Q72 — Radwaste Release RP Support Requirement
G2.3.14 Knowledge of radiation/contamination hazards (3.4)
Which ONE of the following evolutions performed by Operations Department personnel, in accordance with station procedures, will require Radiation Protection support due to potential radiation/contamination hazards?
A. Placing 22 Hydrogen Recombiner in service after a LOCA event.
B. Performing a 21 Waste Gas Decay Tank release.
C. Performing a Containment pressure relief.
D. Rotating a spectacle flange to support a direct release of 21 CVCS Monitor Tank to the Circulating Water System.
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✓ D. Correct. Directly releasing a Monitor Tank directly to Circ Water requires rotation of a potentially contaminated spectacle flange outside the RCA.
✗ A. Plausible because the candidate may believe that Radiation Protection assistance would be required to place a containment system in service. Incorrect, the controls are in the control room area (equipment room).
✗ B. Plausible because the candidate may believe that Radiation Protection assistance would be required to discharge a Gas Decay Tank (Radioactive Gas) to the plant vent.
✗ C. Plausible because the candidate may believe that Radiation Protection assistance would be required to perform a pressure relief of Containment (radioactive effluent flow path) to the plant vent.
Ref: S2.OP-SO.WL-0001(Q), Release of Radioactive Liquid Waste from 21 CVCS Monitor Tank | LO: N/A | Source: Bank — Salem 2010 NRC Exam, Q73 | Cognitive: Fundamental
Connections
- Related systems: Waste Liquid, Containment, Waste Gas, Circ Water
- Related procedures: S2.OP-SO.WL-0001 — Release of Radioactive Liquid Waste, S2.OP-SO.WG-0008 — 21 Gas Decay Tank to Plant Vent
- Related exam: 2020 NRC Written Exam