[Global] Remote Monitoring

Wed Aug 28 10:12:01 EDT 2019

1) Are you using remote monitoring technology to eliminate or enhance portions of your routine survey program?
a. If so:  We are moving toward using remote radiation detection devices to reduce our routine survey frequencies, however we are not there yet.
  i. In what capacity are you using this technology?  We have several dozen ARM devices in the field that are checked shiftly.
  ii. Have you seen a decrease in RP personnel radiation exposure due to reduced survey time/frequency versus set-up and maintenance of the equipment?  We would anticipate a reduction in dose for RP personnel.
  iii. What hurdles have you had to overcome with this implementation?

2) What Remote Monitoring Software and Remote Monitoring Detection devices are you utilizing?  We use the BHI software "RMS".  I've been qualified as an Administrator in other telemetry software systems,  "ALARACAST", "RADS" and "Teleview", however I've found these software systems to be inferior to "RMS".
We deploy Mirion RDS-31's and DRM-2's and AMP-50's in the field to monitor dose rates remotely.

  1.  Why are you using this instead of other applications/devices?  We've found these devices to be reliable.  The RDS-31's are easy to deploy, we ordered them with a 15' power cord to eliminate the need for extension cords.  We are always looking for new technology and are currently exploring radiation detection devices that could work on our DAS (Distributed Antenna System) backbone.  The RMS software has many advantages over other telemetry systems.

3) What was the cost of initial implementation of your remote monitoring program?
Nine Mile One and Two are dissimilar BWRs.  They don't share a common anything and as such, we are one of the largest Remote Monitoring Systems in the country.  We have upwards of 290 cameras deployed in steam effected and LHRA's that are used daily by operations to remotely monitor their equipment.  We use an extensive audio system with the Radio Active Design UV-1Gs providing the core or our wireless communications.  In 2014, we secured 2.7 million to upgrade from analog to a digital based remote monitoring system.  The bulk of that cost was in the purchase of ISEC RadCams, Panasonic WV-SC385 dome cameras, network switches and infrastructure to support digital audio.  We had already owned the BHI RMS software at that time.

Bill Scarberry
Nine Mile Point

From: Global <global-bounces at list.rpalara.org> On Behalf Of Gilliam, Adam L
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 3:23 PM
To: global at list.rpalara.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Global] Remote Monitoring

All,

Callaway has a few questions on Remote monitoring:
1) Are you using remote monitoring technology to eliminate or enhance portions of your routine survey program?
a. If so:
  i. In what capacity are you using this technology?
  ii. Have you seen a decrease in RP personnel radiation exposure due to reduced survey time/frequency versus set-up and maintenance of the equipment?
  iii. What hurdles have you had to overcome with this implementation?
2) What Remote Monitoring Software and Remote Monitoring Detection devices are you utilizing?
a. Why are you using this instead of other applications/devices?
3) What was the cost of initial implementation of your remote monitoring program?

Thanks,
Adam Gilliam  : :  Radiation Protection Supervisor  : :  C 573.220.8513
Ameren Missouri  : :  8315 County Road 459  :  Steedman, MO 65077

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