Title :
Cost effective approach to upgrading a radiation monitoring system
Author_Institution :
Carolina Power & Light Co., Raleigh, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Components of the H. B. Robinson Plant Radiation Monitoring System (RMS) were reaching the end of their useful life. This was identified by 592 work requests being generated between 1983 and 1988. It appears that equipment important to safety may have been out of service (OOS) when needed. To address this concern, a team of personnel trained in using total quality (TQ) skills was assembled. TQ tools added organization to the RMS team meetings. The original team membership consisted of personnel who used the equipment daily. They compiled data and generated a well-defined project to upgrade only the problem equipment of their RMS. This team received exceptional support from HBRs management. While only problem equipment was replaced, enhancements were incorporated when possible. The upgraded RMS has improved operations interface, requires less I&C (instrumentation and control) maintenance, and is one that E&RC can easily calibrate and check calibrations while obtaining less dose
Keywords :
radiation monitoring; H. B. Robinson Plant Radiation Monitoring System; calibrations; operations interface; total quality; upgrading; Costs; Information analysis; Liquid crystal on silicon; Maintenance; Personnel; Power engineering and energy; Radiation monitoring; Radiation safety; Safety devices; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0884-0
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301387
