PNO-I-85-077, on 851008,radiographer Received Whole Body Dose of 15.5 Rem.Caused by Failure to Retract 100-Ci Ir-192 Source to Shielded Position in Exposure Device.Radiographer Removed from Radiation Work for Remainder of Quarter
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| Site: | 03008168 |
| Issue date: | 10/11/1985 |
| From: | Costello F, Kinneman J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| PNO-I-85-077, PNO-I-85-77, NUDOCS 8510180029 | |
| Download: ML20133H593 (1) | |
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OCS: 03008168/851008 Date: October 11, 1985 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-I-85-77 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The infonnation is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region I staff on this date.
Facility: Trans-Eastern Inspection, Inc. Licensee Emergency Classification:
Washington, Pennslyvania Notification of Unusual Event (L/N: 37-14855-01) Alert Site Area Energency General Emergency X Not Applicable
Subject:
REPORTED WHOLE BODY OVEREXPOSURE On October 11, 1985, the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer contacted NRC Region I by telephone to report that one of the licensee's radiographers had received a whole body dose of 15.5 rem, as determined by the licensee's film badge supplier, R. S. Landauer, Incorporated. The licensee representative stated that the incident occurred at 9:50 a.m. on October 8, 1985 at Dresser Industries in Olean, New York. The radiographer apparently failed to perform a radiation survey af ter a radiographic exposure and set up the subsequent exposure without having retracted the 100-curie iridium-192 source to its shielded position in the exposure device. The radiographer was removed from radiation
, work for the remainder of the quarter. The Radiation Safety Officer said that he would promptly inform the State of New York.
Since this exposure occurred in New York, an Agreement State, any further investigation and/or enforcement actions will be taken by the State. Region I has informed the State of this incident.
CONTACT: F. Costello J. Kinneman 488-1275 488-1252 DISTRIBUTION:
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