At Ontario Power Generation, urine samples are analyzed by our health physics laboratory.
Fecal samples collected when required and analysis for C-14 particulate - our lab Gamma - our lab Alpha - external lab Samples containers maintained at sites (Darlington and PICKERING) should they be necessary Ephraim Schwartz > On Nov 14, 2018, at 8:07 AM, Sorber, Bob via Powernet > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ken, > > We (Duke Energy) give the worker kits. While they don’t exactly enjoy this, > they understand once we explain the reason. Our procedure calls for us to > maintain a good supply of kits at each station. We store in a cooler with > ice or dry ice and then ship with dry ice to GEL in Charleston. > > You don’t want to wait to send the worker offsite. If a significant exposure > to alpha is suspected, by starting immediately and continuing for a total of > 7 fecal samples, you are assured of capturing the entire large fraction of > the intake that passes through unmetabolized. This greatly improves the > sensitivity of the analysis and removes most of the uncertainty due to the > difference between the NUREG/CR-4884 model and the actual metabolism of a > particular worker. > > Bob Sorber > > From: Powernet [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Kawabata, Ken via Powernet > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:46 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Cc: Kawabata, Ken > Subject: [Powernet] Biological Sample Collection Snapshot > > > > *** Exercise caution. This is an EXTERNAL email. DO NOT open attachments or > click links from unknown senders or unexpected email. *** > South Texas Project would like to know in the event that your plant suspected > a personnel intake of radionuclides that required an evaluation via urine > sample or fecal sample how would you collect the sample? Would you use an > outside agency like a medical facility or send the worker home with a sample > kit/collect on site then send to a lab? > > > Ken Kawabata, CHP > South Texas Project > Health Physics > 361-972-8392 (office) > 979-900-0026 (cell) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Powernet mailing list > [email protected] > http://hpspowernet.org/mailman/listinfo/powernet_hpspowernet.org
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