ENS 52350

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v t e ENS Event
07:00 Oct 19, 2016
Title	Agreement State Report - Nuclear Pharmacist Receives Greater than 50 Rem Effective Dose Equivalent
Event Description	The following report was received from the Oregon Department of Health via facsimile: Oregon Health Authority, Radiation Protection Services (RPS) has confirmed on 11/07/16 that a cumulative effective dose equivalent of 50 rem [received by] a pharmacist working in several facilities. This information is being reported by PETNET Solution's corporate office in Knoxville, TN. Oregon Health Authority, Radiation Protection Services (RPS) received a call on October 20, 2016 at 1348 [PDT] informing the office that a contract pharmacist may have received an exposure greater than 50 rem to [the] right ring dosimeter and is conducting an analysis to determine if the individual received a dose greater than 50 rem. [The] caller is [the], Corporate Radiation Safety Officer (CRSO), PETNET Solutions. It's suspected that the individual received multiple doses while working at PetNet's Phoenix, Arizona and Portland, Oregon pharmacies. Dosimetry rings from both sites demonstrate a possible cumulative dose greater than 50 rem. The individual has now been restricted from working with radiopharmaceuticals at this time. CRSO states that the incident was discovered on 10/19/2016 and as of 11/07/16, exposure levels of greater than 50 rem are confirmed. This notification involves two facilities in Arizona and Oregon and RPS is not sure if the HOO [NRC Headquarters Operations Officer] was contacted by other regulatory agencies. CRSO has commenced a root cause analysis of the incident with an estimated date for completion within approximately two weeks. Oregon Incident Number: 16-0037

ENS 52350 +/-
Where
Petnet Solutions, Inc. Portland, Oregon (NRC Region 4)
License number:	90927
Organization:	Or Dept Of Health Rad Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+464.43 h19.351 days <br />2.764 weeks <br />0.636 months <br />)
Opened:	Todd S Carpenter 16:26 Nov 7, 2016
NRC Officer:	Jeff Herrera
Last Updated:	Nov 7, 2016
52350 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Petnet Solutions, Inc. with Agreement State
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