AW: [ RadSafe ] Re: What Rad Software Are You Using?

[scott.dyer at srs.gov]

Franz,

Please excuse my intrusion.  I am new to Radsafe and perhaps have misused 
the tool.  My target audience would be those who support a radiation 
software application on a daily basis, and presumably would require no 
more than 10 - 20 minutes to respond.  Only one answer applies and is 
required for 6a - 6e and then for 7a - 7b; with 8a - 8g being direct Y/N 
responses.  I received my first response within an hour or so of posting, 
and it was complete and helpful.  As for my time, it's my job to support 
our current solution and my responsibility to look outside the box, and 
consider the spectrum of options as we seek to replace what we have.  I've 
found it invaluable to query both suppliers and end user's to gain the 
clearest picture of reality with regards to a given product.  I've 
formulated and posted these questions hours after my quitting time. 

Thanks for your response and guidance.

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Scott Dyer
HPS - ProRad Administration
Phone:  803.952.7247
Page:   803.725.7243, ID 17969 
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Franz Schönhofer <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at> 
07/30/2009 03:55 PM

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<scott.dyer at srs.gov>, <radsafe at radlab.nl>
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AW: [ RadSafe ] Re: What Rad Software Are You Using?






Scott,

I could not believe my eyes when I checked your e-mail and I hardly 
believe
that anybody else on RADSAFE could. 

Do you believe that anybody in this whole world is going to spend days or
weeks to answer your elaborate questionnaire? You even must have an
unbelievable lot of time (paid by your employer) to formulate all these
questions. Who will pay the time for somebody to answer your questions? 
Are
you going to pay the costs of others who might have developed such 
systems? 

Ask some professionals, whether they can help you and also ask them for a
quotation about how many hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars this
would cost you. 

Your request really is unbelievable!

Franz

Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA


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Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im 
Auftrag
von scott.dyer at srs.gov
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. Juli 2009 00:39
An: radsafe at radlab.nl
Betreff: [ RadSafe ] Re: What Rad Software Are You Using?

We are beginning to look at integrated radiological software solutions and 

wondered what other nuke facilities were using and why.  We are seeking 
comprehensive solutions that might provide:

RWP/ALARA development/maintenance/ revision/duplication
Access Control based upon RWP requirements 
External dosimetry issue/return/dose tracking and reporting 
Bioassay sample requesting/receipt/tracking/results recording 
Internal dose incident tracking/dose recording and reporting
Respiratory equipment issue/return/tracking/qualification
Dose recording/tracking/reporting

1. What is the name of your company/facility?
2. DOE or NRC regulated?
3. What software product(s) do you use?
4. To acquire your solution, was it built in-house (i.e. home grown) or 
provided by a vendor?
5. What were the major drivers in the final decision regarding whether to 
build in-house or buy off-the-shelf?
6. If provided by a vendor:

a. which off-the-shelf products did you consider and who were their 
vendor's?
b. which vendor did you finally choose and why were the other vendors 
ruled out?
c. is your vendor supplied product strictly off-the-shelf (i.e. not 
modified/customized)?  If so, why (i.e. regulatory, cost, schedule, etc. 
)?
d. is your vendor supplied product a customized off-the-shelf product?  If 

so, to what extent?
e. is your product a subcontracted, site specific, custom solution?  If 
so, why (i.e. regulatory, unique site HP requirements, cost, schedule, 
etc. )?

7. If built in-house:

a. why was this option chosen over a vendor's strictly off-the-shelf 
solution?
b. why was this option chosen over a subcontracted, site specific, custom 
solution?

8. What does your solution do?

a. RWP/ALARA development/maintenance/ revision/duplication?
b. Access Control based upon RWP requirements ?
c. External dosimetry issue/return/dose tracking and reporting? 
d. Bioassay sample requesting/receipt/tracking/results?
e. Internal dose incident tracking/dose recording and reporting?
f.  Respiratory equipment issue/return/tracking/qualification?
g. Dose recording/tracking/reporting?

9.   Do you process TLDs onsite or outsource? If outsourced, to whom?
10. Are TLDs maintained on badge racks or taken home by the worker?
11. Do you process Bioassay samples onsite or outsource? If outsourced, to 

whom?
12. What are your major radiological source terms?

Thanks for your input !

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Scott Dyer
HPS - ProRad Administration
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Savannah River Site
Phone:  803.952.7247
Page:   803.725.7243, ID 17969 
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