ML19325C165

Responds to 890818 Request Re Constituent D Gill Concerning Whole Body Contamination.Insp of Plant Records for Time Period in Question Failed to Reveal Info Which Has Not Already Been Addressed

ML19325C165
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	09/06/1989
From:	Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Helms J SENATE
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NUDOCS 8909120355
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Dear' Senator Helms:

T6m responding :tolyour-letter 'of August 18 1989, concerning a July 3, 1989,

letter which you-received from one.of your constituents, Mr. David Gill-

' Mr. Gill has been in contact'with-our Regional Office 11n Atlanta, Georgia since -

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July.1987..The_ Regional staff attempted: to resolve Mr. Gill's concerns through.

inspection of the Bruiswick facility's rpcords for the time periodiin question. -

The11nformation which Mr. G111 bas. requested does not exist since'he did-not L>

'. receive a whole body-count when.he left the facility. Three individuals who l

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'Lworked:in,the/ crew with Mr Gill.did receive whole body counts with the highest

' showing 11.9 percent;of-a' Mhximum Permissible 1 Body Burden (1.3 percent.of.

L "7 Cobalt-60 and 0;6 percent of Manganese-54).

Additionally, r4r. Gill's whole L

1 body _ exposure was' recorded as 107 millirems. by thermolurainescent. dosimetry.

This 'information was 'provided to Mr.: Gill or August 8,1988, in' a copy of NRC-1 Inspection, Report Nos.-50-325/88-23 and 56-324/88 23.-

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?The other subjects raised by Mr. Gill which involvec contaminated liquids and solid waste'were already? known by NRC and had been inspected and closed in the' h

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early,1980s.

3 Mr.~ Gill:was'recontacted on August 28'and 29', 1989, to determine-if he had any aoditional information regarding.this matter. Mr. Gill did not provide any new:

information.that had not already been addressed.,

' Please--let;us know it 'we can-provide further assistance to you on this rmtter.

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<p u-September 6, 1989-o The Honorable Jesse Helms

' United States; Senator Post Office Box 2944 Hickory, NC 28601

Dear Senator Helms:

_Thank you for your letter of August 18, 1989, concerning a July 3, 1989, letter

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1 which you received from one of your constituents, Mr. David Gill. Mr. Gill has been in contact with our Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia since July 1987.

The Regional staff attempted to resolve Mr. Gill's concerns through inspection

' of-the Brunswick f acility's records for the time-period in question.-

The information which Mr. Gill has requested does not exist since he did not receive a whole body count.when he lef t the facility. Three individuals who worked in the crew with Mr. Gill did receive whole body counts with the highest showing 1.9 percent of a Maximum Permissible Body 8urden (1.3 percent of' Cobalt-60 and 0.6 percent of Manganese-54). Additionally, Mr. Gill's whole body exposure was recorded as 107 millirems by thermoluminescent dosimetry.

This information was provided to Mr. Gill on August 8,1988, in a copy of NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-325/88-23 and 50-324/88-23.

The other subjects raised by Mr. Gill which involved contaminated liquids end solid wastr, were already known by NRC and had been inspecteo and closed in the early 1980s.

l Mr. Gill ~was recontacted on August 28 and 29,1989, to determine if he had any I

additicnal information regarding this matter. Mr. Gill did not provide any new information that had not already been addressed.

.Please let us know. it we can provide further assistance to you on this matter.

Sincerely, higinal Signed Byi James M.TayloF l

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