ML19257D413

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PNO-I-80-02A:on 800107 & 08,inspectors Investigated Personnel Film Badge Reading of 601 Rem.Evidence Indicated Exposure Was Due to Film Badge Mishandling.Licensee Medical Consultant Will Provide Addl Info
ML19257D413
Person / Time
Issue date: 01/09/1980
From: Kinneman J, Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
References
PNO-I-80-002A, PNO-I-80-2A, NUDOCS 8002040343
Download: ML19257D413 (1)


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PRELIMIHhRY NOTIFICATION

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January 9,1980 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PHO-I-Bo-02A 1 This oreliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or oublic interest sicnificance.

The information presented is as initiallv receiveo without verificatien or evaluation and is basically all that is known bv IE staff on this date.

Dl I~M Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory b

Facility: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15220

, License No. 37-00 276-25

Subject:

POSSIBLE PERSORiEL OVEREXPOSURE - UPDATE On Janu'ary 7 and 8,1980 inspectors from Region I visited the licensee's facility to investigate the film badge reading of 60.1 rem.

The investigators concluded that even though the evidence indicated that the exposure was cue to mishandling of the film badge, they could not rule out a true exposure to the individual due to several inefficiencies found in the licensee's safety progra.

Further information will be obtained from the licer.see's medical consultant who states that he will be able to

rovide preli
ninary infor.ation regarding the dose received by the individual in a few days.

The Connonwealth of Pennsylvania has been infonned.

A press release will be considered when the cedical consultant's preliminary report is recei'e..

Contact:

J. T.in nema n 4ES-U42 G. Scith 488-1210 Prepared by EXT Eranch Cnief EXT _

DISTRIBUTION:

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H ST SLOG MARYLAND NATIONAL IE: X005 W, M Chairman Ahearne BANK SUILDING NRC/TMI Resident Cc=issiener Kennedy L. V. Gossick, EDO Office Co:missiener Gilinsky M. L. Ornstein, EDO Co=issicner Bradfctd J. J. Fouchard, PA Region II Cor.::missicner Hendrie N. M. Haller, M?A Region III ACRS R. G. Ryan, OSP Region IV S. J. Chilk, SECY H. K. Shepar, ELD Region V C. C. Kamerer, CA (For Distribution)

WILTSIE BLDG RI Resident Sites W. J. Dircks, NMSS

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PHILLIPS BLDG S. Levin, RES 7

H. R. Denton, NRR

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R. C. DeYoung, NRR LANDOW BLDG (MAIL)

R. J. Hattson, NRR (6 MIN /PAGE)

R. Minogue, 50 D. Vassallo, NRR J. J. Cum ings, OIA

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PRELIMlhARY NOTIFICATION Region I Form 83 (Rev. Dececber 79) 8002040 30