NRC Generic Letter 79-47, Radiation Training

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GL79047

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555

October 2, 1979

ALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEES

The NRC recently initiated a course in Radiation Safety which was presented by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) to members of the NRC staff who may visit your facilities in the course of their duties. The purpose of the course was to train the staff members in radiation safety so that they could be certified for entry into restricted areas of NRC licensed facilities after a short site-specific indoctrination (e.g., security, emergency and safety training). This would eliminate the requirement for lengthy radiation training to those who are certified each time a site is visited. Certification in Radiation Safety required passing two examinations given by the ORAU instructors.

Mr. Roger Cloutier, ORAU Training Director, has contacted representatives of most utilities and the majority of those contacted indicated a willingness to accept this training course as an equivalent to the basic radiation safety training course presented at their facilities. In order to identify NRC staff members who have been certified by ORAU, the enclosed certification credentials are forwarded for your information. We have also enclosed the seminar outline for your information. Please advise us if you will accept this certification in lieu of your basic radiation safety course. If you will not accept this certification please state your reasons for their unacceptability.

We feel that acceptance of this program by you will be mutually beneficial by saving the staff members time and decreasing demands upon your training staff.

Sincerely,

William P. Gammill, Acting Assistant Director for Operating Reactor Projects Division of Operating Reactors Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

1. Training Summary

2. Seminar Schedule

3. Certification

cc: Service ListATTACHMENT

NRC RADIATION SAFETY SEMINAR SCHEDULE

8:30 a.m. Introduction

8:40 a.m. Characteristics of Radiation

9:10 a.m. Radiation Quantities and Units

9:40 a.m. Biological Effects of Radiation

10:10 a.m. BREAK

10:20 a.m. Radiation Protection Guides

10:50 a.m. Personnel Dosimeters

11:20 a.m. Radiation Areas & Warning Signs

11:40 a.m. Quiz 1

12:00 LUNCH

1:00 P.M. Radiation Monitoring Instruments

1:30 p.m. Use of Monitoring Instruments

1:50 P.M. Radiation Protection Procedures

2:10 p.m. Respiratory Protection

2:40 p.m. BREAK

2:50 p.m. Protective Clothing

3:10 p.m. Protective Clothing Demonstration

3:30 p.m. Decontamination

3:40 p.m. Bioassay and Whole-Body Counting

3:50 p.m. Review

4:00 p.m. Quiz II

4:30 p.m. END

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Mr. Edward G. Bauer, Jr. 50-277 Philadelphia Electric Company 50-278

cc:

Eugene J. Bradley Philadelphia Electric Company Assistant General Counsel 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101

Troy B. Conner, Jr. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20006

Raymond L. Hovis, Esquire 35 South Duke Street York, Pennsylvania 17401

Warren K. Rich, Esquire Assistant Attorney General Department of Natural Resources Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Government Publications Section State Library of Pennsylvania Education Building Commonwealth and Walnut Streets Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126

M. J. Cooney, Superintendent Generation Division - Nuclear Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101

Edward Greenman U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station P. O. Box 399 Delta, Pennsylvania 17314

Philadelphia Electric Company ATTN: Mr. W. T. Ullrich Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Delta, Pennsylvania 17314

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OPERATING LICENSE

Pressurized Water Reactors

50-003/247 50-029 50-206 50-213 50-244 50-250/251 50-255 50-260 50-261 50-266/301 50-269/270/287 50-272 50-280/281 50-282/306 50-285 50-286 50-289/320 50-295/304 50-302 50-305 50-309 50-312 50-313/368 50-315/316 50-317/318 50-321 50-334 50-335 50-336 50-338 50-344 50-346 50-348

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OPERATING LICENSE Boiling Water Reactors

50-010/237/249

50-133

50-155

50-219

50-220

50-245 50-254/265

50-259/296

50-263

50-271

50-277/278

50-293

50-298

50-325/324

50-331

50-333

50-366

50-409