ML20236F109
| ML20236F109 | |
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| Issue date: | 12/09/1976 |
| From: | Roy G, Thompson D, Whitt K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| PNO-76-211, NUDOCS 9807020028 | |
| Download: ML20236F109 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION December 9, 1976 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE-PNO-76-211 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance.
The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation l
and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.
l Facility: Utah State Department of Highways l
Materials and Test Division l
757 West 2nd South Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 License No.
43-09517-01 Subj ect:
POSSIBLE PERSONNEL OVEREXPOSURE Film badge results for the month of September, 1976, show two employees' received whole body exposures of 115 rems and 116 rems, respectively.
Licensee states employees perform density measurements ucing sealed sources l
containing 8 me cesium-137 and 15 me americium-241. Lice v,ea Radiation Safety Officer contacting employees to ascertain circumstances.
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highly unlikely that personnel exposures of this magnitude could have i
resulted from these sources. NRC, Region IV will conduct an investi-gation on December 10, 1976. The Licensee notified the State of Utah Industrial Commission which also plans to investigate on December 10.
Media interest is not evident at present. However, some interest may result from the Industrial Commission investigation. Neither the 11-censee nor NRC plan to issue a press release. Region IV also notified the State of Utah Department of Health.
NRC Region IV (Arlington, Texas) received telephone notification of the above at 2:00 p.m. on December 8, 1976, from the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer. This information is current as of 11:00 a.m. December 9, 1976.
Contact:
KWhitt, IE r.27261 GWRoy, IE x27261 DThompson, IE x27541 Distribution:
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Chairman Rowden Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY
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j Commissioner Gilinsky C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE 1
f Commissioner Kennedy N
L. V. Gossick, EDO K. R. Ghapman, NMSS R. G Ryan, OSP
-9, D S. H. lianauer, EDO E. Volgenau, OIE J. A. Harris, PA j
B. C. Rusche, NRR H. K. Shapar, ELD T. J. McTiernan, OIA 1
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