[Powernet] Annual Radiation Protection Review Question- Benchmark

[Rolph, James Thomas Jr via Powernet]

I am examining how we conduct and complete our site's annual Radiation 
Protection Review as required by 10 CFR 20 subpart B 20.1101 RP Programs (c). I 
have seen these reviews performed in various ways over the years and am curious 
how other utilities are conducting them, what type of procedural guidance you 
use, and whether you have a standard template for the review. If you can and 
are willing I would be interested in obtaining copies of your procedural 
guidance, perhaps one of your reports, and assessment templates that I will not 
distribute or share externally.

1. Do you have special planned assessment templates that cover each of the 
subparts?
2. Do you do a complete (all aspects) program review annually?
3. Do you use the allowance from 10 CFR 20 Q question 118, that permits the 
review not to cover all subparts as long as all aspects are covered over a 2-3 
year review cycle?
4. Do you conduct your reviews using a combination of inputs? (e.g. NRC 
inspection results, QA inspections, INPO assessments, internal self-assessment 
and benchmarks, department performance assessments, and so on) This is how we 
do ours.

Our QA department asked us how other utilities conduct their annual reviews and 
if the whole program isn't reviewed annual, how do we ensure that all aspects 
are covered over the 2-3 year review cycle.

Kind regards,

James (JT) Rolph, CHP
Superintendent, RP Technical Support
Radiation Protection

Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
2600 Igou Ferry Road
Soddy Daisy, TN 37379

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[Powernet] Questions about inventory of Cf-252 startup sources

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We are seeking information on how the industry is or has handled "primary 
startup sources." These sources usually Cf-252, as you know, are received by 
the facility as licensed byproduct material and are required to be inventoried 
and leak tested until subjected to neutron flux. Usually they are installed in 
a primary/secondary startup source assembly for initial reactor start-up. After 
that the secondary source and previously used fuel assembles provide the 
neutrons needed for reactor startup. Typically when removed from the core the 
Cf-252 stays in the assembly and is stored in the fuel pool.
1. Are the sources maintained on the facility's source inventory and tracked 
after installed in the core?

2. After installed in the core as part of the primary/secondary startup source 
assembly is inventory tracking transferred to SNM inventory maintained by 
reactor engineering?

3. When the primary/secondary startup source assembly is removed from the 
reactor how is the CF-252 source tracked and inventoried?

4. At your facility has a Cf-252 startup source been removed from the 
primary/secondary startup source assembly? If so, how is it inventoried.

Thanks in advance.

James (JT) Rolph, CHP
Superintendent, RP Technical Support
Radiation Protection

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Re: [Powernet] Quick Initial DLR Issue & DLR Exchange survey

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Good benchmarking question. Thanks for posting it. Below is TVA- Sequoyah's 
answer, and a little more as I couldn't resist.

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Hello all,
I have seen in a recent, related inquiry that a number of sites have an 
"Clerk/Admin" as their Dosimetry Resource, as does DC Cook.  Acknowledging that 
"Issuing DLRs to workers" or "Performing Routine DLR Exchanges" are not tasks 
contained in ACAD 93-008, I'd appreciate your response to this quick survey:

Do you have an Admin resource and/or RP/HP Tech in Dosimetry? RP Technician (2 
assigned) at the Sequoyah and Watts Bar sites; Browns Ferry has in addition a 
Health Physicist also assigned to Dosimetry.

Do you have a qualification similar to, "Perform initial issue of DLRs to 
workers" (this does not include special/extremity dosimeters)? Yes, we have a 
specific qualification that is similar, RPQ006.020 Issue Primary Dosimetry

Do you have a qualification similar to, "Prepare for/perform routine DLR 
Exchange"?   No, we do not have a qualification for DLR exchange.

Here is a list of the Dosimetry qualifications:
RPQ006.020 Issue Primary Dosimetry
RPQ006.290 WBC Required Checks
RPQ006.300 Operate WBC
RPQ006.330 Request Bioassay sample
RPQ006.500 Issue Special Dosimetry
RPQ006.700 Process Exposure History Forms
RPQ006.770 Use of OSL Dosimetry reader
RPQ012.140 Perform Respiratory Mask Fit
RPQ014.510 Process Pregnancy Declaration

If you have a specific qualification to perform such tasks, are they obtained 
via OJT/TPE, Lab Eval, Simple Task (no formal qual required)? The 
qualifications include classroom training, OJT/TPE.

Cook "has always" performed OJT/TPE for these two tasks, but we are considering 
making them a Lab Eval or even just a simple task, acknowledging that we have a 
pretty detailed procedure for both activities.

The DNP initiates missed the specialty qualifications for Dosimetry, 
Instrumentation, and Respiratory. In fact a RPT that has been specialized for 
any significant time will have a difficult time being included in the list of 
RPTs available to work, because they may not have the high risk work coverage 
qualification, of when they had it, it was so long ago that it doesn't count. 
For outages, we have to rely on TVA retires to fill these positions, or we have 
to bring in very qualified and experienced RPTs in Dosimetry functions, but 
spend 2 to 3 weeks to complete the OJT / TPE and that is only if we are able to 
get some record of similar class room work being completed. But heck that is 
where the industry is going isn't it. I had a site VP tell me a few years ago 
when the Dosimetry group was gutted to two technicians that we didn't need even 
the two technicians. We only needed to contract a RPT to come in twice a year 
to issue dosimetry for a 3 week period or total of 6 weeks. He told me that was 
how a plant he visited did it. I remember telling him I didn't see how that was 
possible. I was invited to that plant a few months later and asked and was 
shown that what this VP believed was completely inaccurate, as the Dosimetry 
staff at that plant was actually 9 individuals.  I could see how that VP came 
to that conclusion as what workers and visitors saw was really one room. They 
didn't see what work was done across the hall behind closed doors. That's the 
value in benchmarking, you can see what you want to see. As we all know Dose 
and reporting of Dose makes up close to ½ to 2/3 of the regulations.  I like 
seeing where Cook is headed. I am mentioned going that direction within TVA, 
but so far no one is receptive to that type of change yet.

I appreciate your replies,

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Re: [Powernet] Has another utility experienced unusual neutron spikes response when using DMC2000GN dosimeters

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Hi Michael,
At TVA's Sequoyah plant we use the DMC-2000GN electronic dosimeters to monitor 
neutron dose during dry cask campaigns (this is the only significant neutron 
dose source we have due to our plant design). We have not experienced any 
unusual neutron doses or dose rates with their use during any of the last 3 dry 
cask storage campaigns. These units have not been used outside this work 
activity, so we cannot speak to how they perform in "non-neutron areas."
Jim

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Has another utility experienced unusual neutron spikes response when using 
DMC2000GN dosimeters in non-neutron areas?

We have experienced several unusual neutron doses and dose rates within a short 
time after activation of the DMC2000GN.


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Re: [Powernet] [EXTERNAL] Industry pulse on alpha instrument used to counts smears for alpha in the field

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Our procedural guidance requires better than 20 dpm within TVA.

We currently use the Ludlum Model 12 with scaler option and a 43-92 detector. 
We are finding that as these instruments age we are not able to achieve the 
background and efficiency limits that permit us to use 2 minute counting. So we 
are looking at other options and thought we would see what others are using.

We appreciate all the responses we have gotten.


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We would like to conduct a short pulse within the industry of what portable 
instrument (meter and detector model) your site uses to count smears for alpha 
in the field.

Thank you in advance,

James (JT) Rolph, CHP
Superintendent, RP Technical Support
Radiation Protection

Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
2600 Igou Ferry Road
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[Powernet] Industry pulse on alpha instrument used to counts smears for alpha in the field

[Rolph, James Thomas Jr via Powernet]

We would like to conduct a short pulse within the industry of what portable 
instrument (meter and detector model) your site uses to count smears for alpha 
in the field.

Thank you in advance,

James (JT) Rolph, CHP
Superintendent, RP Technical Support
Radiation Protection

Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
2600 Igou Ferry Road
Soddy Daisy, TN 37379

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Re: [Powernet] Storage of DLR's

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All TVA site permit workers to take their dosimetry home.

We conduct studies of surround areas where most individuals live and have a 
pretty good idea of the background variation in the area. We have a few cases 
annually of individuals taking their DLR on travel, to medical procedures, 
x-raying in the security screening x-ray machine, storing dosimetry near 
natural occurring background sources, even compasses with radium dials that we 
have to investigate and address from time to time. From a dosimetrist point of 
view not ideal, but we manage the challenges it presents.

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I would like to know how many plants store their DLRs onsite and how many allow 
them to be taken offsite. If the DLR's are taken offsite what type of 
background issues are you having.

thanks

Scott Stoffel

Senior Health Physicist
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Re: [Powernet] Organization and Decon

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John,

1.How many Units are your plants? We are a 2 unit Westinghouse PWR four 
loop plant

2.   How many personnel are in your departments? We have 53 full time 
equivalent positions in RP

3.   Of those personnel, how many are technicians? 26   Laborers? 9  
Specialists? 3  Health physicist? 3 Supervisors? 6 Superintendents? 4 Mangers? 1

We are broken down into 4 groups:

ALARA: 1 Supt and 1 Health physicist, and 3 Specialist (ALARA planning)

Field OPS: 1 Supt, 5 Supervisors, 22 RP Technicians

Tech Support: 1 Supt, 4 RP Technicians (Dosimetry, instruments, sealed source, 
respiratory protection, procedure writers, PIC, HIS-20)

RadWaste: 1 Supt, 1 Supervisor, 2 Health Physicist (shipping), and 9 laborers 
(Radwaste, decon, protective clothing, etc.)

4.   How do you deal with online decon personnel? Laborers are typically 
the ones who perform on-line decon activities  Are they employed by the 
utility, contractors, or do you expect your in house RP Maintenance and 
Operations personnel to perform the decon function during normal plant 
operations? Some are utility workers, some are contractors, the site is moving 
away from have house laborers to this position being all contractors

Corporate support consists of a CFAM and 2 program managers

Let me know if you need any other details.
Jim


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In the order to ensure our organization is maximizing its efficiency, I have 
been tasked with performing benchmarking on other similar organizations in the 
industry.  If the PWR plants could respond and provide me some feedback on how 
their organization is structured, it would be of great help in answering 
questions for my senior management team.



1.How many Units are your plants?

2.   How many personnel are in your departments?

3.   Of those personnel, how many are technicians?  Specialists?  
Supervisors?  Superintendents? Mangers?

4.   How do you deal with online decon personnel?  Are they employed by the 
utility, contractors, or do you expect your in house RP Maintenance and 
Operations personnel to perform the decon function during normal plant 
operations?


Thanks for the help

John Lamons
Health Physicist
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
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