Just catching up on my email. See PVNGS responses below. Jeffrey D. Norwood Health Physicist-Senior PVNGS RP Dosimetry
[cid:[email protected]]<http://insideaps/Ambassador/corpid/Pages/default.asp> Arizona Public Service Company 5801 S. Wintersburg Rd., M.S. 6107 Tonopah, AZ, 85354-7529 Tel: 623-393-2635 Fax: 623-393-2624 Pager: 1-877-443-8336 mailto:[email protected] From: Ginzel, Michael E [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 3:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [powernet] Sealed Source Control Industry Questions ____________________________________________________ USE CAUTION - EXTERNAL SENDER: ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) Do not click on links or open attachments that are not expected. For questions or concerns, please email the APS Information Systems Security team at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or contact the APS Helpdesk. ____________________________________________________ Palisades is looking to enhance our source control program and would like insights to other sites' control programs. Please respond to the following questions, simplistic responses are fine, elaboration is welcome. I will be happy to share results with interested parties, just contact me. Source Questions: Do you use a vendor database to track sealed sources such as Sentinel, VSDS and any recognized benefits from use? We use SourceTrax from WMG. It was actually made for us. One of our biggest issues has been sources being transferred form one storage location to another. It would take time for the paperwork to catch up. We just recently opened up access to it for RP and Chemistry qualified Source Users to perform source transfers in real time. No more sending paperwork for updates and not getting there. The system tracks Exempt and Non-Exempt. Tracks source leak checks. Electronic Check out and in which will be implemented soon. Can upload source certificates to the record. Tracks transfers. Provides instant access to the inventory with search capability. Do you have enhanced tracking tools such as Bar Code or RFID chips on the sources? Recognized benefits such as zone tracking? Not at this time. Do you have specific source storage location control owners (RP and Non-RP)? RP and Chemistry control all radioactive sources on site. Qualified Users can check out sources through one of them. Storage locations are established by the source administrator, controlled by Chemistry or RP. Do you include chemistry cross check sources in you source control program (sealed or unsealed)? Yes. Do you track plant equipment installed sources and is it procedurally required? (ARMs, Gas Chromatographs) Yes. Permanently install sources have their own location in the system. Do not track GLDs. Disposal methods for retired source and recommended vendors? I don't get involved with disposal. Currently retired sealed source are secured in our waste handling facility. Others may be disposed by plant system. Part 30 sources tracked in source control program? Yes, as in like irradiators, AmBe, etc.. Specific action is source control procedure for control of Radiograph sources? No, not in our source control procedure other procedures have guidance for control of Non-Plant licensed sources. Control of Polonium 210 sources used for static elimination (Part 30 sources) Don't know of any. Do your technical specifications address/differentiate Polonium 210 sources (>5 micro-curies of alpha emitting material) Don't know off hand. Any other unique program elements at your site? Sources are checked out to a User. The User returns the source. An independent verification of the returned source is required. We appreciate your time and feedback Mike Michael Ginzel Senior Health Physicist Palisades Station 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI. 49043 Phone: 269-764-3089 Fax: 269-764-2439 Cell 815-621-8187 --- NOTICE --- This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain confidential, privileged or proprietary information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original and any copy or printout. Unintended recipients are prohibited from making any other use of this e-mail. Although we have taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this e-mail, we accept no liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of this e-mail or attachments, or for any delay or errors or omissions in the contents which result from e-mail transmission.
