Hi Chris,
We still maintain non-EDE packs for some situations like you describe. We have
not considered calling them EDEx packs with weighting factors of 1. We have a
series of predefined EDEx multipacks that include types that include both upper
and lower WB locations and upper and lower extremity locations. In the case of
the upper body location pack, the two lower WB locations are bundled into the
Abdomen location. The lower body pack would then bundle the upper WB extrem
into the chest.
Linda
Linda M. Sewell, CHP
Principal Health Physicist
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Diablo Canyon Power Plant
MS 119/1/117
PO Box 56
Avila Beach, CA 93424
P: 805.545.4315 | F: 805.545.2618| [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Courtenay, Christopher C
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:36 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Powernet: Extremity Monitoring with EDEx Multipacks
Duke Energy would like to know other utilities' philosophy on extremity
monitoring for EDEx multipacks. When conditions warrant, one pack type we use
is extremity packs. Previously, with highest WB, these consisted of a chest
dosimeter as the only WB location and extremity dosimeters on hands/feet as
determined by RP. With EDEx compartmentalized WB locations, does anyone have
any experience or received feedback on maintaining this pack type, using a
chest dosimeter and 1.00 weighting factor as the only monitored WB location?
Does anyone use upper and/or lower extremity pack types broken out logically
with upper arms and thighs monitored respectively, thus combining some adjacent
compartments (for example, combining compartments below the chest for upper
extremity packs)? Thanks!
If I'm speaking Greek please let me know and I will try to rephrase what I'm
asking.
Chris Courtenay
Engineer, Duke Energy
980-875-5005
"To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half
empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be."
