[Global] Does the RP department at your site perform any tasks that do not need to be done at all?

Wed Jul 24 15:34:52 EDT 2024

Sequoyah reduced the frequency of routine surveys.

Rooms/areas that had no change over time were reduced to quarterly, semi-annually, or annually.

Certain pipe chases that had the potential for changing conditions but were entered infrequently were changed to quarterly but kept locked. If Ops or Maintenance has to enter the area, RP updates the survey.

Job Scripts are maintained by field ops for complex or significant tasks that aren’t covered in detail by a procedure. This allows us to capture and maintain best practices in a process that is more formal than word of mouth, but not as restrictive as a procedure.

Thanks,
John Hertz
Radiation Protection / ALARA

Desk: 423-843-6875   Cell: 808-366-0072   Email: jjhertz at tva.gov<mailto:jjhertz at tva.gov>
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
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2600 Sequoyah Access Rd, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379

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North Anna RP did convince Operations to change the performance of a 31 day PT to check position of containment isolation valves to a 180 day frequency.  Minimal impact to RP, except when entering the overhead areas.  It did save about 50 mrem in online exposure per year.

We also changed survey frequency for routine surveys, stopped surveying LHRAs routinely and survey upon entry when required for access.  Daily surveys changed to weekly; weekly changed to monthly; monthly changed to quarterly.
HP hand held instruments’ response checks changed from daily to weekly.  Also, portal monitors’ response checks were changed from daily to weekly

Kevin Licklider
North Anna Power Station
ALARA Coordinator
540-894-2873

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Hope I got your attention!

I have an action to look for ways to improve existing processes and seek ways to standardize tasks for consistency.  I was hoping you can take a few moments out of your busy day and share with me anything you might have recently removed or modified from your RP program and send me a list that we as “RP” can eliminate, improve, and standardize tasks for consistency (i.e. reduced survey frequencies).  That list can be ideas that have not been implemented yet but are time savers.  This takes a TEAM effort to identity the necessary changes and provide RP the tools necessary to implement those changes.

Why bother:

  *   There are real benefits that can be gained.
  *   Reduce Human Errors
  *   Bullet Proof Processes
  *   Reduce Costs
  *   Improved Engagement
  *   Risk Reduction or Elimination

Remember the term Kaizen: A Japanese term meaning change for the better or continuous improvement.

Thanks for being the change.

Olga

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