1. Beryllium Management Activities at ITER
Confirmation for the use of Personal
Air Samplers at ITER
Confirmation of associated
Responsibilities

2. Objectives of this meeting
For discussion and clarification
Should IO staff always use Personal Air Samplers (PAS) when visiting/entering beryllium facilities?
Who should have the responsibilities and budget for associated activities including the following:
Management of the PAS system
Beryllium worker Training
Beryllium sample analyses
Supply of Personal and Respiratory Protective Equipment (PPE/RPE)
Personal exposure record keeping
ITER Be Management Program or Code of Practice
Medical surveillance
Other Be component/safety related activities

3. ITER Requirement for PAS
Implementation of Personnel Air Samplers (PAS) as part of Worker Protection Program
Requirement taken from RPrS
JET policy – PAS is used for all entries in to a beryllium controlled zone – 99% show no beryllium contamination (below Level of Detection)

4. Near Term Approach Implemented
To address the already existing needs, a 30 month contract has been placed with CCFE(JET) – it expires March 2019 assuming the funding level is adequate.
10 PAS units purchased (including)
maintenance, cleaning, preparation for use, analysis of samples, shipping to suppliers
IO-CT staff collect PAS at Be suppliers and use for entries to potentially contaminated facilities.
IO-CT Staff to repackage the PAS and organize shipment back to CCFE.
CCFE will analyze samples, provide results and prepare PAS for next use.
No system is yet implemented for Personal exposure record keeping.

5. Costs for Using PAS Purchase cost of PAS – 900 € each
10 units purchased by CCFE on behalf of IO.
PAS calibration, preparation for shipment, packaging, sample cost and sample analysis – 77 € / PAS use.
Shipping of PAS to and from CCFE – At Cost.
Management costs not included
Organization, logistics, tracking, storage of results,..

6. Other Beryllium support Costs
2 Day Beryllium Training program held at JET.
One training session in current contract (planned in April 2017).
Responsibility for organizing future sessions and associated budget – TBC
Refresher courses are considered every two years
Smear and Analysis services
62 € for 5 samples (includes 8 € per smear analysis)
Shipping of smear and return at cost
Management costs not included

7. For Discussion and Clarification
Should IO staff always use Personal Air Samplers (PAS) when visiting/entering beryllium facilities?
Who should have the responsibilities and budget for associated activities including the following?
Management of the PAS system
Beryllium worker Training
Beryllium sample analyses
Supply of Personal and Respiratory Protective Equipment (PPE/RPE)
Personal exposure record keeping
ITER Be Management Program or Code of Practice
Medical surveillance
Other Be component/safety related activities
Additional resource is really needed at this time (the position for the beryllium specialist in the Blanket Section is still on hold).

8. Supporting Slide

9. Contract Overview
IBMC/PBS16 have a beryllium support contract in place with CCFE including:
Service management for Personal Air Samplers (PAS).
Be analyses (surface and airborne).
Preparation and delivery of a Be worker training program for IO (16 persons).
Development of Standard cleaning procedure for beryllium components (FW)
Validation of Be packaging/storage conditions
Audit and information exchange with IO suppliers (used to identify Be facility concerns)