Browns Ferry allows drinking water in the RCA on a case by case basis and it is procedurally controlled. It is used in heat stress environments.
This is a timely question as our corporate group is looking at revising their procedure to meet what it states in 05-008. By having to implement contamination monitoring controls similar to the plant RCA exit for gaining access to these areas. This will remove the possibility to have drinking water stations due to the high background. Even though it states in 05-008 it may be used in some circumstances for heat stress, that option is about to be taken away. Hopefully the personnel safety issues will prevail and they will not implement this proposed change to our corporate procedures Chuck Creamer Charles E. Creamer Health Physicist Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 2000 (Mail Stop NAB-1G-BFN) Decatur, Al. 35609-2000 Phone: 256-729-2983 Fax: 256-729-3101 Pager: 1-800-323-4853, pin 30-053 mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 6:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Powernet: Drinking Water in RCA Davis-Besse is in a reactor head replacement outage. We have been requested multiple times to stage water at our personnel hatch to containment so that workers can refresh themselves, which has been refused (except for emergency purposes). My question is how many of you provided/allow drinking water in the RCA for routine use. Thanks Douglas L. Noble Manager - Radiation Protection Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (419) 321-7780 office (419) 304-0068 cell ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message.
