Cook Plant is the same response as Braidwood. Joe Beer, CHP Staff Health Physicist Cook Nuclear Plant, Mail Zone 9 One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106 audinet: 280-2262 work: 269-465-5901 ext 2262 fax: 269-466-2661 cell: 269-313-7782 [email protected]
"Holmes, Stephen J" <[email protected]> Sent by: [email protected] 05/04/2012 12:41 PM Please respond to [email protected] To "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> cc Subject Powernet: Benchmark: Alpha Spec At Ginna, we are evaluating purchasing Alpha Spec equipment (such as the Canberra Alpha Analyst with Alpha Apex software). Part of our justification for this expense would be to reduce our reliance on independent laboratories for performing alpha characterization (i.e. per the EPRI alpha monitoring guidelines). We currently have Ludlum 3030Ps and MGPI ABPMs which use alpha spec in a limited manner to perform radon rejection, but no true alpha spectroscopy equipment. We would like to know what the rest of the industry is doing; any experience, comments, or feedback are appreciated. Do you have Alpha Spec capabilities at your facility? If so, what equipment do you use? What do you use the equipment for (e.g. radon rejection or a quantitative alpha spectrum of individual nuclides)? If using for alpha spectrum analysis, what energy resolution can you achieve? What type of sample preparation is required? Any other equipment strengths/limitations or lessons learned you would like to share? Thanks, -Steve Stephen J Holmes, PE Sr. Plant Health Physicist, CENG-RE Ginna NPP [email protected] 585-771-3577; 585-545-1661 (cell) >>> This e-mail and any attachments are confidential, may contain legal, professional or other privileged information, and are intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, do not use the information in this e-mail in any way, delete this e-mail and notify the sender. -IP2 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it from the Nuclear Generation Group of American Electric Power are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
