ML20207G431

PNO-77-199:on 771109,hospitalized Employee Incorrectly Diagnosed as Being Contaminated with Radioactivity.State of Fl Notified

ML20207G431
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	11/09/1977
From:	Bidinger G, Liza Cunningham NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-77-199, NUDOCS 9903120073
Download: ML20207G431 (1)

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l ' PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION l' l

November 9, 1977 I

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUS i 3

' POSS13LE safety or public interest significance.This a 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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Florida Power and Light. Company St. Lucie, Unit No. 1- 1 Docket No. 50-335 Fort. erce, Florida .

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HOSPITALIZED EMPLOYEE. INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED A BEING CONTAMINATED WITH RADIOACTIVITY At 2:45 p.m. on November 9, FP&L was notified by the Commun to the hospital as a patient, had radioactive co mr/hr.

FP&L medical consultants, who were dispatched to the hospital ,

determined by 9:30 p.m. that the indication of radioactive contamin .

had hospitalbeen to the causedpatient by for a' ten thyroid millicuries scan. of technetium adninistered by th 1 WM the source of indicated contamination was unknown and there - ',

speculation that the contamination had orginated at tig St., Lucie plan There was extensive media interest througho.

i Florida has been notified. ut the evening. The State of  ;

A news release was issued by the licensee, The NRC does not plan to make a news release but responded to num i press inquiries.

November 9. An IE inspector arrived at the hospital at 9:20 p.m. on Region from the Plant II (Atlanta)

Manager at received 4:30 p.m.notification'of on November 9. this occurrence by telep

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