PNO-II-86-026, inspector Dispatched to Follow Up Rept of Possible Overexposure of Two Nuclear Medicine Technologists. Film Badges Showed Doses of 8.9 & 3.4 Rems.Ring TLDs Showed 4.3 & 2.6 Rems,Respectively.Investigation Continuing
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| Issue date: | 04/07/1986 |
| From: | Connell C, Potter J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| PNO-II-86-026, PNO-II-86-26, NUDOCS 8604150126 | |
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April 7, 1986 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-86-26 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public, 3i tlrest significance. The information is as initially received without verifi-catioror evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region II staff on this date.
FACILITY: Department of the Army Licensee Emergency Classification:
Ireland Army Community Hospital Notification of Unusual Event Fort Knox, Kentucky Alert License No. 16-03767-01 Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable
SUBJECT:
POSSIBLE OVEREXPOSURE OF TWO INDIVIDUALS Region II is dispatching an inspector to Fort Knox, Kentucky, to follow up a report by the Army of a possible overexposure to two nuclear medicine technologists at Ireland Army Community Hospital. Film badges apparently worn by these two individuals from February 16 to March 15 of this year showed doses of 8.9 rems and 3.4 rems respectively. Ring thermo-luminescent dosimeters showed doses of 4.3 rems and 2.6 rems.
Preliminary information indicated that these readings were due to X-ray exposure, but further analysis by the hospital's consulting laboratory showed that one badge appeared to have two single exposures and the other one exposure which could have been caused by either X-ray or by a radioisotope like technetium-99m. Army authorities are continuing to investigate.
The Army and Region II are prepared to respond to media inquiries.
This Comonwealth of Kentucky has been informed.
This information is current as of 2 p.m. (EST) today.
Contact:
C. Connell, 242-2675 J. Potter, 242-5571 DISTRIBUTION:
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