ENS 44479

v t e ENS Event
04:00 Jul 25, 2008
Title	Agreement State Report - Two Workers Briefly Exposed to Cesium Source
Event Description	Jacksonville inspection office was called to report that today 25 July 2008 at 1:30pm, two workers from Georgia Pacific were briefly and inadvertently exposed to an unlocked beam from a Cesium-137 source. Source is part of a 50,000 gal. storage vessel. It was reported that the maximum dose received by the workers was 0.0104 rem to hands only. Investigation found that Georgia-Pacific did not follow proper procedures. Corrective action consists of training, and revising walk down sheets to provide verification and documentation of the lockout. This office will take no further action on this incident. The source strength was 1098 mCi. This is Florida Incident Number FL08-110.

ENS 44479 +/-
Where
Georgia Pacific Palatka Operations Palatka, Florida (NRC Region 1)
License number:	1391-1
Organization:	Florida Bureau Of Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1139.08 h47.462 days <br />6.78 weeks <br />1.56 months <br />)
Opened:	Steve Furnace 15:05 Sep 10, 2008
NRC Officer:	Pete Snyder
Last Updated:	Sep 10, 2008
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