Work Management to Optimise Occupational Radiological Protection at Nuclear Power Plants

Since 1992, the Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) has provided a forum for radiological protection professionals from nuclear power utilities and national regulatory authorities worldwide to discuss, promote and co-ordinate international co-operative undertakings for the radiologica...

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Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider (content provider)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2009.
Colección:Radiological Protection,
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706611806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword 1. Introduction-Background -Principles of work management 2. Regulatory aspects -Introduction -International standards and guidance -National regulatory policy -Industry internal procedures: operational instructions -Summary 3. ALARA management policy -Introduction -Plant ALARA programmes -Roles and responsibilities for the implementation of ALARA -The ALARA Committee and other specific ALARA organistions -ALARA Reviews -Industry ALARA guidance -Summary 4. Worker involvement and performance -Introduction -Worker performance contributing to ALARA approach -Education and training to implement the ALARA approach -Factors contributing to worker involvement -Summary 5. Work planning and scheduling -Introduction -Optimising outage duration -The job planning process -Work process control systems -Job planning for high dose jobs -Benchmarking -Personnel preparation -Summary 6. Work preparation -Introduction -Source term characterisation -Source term reducation techniques -Exposure reduction techniques -Tools and equipment -Personal protective equipment -Work site optimisation and job co-ordination -Summary 7. Work implementation -Introduction -Work process control: division of responsibilities -Access control systems -Remote monitoring systems -Control of contamination -Avoidance of unnecessary does and reduction of transit exposure -Avoidance of rework -Waste management -Collection of feedback during work implementation -Summary 8. Work assessment and feedback -Introduction -Job review and follow-up -Operational experience databases -Comparison of ALARA practice -Sharing feedback experience -Programme audits -Summary 9. Ensuring continuous improvement -Introduction -Source term reduction in the design and construction of new nucelar power plants -Sheilding at new nuclear power plants -Remote monitoring systems at new nulear power plants -Robotics technologies in new nuclear power plants -Maintenance-free components in new nuclear power plants -Work management aspects in new nuclear power plants 10. Conclusions References Appendices 1. ISOE programme information 2. Example of ISOE 3 work-related information report 3. Example of a pre-job ALARA checklist 4. Examples of post-job review forms 5. Example of a radiological suggestion form