ENS 47375

v t e ENS Event
15:15 Oct 25, 2011
Title	24 Hour Technical Specification Required Report Based on a Potential Over-Exposure Event
Event Description	At approximately 1115 EDT on 10/25/11 an intern entered the dry gamma room at the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center Facility during an ion probe calibration procedure. The intern received an estimated unplanned dose of between 2-3 rem based on a stay time of 5 minutes in a 500 mr/min field. His dosimetry, an OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence) badge, has been sent to Landauer for expedited processing. The dry gamma room is properly posted as a high radiation area with administrative controls in effect to limit access. The assistant Director of the facility is performing an investigation including event reconstruction to determine the cause. * * UPDATE FROM JEFF DAVIS (LICENSEE) TO HUFFMAN ON 10/26/11 AT 10:03 EDT * * * The licensee clarified that the call to the Operations Center made on 10/25/11 was a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> notification required by the facility's Technical Specification 1.25.8 based on the potential for over-exposure. NRR Backup Project Manager (Hardesty) notified.

ENS 47375 +/-
Where
Rhode Island Atomic Energy Comm Narrangansett, Rhode Island (NRC Region 1)
License number:	R-95
Reporting

Non
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.13 h-0.0888 days <br />-0.0127 weeks <br />-0.00292 months <br />)
Opened:	Hank Bicehouse 13:07 Oct 25, 2011
NRC Officer:	Steve Sandin
Last Updated:	Oct 26, 2011
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