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Forwards IE Circular 79-06, Failure to Use Syringe & Bottle Shields in Nuclear Medicine
ML20136A748
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Issue date: 04/19/1979
From: Seyfrit K
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, AURORA, CO
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Department of the Army Fitzsimons Army Medical Center Denver, Colorado Gentlemen:

The enclosed IE Circular 79-06 is forwarded to you for infonnation. If there are any questions related to your understanding of the suggested actions, please contact this office.

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Karl V. Seyfri Director

Enclosure:

1. IE Circular No. 79-06
2. List of IE Circulars Issued in Last 12 months l

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IE Circular No. 79-06 April 19, 1979 FAILURE TO USE SYRINGE AND BOTTLE SHIELDS IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE Descriptien of Circumstances:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is taking this opportunity to reinforce the importance of the use of radiation shields for syringes and bottles for nuclear medicine. In many cases they are not always being used by persons preparing and administering doses of radiophar-maceuticals. This is a potentially unsafe practice as these shields reduce the radiation dose to the fingers and hands of persons handling the syringes and bottles and can result in unnecessary and undesirably high total dose to the fingers over a period of time. Calculations and studies show that failure to use the protective shields can result in a radiation dose rate to fingers of hospital staff personnel on the order of 100 mrads to one rad per minute, or a projected lifetime dose to the fingers in some cases of about 4,000 to 100,000 rads.

Notice to Medical Licensees: l Medical licensees are required to have and use these protective shields.

This requirement is imposed by either a specific condition of the NRC license or by procedures which are incorporated into the license. As <

part of their routine audit program, NRC licensees authorized to use I byproduct material pursuant to 10 CFR 35 should take the following )

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a. Verify that protective shields are available and that nurses and other medical personnel are using them, except in special l

, circumstances, such as pediatric cases, when the use of syringe shields would compromise the patient's well-being.

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b. Inform the people involved in this type of work of the potentially I high and serious radiation doses that can be received by the hands and fingers if the protective shields are not used.

The information contained in this Circular should be brought to the attention of all personnel who prepare and administer licensed radio-pharmaceuticals to patients.

No written response to this Circular is required. If you require ad-ditional information regarding this subject, please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.

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IE Circular No. 79-06 l April 19, 1979 )

LISTING OF IE CIRCULARS ISSUED IN I LAST TWELVE MONTHS l

Circular Subject First Date Issued To I No. Of Issue 78 Proper Lubricating 4/20/78 All Holders of l 011 for Terry Reactor Operating Turbines Licenses (OL)or Construction 4

Permits (CP) 78-03 Packaging Greater 5/12/78 All Holders of Than Type A Quantities of Low Reactor LicensesOp(erator OL),

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Specific Activity Construction Radioactive Material Permits (CP), Fuel for Transport Cycle, Priority I j Material and Waste  !

Disposai Licenses 78-04 Installation Error 5/15/78 All Holders of That Could Prevent Reactor Operating Closing of Fire Licenses (0L) or Doors Construction Permits (CP) 78-05 Inadvertent Safety 5/23/78 All Holders of Injection During Reactor Operating i Cooldown Licenses (0L) or  !

Construction j Permits (CP) 78-06 Potential Common 5/25/78 All Holders of Mode Flooding of Reactor Operatir.9 ECCS Equipment Licenses (OL) or ,

Rooms at BWR Construction l Facilities Permits (CP) 78-07 Damaged Components 5/31/78 All Holders of Of a Bergen-Paterson Reactor Operating Series 25000 Hydrau- Licenses (OL)or lic Test Stand Construction Permits (CP)

Enclosure Page 1 of 4

1 IE Circular No. 79-06 April 19, 1979 78-08 Environmental Quali- 5/31/78 All Holders of fication of Safety- Reactor Operating Related Equipment Licenses (0L) or at Nuclear Power Construction Plants Permits (CP) 78-09 Arcing of General 6/5/78 All Holders of Electric Company Reactor Operating Size 2 Contactors Licenses (OL) or Construction

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, 78-10 Control of Sealed 6/14/78 All Medical Sources Used in Licensees in Radiation Therapy Categories G and

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! 78-11 Recirculation M-G 6/15/78 All Holders of 4

Set Overspeed Stop BWR Operating Licenses (OL) or Construction a Permits (CP) 78-12 HPCI Turbine Control 6/30/78 All Holders of Valve Lift Rod BWR Operating Bending Licenses (OL) or Construction

! Permits (CP) with Similar HPCI Design 78-13 Inoperability of 7/10/78 All Holders of Service Water Pumps Reactor Licenses Op(OL) orerating l Construction i Permits (CP)

]' except for planta located in: AL, l AK, CA, FL, GA .

LA, MS, SC Enclosure Page 2 of 4 tw 4

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IE Circular No. 79-06 April 19,1979 78-14 HPCI Turbine Reversing 7/12/78 All Holders of

Chamber Hold Down BWR Operating -

4 , Bol ting Licenses (OL) or Construction Permits (CP) for 4 plants with a HPCI' 4

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Terry Turbine excepting Duane 1 Arnold and Monticello i

78-15 Tilting Disc Check 7/20/78 All Holders of Valves Fail to Close Reactor Operating

, With Gravity in Licenses (0L) or Vertical Position Construction j Permits (CP) 78-16 Limitorque Valve 7/26/78 All Holders of Actuators Reactor Operating Licenses (OL) or Construction

} Permits (CP)

! 78-17 Inadequate Guard 10/13/78 All Holders of Training /Qualifica- and applicants tion and Falsified for Reactor

Training Records Operating Licenses (OL) 78-18 undenfriters 11/6/78 All Holders of Laboratory Fire Reactor Operating Test Licenses (OL) or i Construction Permits (CP)

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78-19 Manual 0verride 12/29/78 All Holders of (Bypass) of Safety Reactor Construction i Actuation Signals Permits (CP) 79-01 Administration of 1/12/79 All Medical Unauthorized Byproduct Licensees except Material to Humans Teletherapy Medical Licensees and each Radiopharmaceutical Suppliers 1

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IE Circular No. 79-06 l April 19, 1979 79-02 Failure of 120 Volt 1/16/79 All Holders of Vital AC Power Reactor Operating  ;

Supplies License (0L) and '

Construction Permits (CP) 79-03 Inadequate Guard 2/23/79 All Holders of Training - Qualifica- and applicants tion and Falsified for Special Nuclear Training Records Material Licenses in Safeguards Group I 79-04 Loose Locking Nut 3/16/79 All Holders of On Limitorque Valve Reactor Operating Operators License (OL) or Ccnstruction Permits (CP) 79-05 Moisture Leakage in 3/20/79 All Holders of Stranded Wire Conductors Reactor Operating

  • License (0L) or Construction

' Permits (CP) 4 Enclosure Page 4 of 4 4

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