Entergy believes strontium-90 leaks tied to Indian Point-1

Entergy believes strontium-90 leaks tied to Indian Point-1

Washington (Platts)--12May2006

Entergy believes it has "clearly tied" strontium-90 leaks to the Indian Point-
1 spent fuel pool, company spokesman Jim Steets said yesterday. He called the
development "positive" because Entergy is "well along" in its efforts to
remove the spent fuel and water from the pool. He said spent fuel casks have
been ordered and a concrete pad for a dry spent fuel storage facility has
already been built. The fuel from the pool will be moved into dry storage next
year, he said.

Indian Point-1 permanently ceased operating in 1974. Strontium-90 is a
fission product found in spent fuel pool water. Steets said Entergy is still
monitoring Indian Point-2, where a small leak in the spent fuel pool was
discovered last summer. The leak appeared to have dried up at one point, but
Entergy has recently been seeing "very small amounts" of water in the same
area, he said.

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