ML20058B789
| ML20058B789 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 10/22/1990 |
| From: | Bush L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Bush D HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, DEPT. OF, U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9010300427 | |
| Download: ML20058B789 (2) | |
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October 22, 1990 Dr. Donna Bush Chief,-Drug Testing Section Division of Applied Research National Institute on Drug Abuse 5600FishersLane(Room 9-A-54-)
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Dear Dr. Bush:
Forwarded for your action in accordance with Section 2.8(e) of Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 26, are 5 reports of investigations into errors and other incidents involving HHS-certified testing laboratories, as follows:
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Gulf States Utilities Company letter, dtd 5/21/90, concerning a false negative report on a blind-)erformance test specimen by American BioTest Laboratories, Inc. -Althoug1 the root cause of this error was not determined it is noted that the specimen was spiked well above the cut-off level', apparently ruling out specimen quality as a factor.
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Consumers Power Company letter, dtd 5/29/90, concerning a false negative report on a blind = performance test specimen by its HHS-certified laboratory.
Although the' root cause of this error was not determined, it appeared that the s)ecimen, prepared by El Sohley Laboratories, was spiked too close to tie cut-off level or degraded due to the usual factors of aging, non-ideal storage conditions, etc.
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. Gulf States' Utilities Company letter, dtd 7/13/90, concerning a false-negative report of-a blind performance test specimen by American BioTest Laboratories, Inc. -Although the-root cause could not be determined, it 1
is'noted that the specimen was spiked well above the cut-off level.
.The report notes-that 299 blind performance tests had been submitted to ABLI, with 5 false negatives'being reported with various reasons.
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Carolina Power and Light Company letter, dtd 9/17/90, concerning three false negative reports of blind performance test specimens by its HHS-certified laboratory.
In-each case, it was determined that the specimen was spiked too close.to the cut-off level by the supplier, CDT, Inc.
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Centerior Energy letter, dtd 10/11/90, concerning a false negative report of a blind performance test specimen by South Gate Medical Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio. The report indicates that the laboratory encountered a problem during the extraction process.
Should you have any questions, please call me at 492 0944.
Sincerely, Loren. Bush, Chief Program Development and Review Section Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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