I am assuming you are just talking about the equipment drain sump being covered 
and not the floor drain sump.  Your process is opposite of what we do here.  We 
currently only cover the floor drain sump during outage with a screen to 
prevent FME entry into the floor drain sump.  The equipment drain sump is 
covered with a plate, no idea how water tight that is.  The screens are very 
contaminated after the outage is over and they are removed

Your setup of the under vessel area sounds similar to what we have

[cid:[email protected]]

I believe they monitor leakage by the runtime of the sump pumps but could get 
you in contact with someone if you need further detail.  I am not involved in 
that part of the process

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]

REMEMBER - You don't know what you don't know

This electronic message transmission contains information which may be TVA 
SENSITIVE, TVA RESTRICTED or TVA CONFIDENTIAL. Any misuse or unauthorized 
disclosure can result in both civil and criminal penalties. If you are not the 
intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use 
of the content of this information is prohibited. If you have received this 
communication in error, please notify me immediately by email and delete the 
original message.



From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
[email protected]
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 2:14 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Powernet: undervessel area

Exelon, LaSalle County Station would like to know:

If your site utilizes a mat to cover the under vessel sump area to monitor 
leakage during operation.
Each outage the mat is removed (destroyed in the process) and another mat is 
installed.
This activity results in ~ 1 Rem of exposure and expenses for a new mat ~ 15K.
LaSalle is requesting assistance to eliminate the mat and utilize another 
mechanism to monitor leakage.
The mat is used because the equipment and floor drain sumps are located under 
vessel and are covered with multiple plates that fit into place, these plates 
have seams which can leak , which would affect leakage monitoring. Please 
answer the questions below.


1.       Do you have the same sump configuration as LaSalle - where both sumps 
are located under vessel?

2.       Do you use a mat under vessel for your sumps?

3.       If you do use a mat, is it changed out each outage?

4.       If you don't use a mat and have the same configuration as LaSalle what 
mechanism do you use to monitor leakage?

Thanks
 Steve Lorenz
[cid:[email protected]]
LaSalle Station
Decon/ARW Supervisor
'(815) 415-2390
Pager:(815) 983-0340
Home:(815) 436-5053
Cell:(815) 592-6276
Fax:(815) 415-4018
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>



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. -EXCIP

<<inline: image001.png>>

<<inline: image002.jpg>>

Reply via email to