title: Health physics activities in support of the thermal shield removal/disposal and core support barrel repair at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant.
abstract: The health physics activities related to the removal and disposal of a thermal shield at a nuclear power plant and subsequent repairs to the core support barrel required increased planning relative to a normal refueling/maintenance outage. The repair of the core support barrel was a "first" in the nuclear power industry. Pre-job planning was of great concern because of extremely high radiation levels associated with the irradiated stainless steel thermal shield and core support barrel. ALARA techniques used in the preparation of the thermal shield for removal and shipment to the disposal site are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Florida Power & Light Co., Nuclear Energy Department, Juno Beach 33408.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Maisler
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Buchanan
mesh_terms: D005431:Florida; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011210:Power Plants; D011835:Radiation Protection; D012449:Safety