Effectively displaying broad scope sub-licensee radioactive material inventory allocations and possession quantities

Area of Science:

• Radiation Safety
• Nuclear Compliance
• Health Physics

Background:

• Institutional radiation safety programs require robust inventory control.
• Existing methods struggled to demonstrate compliance with collective broad scope license possession limits.
• Effective communication of radiation source inventory status to stakeholders is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a method for demonstrating institutional compliance with collective broad scope license possession limits.
• To improve the comprehension of radiation source inventory data for key stakeholders.
• To simplify radiation source inventory control and facilitate program reviews.

Main Methods:

• Modification of the radiation safety program data warehouse system.
• Creation of an automatic summary report of collective sub-licensee maximum possession authorizations.
• Development of a graphic summary report displaying institutional limits, sub-licensee totals, and current inventory.

Main Results:

• A graphic report was created that effectively communicates institutional radiation source inventory status.
• The graphic report displays collective institutional limits alongside sub-licensee possession totals and current amounts.
• Stakeholders, including the radiation safety committee, executive management, and regulatory officials, could readily comprehend the data.

Conclusions:

• The developed graphic reporting method simplifies radiation source inventory control.
• The method facilitates program reviews and enhances communication of compliance status.
• This approach is expected to aid in anticipating future broad license amendment needs.