Jim Steets
Jim Steets
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When we first got these findings we were scratching our heads because it does raise questions about what the source (of the leak) really is.
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We appreciate the anger. We're not any happier than they are.
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Perhaps an assessment, given Indian Point's recent media attention, will clarify for the public that Indian Point is being operated safely.
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Entergy has repeatedly demonstrated that it meets or exceeds safety and security regulations at Indian Point in several comprehensive assessments conducted by federal and local agencies. New York residents would be better served if these elected officials actually read the assessments, rather than waste tax dollars on new unwarranted assessments to mollify the extreme elements of their constituencies that oppose nuclear power.
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We liked it better when the tritium was in the discharge canal, because that's a monitored pathway. We have another monitored with the new well, but is that the only place? We don't know. That's why we're digging additional wells.
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We made some changes in the software and made sure we wouldn't have a situation where so much input and data came in so quickly. That apparently was successful in addressing the problems.
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When they blasted the bedrock in the late 1960s to early 1970s for the construction of various facilities, they created seams. Do they know exactly where those seams are? I don't think they do, but the seams created flow paths toward the river.
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We're gaining confidence in the belief that the source (of the leak) is the pool. We don't believe it's a bigger problem down the road, but we're not done. We have about a dozen more wells to dig.
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What we may learn from this is that boxing (the electrical switch) is appropriate, or that we need to take extra steps next time there's scaffolding put up. We're erecting scaffolding all the time and we have done it in this location without incident.