Jim Steets
Jim Steets
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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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The pumps were never in danger. It's a small leak that a worker noticed and reported, and everybody took the right steps.
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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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There's no cover over the switch because it's 10 feet off the ground. It was an accident. We could be back up in a couple of days.
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We've provided information to the appropriate state and federal agencies.
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We've incorporated lessons learned from exercises and events from across the country. This plan has been tested like no other nuclear plan has been tested and has demonstrated its effectiveness.
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We would never do this during August. The grid should be able to handle the demand now.
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We rotate shutting down (the plants) from year to year. We ran a shorter cycle for Indian Point 2 this time so that both plants are now done in the spring.
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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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It's what we call service water. It's river water. It keeps the motors cool. It comes in and goes out. It doesn't even need to be treated.
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It's like in Monopoly, when you get a bank error in your favor. We don't get them often.
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It's a sign that we are supportive of the attorney general and a clear indication of the regard ENPAC members have for the attorney general.
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It's a quarterly test, full volume, of all the sirens, but it's also the activations system. Our last test demonstrated that the sirens operated well. We hope we'll get the same or better results and we'll continue with the tests until the system is replaced.
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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.