Hi,
D. C. Cook is looking at streamlining our process for maintaining the
whole-body counters on-site. We would like to know the following.
1. What whole body counters do you use?
2. What is your calibration frequency for whole body counters?
3. What is your frequency for pe
Derek,
1. ORTEC Standfast WBCs (NaI based)
2. Annual calibration
3. Daily except weekends and holidays (Tech Support is responsible)
4. No, the daily checks are sufficient in our opinion.
Let me know if you need any additional information.
Kind regards,
James (Jim) T. Rolph, CHP
Sequoyah RP Techn
Diablo Canyon response:
1) Canberra Fastscan NaI and a laydown Helgeson/Canberra hybrid HPGe.
2) Annual
3) Daily when in use
4) No
If you have questions, please let me know.
Thanks,
Linda
Linda M. Sewell, CHP
Principal Health Physicist
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Diablo Canyon Power Plant
M
Team,
Do any of your facilities allow individuals to re-use respiratory protection
equipment within the same shift after exit from a radiological hazard area
(like when they break for lunch, bathroom breaks, smoking, etc.)?
If so, what are your provisions to allow it?
Respectfully,
Dane A. Ka
1. What whole body counters do you use?
Canberra AccuscanII and Canberra Fastscan
2. What is your calibration frequency for whole body counters?
Annual
3. What is your frequency for performing a source check on the whole body
counters?
Daily for the Accuscan (no holidays or
>From St. Lucie ...
1.Two Canberra Fastscans and one Accuscan II ... all using Apex-In Vivo
2. Annually
3. Daily during use
4. No, but have counted the Chemistry Lab cross check liquid
scintillation vial cross check source informally.
From: Derek Hultquist [mailto:d
1. CANBERRA FSCAN
2. ANNUAL
3. SHIFTLY (12 HOURS)
4. NO
Michael Macho
Radiation Protection Staff
michael.ma...@luminant.com
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SAFETY is first
QUALITY
SCHEDULE
Luminant Power
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
6322 North FM 56 or PO Box
Ontario Power Generation runs canberra fastscans in self-serve mode, and one lay down GeCalibration is annualSource check is annualThe cross-checks are done annually. Our regulator requires this as part of licence
