A quick benchmark: What are sites doing to make sure persons exiting high-traffic Contamination Areas do not leave their Electronic Dosimeters at the step-off pad or in their PCs?
Are sites using engineering controls such as smart turnstiles or swing-arms so an ED is required to exit the area (outside the CA)? EDs are required to log out of the RCA. An ED left at the CA exit might not be discovered until the worker is ready to log out of the RCA. This means they are not monitored by self-reading, alarming dosimeters during transit to exit (or until discovery). Also, the EDs might be mixed up in plant laundry before it can be retrieved; their dose history for the that RCA entry would therefore be lost. Your response is appreciated. Scott Huneycutt Xcel Energy | Responsible By Nature Senior Health Physicist Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 2807 West County Road 75, Monticello, MN 55362 P: 763.295.1380 F: 763.295.1225 E: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________________________ <blocked::blocked::http://www.xcelenergy.com/>XCELENERGY.COM<http://www.xcelenergy.com/> Please consider the environment before printing this email
