ML20151X415

PNO-77-152:film Badge Dosimeters Provided & Used by Five Contract Workers from Todd Shipyards,Galveston,Tx at Oconee Nuclear Station Indicated High Exposures Ranging from 1.3 Rems to 55 Rems

ML20151X415
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	09/01/1977
From:	Bidinger G, Liza Cunningham, Flack E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
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PNO-77-152, NUDOCS 9809170077
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September 1,1977 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-77-152 This )reliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSI 3LE safety or public interest significance. The information

' presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

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Oconee Nuclear Station Docket Nos. 50-269, 270, and 287 Seneca, South Carolina

SUBJECT:

HIGH FILM BADGE EXPOSURES OF VENDOR EMPLOYEES Film badge dosimeters provided and used by five contract workers from Todd Shipyards, Galveston, Texas at the Oconee Nuclear Station indicated high exposures (high energy gamma radiation) ranging from 1.3 Rems to 55 Rems. Dual dosimetry provided by Oconee indicated a maximum indivi-dual exposure to 2.7 rems. Extra Todd film badges which are not issued

, to the workers, but remained in the workers' motel rooms, indicated exposures from 15 Rems to 100 Rems.

Region II communications with Oconee, Todd Shipyards, and Landauer (the film badge vendor) personnel indicated the high exposures probably occurred from August 8 to August 19. Preliminary evaluations indicate IsW " that the high exposures did not occur at the Oconee site nor in transit.

The State of South Carolina (an agreement state) had previously been informed of this event and investigated the possibility of exposure at the motel where the contract workers resided. Facts obtained during this investigation and related efforts by Region II indicate that the high film badge exposure did not occur at the motel.

... Region IV (Dallas) inspectors are accompanying a representative of the State of Texas today to review the matter at Todd Shipyards in Galve.ston, Texas. _ ..

Media' interest is expected but has not occurred at this time. Region II does not alan to issue a news release. The NRC Office of State Programs is being (ept informed.

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Page 2 PNO-77-152 Continued September 1,1977 Region II (Atlanta) was notified by telephone from the IE inspector at  !

the Oconee station at 12:30 p.m. on August 30, 1977.

This information is current as of 11:00 a.m. today.

Contact:

EFlack, IE x28188 LJCunningham", IE x27551 GHBidinger, IE x28098 Distribution: Transmitted H St JI 3 ),<; '

t Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kammerer CA Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)

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W. G. Mcdonald, MIPC C. V. Smith, NMSS R. J. McTiernan, OIA R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. ShaDar. ELD PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION l

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