Qualified Fuel Handling Operators under the direct supervision of a certified Fuel Handling Supervisor perform all fuel handling activities. The purpose of the program is to maintain fuel integrity. Basin water quality is monitored through sampling, trending, and coupon immersion. The basin water quality is maintained by filters and deionizer systems, which utilize anion, cation and sometimes zeolite resins for chemistry control. The program provides operating limits for pH, conductivity, temperature, radionuclides, chlorides, and metals.
Microbiological analysis is conducted on an as-needed basis.
This program ensures that hoisting and rigging equipment is sufficiently maintained, inspected, and tested to lower the frequency of failure below that of human failure rates. This is most critically involved with cask handling. The Radiological Protection Program protects on-site workers from excessive radiation exposure. In the basin areas, radiation monitors with both audio and visual alarm systems are employed. 4.3 Equipment Design Natural phenomena for seismic hazards has impacted the design of racks and bundles.