Browns Ferry does.  In all of our Operations OIs we have implemented
hold points and notifications for any evolution they perform that could
change the radiological conditions in an area.  Radiation Protection has
a set of procedures that corresponds with all the Operation's Procedures
hold points that define all of the minimum actions that have to be taken
by RP prior to signing off the hold point.  It was a large undertaking
to get this all incorporated in the Operation's procedures and then
create the corresponding RP procedures.  For a three unit BWR he have a
lot of Operations Procedures.  With the large turnover of personnel in
both RP and Operations it helps capture some of the lessons learned
which was previously only tribal knowledge. The trouble is that tribe is
getting near retirement age

 

Before these procedures we had work going on in the moisture separator
room at a low power during start up and Operations increased the power
and the dose rates in the room went up.  That was several years ago

 

 

Chuck Creamer

Charles E. Creamer  

Health Physicist

Tennessee Valley Authority

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

P.O. Box 2000 (Mail Stop NAB-1G-BFN)

Decatur, Al. 35609-2000

Phone: 256-729-2983

Fax:  256-729-3101  

Pager: 1-800-323-4853, pin 30-053

mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 

 

 

 

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 8:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Powernet: Corrective actions from OE 36193

 

All,

 

Exelon is conducting an informal benchmark of OE 36193 - Reactor Power
Change During Reactor Containment Building Bioshield Entry (Harris). The
OE lists the following lessons learned and corrective actions:

 

*       Work activity risk management processes must include both online
and outage work activities in plant reactor modes 1 and 2.

 

*       All Radiation Protection procedures that are implemented with
the plant condition of reactor at "power" will be implemented when the
reactor is "critical".

 

*       Prior to any entry into the bio-shield the Radiation Protection
Manager shall ensure there is alignment with Operations, Duty Manager,
and Radiation Protection that reactor power is planned to be constant
while personnel are inside the bio-shield and the reactor power level is
consistent with the conditions briefed.

 

*       For emergent and planned entries into the bioshield wall the
Duty Manager, Radiation Protection Manager, and Nuclear Shift Manager
must be briefed on the ALARA projections and the basis for the estimate
(that is, reactor power level).

 

*       IAW PLP-511, Radiation Control * Protection Program, all entries
inside the bio-shield wall, with the reactor critical will be planned
and executed as High Radiological Risk Significant Activity (RRSA).

 

Exelon would like to know: For BWRs, do you have any additional guidance
in steam dependent areas that would prevent another event similar to
this OE? 

 

Please direct your responses to Edward Conjar at
[email protected].

 

Thanks in advance for your responses,

 

Kristin Weibel

Dosimetry Specialist

Braidwood Generating Station

Phone: (815) 417-2737

 

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