ENS 51719

v t e ENS Event
18:00 Feb 3, 2016
Title	Agreement State Report - Unplanned Contamination
Event Description	The following was received from Pennsylvania via fax: The licensee discovered the event on February 4, 2016, and notified the Department [PA Dept of Environmental Protection] after normal business hours on Friday, February 5, 2016. It is reportable per 10 CFR 30.50(b)(1)(i). A 30 year old female patient was treated with 61.4 milliCuries of Iodine-131(I-131) for thyroid cancer and released, with proper discharge instructions, at noon on 02/03/16. The patient then returned to the emergency room (ER) at the same location at [1300 EST]. The patient did not disclose the previous I-131 treatment to ER staff until later that evening. The ER staff immediately contacted radiation safety personnel at 0100 on 02/04/16. The patient was then segregated and all access to the original room was controlled and posted properly. Surveys were taken and all linens and other potentially contaminated materials were collected for proper storage and decay. A radiation survey performed at 0930 on 02/04/16 estimated the potential maximum radiation exposure to staff to be 3 millirem. Patient failed to follow the discharge instructions given. A reactive inspection is planned by the Department. More information will be provided upon receipt. Pennsylvania Event Report ID #: PA160006

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Where
Crozer Chester Med Ctr Upland, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1)
License number:	PA-0061
Organization:	Pa Dept Of Env Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+138.35 h5.765 days <br />0.824 weeks <br />0.19 months <br />)
Opened:	Joseph Melnic 12:21 Feb 9, 2016
NRC Officer:	Daniel Mills
Last Updated:	Feb 9, 2016
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