Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 – INFORMATION REQUEST TO SUPPORT POST-APPROVAL SITE INSPECTION FOR
LICENSE RENEWAL; INSPECTION REPORT 05000387/2022011
 
By admin at Wed, 11/10/2021 - 21:38

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 - Temporary Instruction 2515/194 Inspection Report 05000387/2021011 and 05000388/2021011

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 – TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515/194 INSPECTION REPORT
05000387/2021011 AND 05000388/2021011

Susquehanna OPC IR 2021-011.pdf

PDF iconSusquehanna OPC IR 2021-011.pdf

By admin at Wed, 11/10/2021 - 21:07

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 - Integrated Inspection Report 05000387/2021003 and 05000388/2021003

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 - Integrated Inspection Report 05000387/2021003 and 05000388/2021003
 
ADAMS Accession No.  ML21307A311
 
By admin at Sun, 11/07/2021 - 21:37

Holtec Inspection Report (Casks) - 3 Violations

Document Title:   Holtec Inspection, NRC Inspection Report 07201014/2021201  
 
Document Type:  Inspection Report
                             Letter
 
Document Date:  10/28/2021
By admin at Fri, 11/05/2021 - 10:50

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000387/2021401 and 05000388/2021401

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000387/2021401 and 05000388/2021401
 
ADAMS Accession No.  ML21298A203
 
By admin at Fri, 10/29/2021 - 23:17

TMI-Alert's Decommissioning Testimony

 
 
DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet in-person and virtually on October 19 to hear a presentation from DEP on the decontamination and decommissioning of oil and gas wastewater treatment facilities, nuclear power plants, waste dump sites and other sites in Pennsylvania.
 
By admin at Fri, 10/22/2021 - 22:51

Peak Water Demands in the Delaware River Basin Have Likely Occurred

Peak Water Demands in the Delaware River Basin Have Likely Occurred
 
New DRBC report shows that despite population increases, water use is projected to decrease; consumptive use is projected to remain constant
 
For Immediate Release
 
October 19, 2021
 
(West Trenton, N.J.) -- The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) recently published a report entitled Water Withdrawal and Consumptive Use Estimates for the Delaware River Basin (1990-2017) with Projections through 2060.
 
"DRBC’s planning programs include the evaluation of sustainable water availability in the Delaware River Basin, supporting efforts to ensure water security for over 13 million people in four states," DRBC Executive Director Steve Tambini said. "This is the first time in DRBC’s history that nearly 30 years of water use data have been used to project future water withdrawals and consumptive water uses for multiple water use sectors."
 
Most of the water used in the Basin comes from surface water. Major water use sectors highlighted in this report include public water supply, power generation, industry, mining, irrigation, self-supplied domestic (private water wells) and out-of-basin transfers. The report also evaluated and projected consumptive use, or water that is withdrawn from the Basin but is not returned; examples include out-of-basin water transfers and water lost to evaporation from being used for cooling purposes in power generation.
 
The data show that peak water withdrawals in the Basin have likely already occurred. Further, despite a continued increase in population, water demands are projected to decrease through 2060. More people using less water overall is indicative of the benefits of water efficiency in the Basin.
 
The data also show that the amount of water consumptively used is projected to remain relatively constant. One reason is a change in technology for generating power; newer recirculating technology withdrawals less water overall but results in higher rates of evaporation.
 
"While peak water demand may be in the past, the complex interstate systems that support water resources throughout the Basin still need proper management and protection," Tambini continued. "The results of this study will be incorporated into water availability and water resiliency assessments for the Delaware River Basin that will also consider a repeat of extreme drought conditions and changes to flow and sea level rise due to climate change."
 
The report, as well as the historical and projected data supporting this report, is available at https://www.nj.gov/drbc/programs/supply/use-demand-projections2060.html.
 
The DRBC is a federal/interstate government agency created in 1961 by concurrent compact legislation, marking the first time that the federal government and a group of states joined together as equal partners in a river basin planning, development and regulatory agency. The five Commission members are the governors of the Basin states (Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania) and the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ North Atlantic Division, who represents the federal government.
 
To learn more about the Commission, please visit www.drbc.gov or follow DRBC on Twitter at @DRBC1961.
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By admin at Fri, 10/22/2021 - 22:36

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR Part 26 (EPID L-2021-LLE-0041 [COVID-19])

Subject:  Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR Part 26 (EPID L-2021-LLE-0041 [COVID-19])
 
ADAMS Accession No.:  ML21265A438
 
By admin at Fri, 10/15/2021 - 23:00

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR Part 26 (EPID L-2021-LLE-0041 [COVID-19])

Subject:  Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR Part 26 (EPID L-2021-LLE-0041 [COVID-19])
 
ADAMS Accession No.:  ML21265A438
 
By admin at Fri, 10/15/2021 - 23:00

PA DEP News Release : DEP, State Police Urge Public to Report Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dept. of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg PA., 17120
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10/14/2021
 
CONTACT:
Jamar Thrasher, DEP
717-319-1758
 
 
RECOVERED - DEP, State Police Urge Public to Report Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge
Company offers $1,000 reward for the gauge’s return
 
Williamsport, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Pennsylvania State Police are assisting in the search for a missing portable nuclear gauge containing sealed sources of radioactive material that belongs to Pennsylvania-based CMT Laboratories. The company is offering a $1,000 reward for its safe return. 
 
An image of the gauge is included at the end of this press release. Anyone who finds the gauge should not handle it directly, but rather maintain distance, limit time of proximity, and immediately contact Pennsylvania State Police Lamar Barracks at 570-726-6000. A trained individual will recover the gauge.
 
“It is critical for anyone who has information about the lost nuclear gauge to contact state police immediately,” DEP Bureau of Radiation Protection Director David Allard said. “As long as the device is not tampered with or damaged, it presents no hazard to public safety.”
 
The gauge was reported missing by the company the evening of Wednesday, October 13, 2021. The gauge’s authorized user completed their work at approximately 6:00 PM and inadvertently departed the job site without properly securing the gauge in its case. The vehicle left the job site, in the proximity of E. Valley Road, Logan Township, Clinton County, and traveled toward Loganton when the loss of the gauge was noticed.
 
If the gauge is badly damaged or was struck by a vehicle, there is potential for contamination.
 
CMT Laboratories is licensed by DEP to possess and use the gauge. This type of nuclear gauge is commonly used to evaluate the properties of building materials at construction sites throughout the commonwealth. The radioactive material contained within the gauge is believed to be in a safe, shielded position. However, it may have been damaged in the fall from the transport vehicle.
 
The nuclear density gauge is a Troxler Model 3440. The gauge is yellow in color and about the size of a shoe box, with an electronic keypad and a metal rod extending from the top surface. The Troxler gauge contains approximately 9 millicuries of Cesium-137 and 44 millicuries of Americium-241. The radioactive material is double encapsulated within the device to protect its integrity.  
 
Anyone who finds the gauge should not handle it directly, but rather maintain distance, limit time of proximity, and immediately contact Pennsylvania State Police Lamar Barracks at 570-726-6000. A trained individual will recover the gauge.
 
For more information on DEP’s Bureau of Radiation Protection, visit https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/RadiationProtection/Pages/default.aspx.




Shown above: A Troxler Model 3340 portable nuclear gauge. A similar gauge owned by CMT Laboratories went missing on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in Clinton County. Contact Pennsylvania State Police Lamar Barracks at 570-726-6000 with any information. A $1,000 reward is being offered by CMT Laboratories for the gauge’s safe return. (Image source: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.)
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By admin at Fri, 10/15/2021 - 22:45

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