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{{#Wiki_filter:UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionOfficeofPublicAffairs,RegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19401Phone:610/337-5330Fax:610/337-5241Internet:dps@nrc.govornas@nrc.govI-97-79July11,1997Contact:DianeScrenciFORIMMEDIATERELEASENeilA.SheehanNRCSTAFFTOMEETWITHNORTHJERSEYHOSPITALOFFICIALSTODISCUSSAPPARENTVIOLATIONSTheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionstaffwillmeetwithofficialsofOverlookHospitalinSummit,N.J.,onWednesday, July16,todiscussapparentviolationsofNRCrequirements.The meeting,whichisopentothepublicforobservation,beginsat 1:00.ItwillbeheldintheNRC'sRegionalOfficeinKingof Prussia,Pa.TwoapparentviolationswerefoundduringanNRCinspectionatthehospitalonMay7.Theseapparentviolations,failureto prepareawrittendirectivepriortoadministrationofa radiopharmaceuticalandfailuretoprovideadequatesupervision overlicensedactivities,contributedtoamisadministrationon May5.Apatientwasadministeredapproximately7millicuriesof iodine-131ratherthantheintendeddoseofapproximately2 millicuries.(Amisadministrationoccurswhentheadministered dosagediffersfromtheprescribeddosagebymorethan20
 
percent.)ThedecisiontoholdapredecisionalenforcementconferencedoesnotmeanthattheNRChasdeterminedthataviolationhas occurredorthatenforcementactionwillbetaken.Rather,the purposeistodiscussapparentviolations,theircausesand safetysignificance;toprovidethelicenseeanopportunityto pointoutanyerrorsthatmayhavebeenmadeintheNRC inspectionreport;andtoenablethelicenseetooutlineits proposedcorrectiveactions.Nodecisionontheapparentviolationswillbemadeatthisconference.ThosedecisionswillbemadebyseniorNRCofficials atalatertime.
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Press Release-I-97-079, NRC Staff to Meet with North Jersey Hospital Officials to Discuss Apparent Violations
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Issue date: 07/11/1997
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UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionOfficeofPublicAffairs,RegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19401Phone:610/337-5330Fax:610/337-5241Internet:dps@nrc.govornas@nrc.govI-97-79July11,1997Contact:DianeScrenciFORIMMEDIATERELEASENeilA.SheehanNRCSTAFFTOMEETWITHNORTHJERSEYHOSPITALOFFICIALSTODISCUSSAPPARENTVIOLATIONSTheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionstaffwillmeetwithofficialsofOverlookHospitalinSummit,N.J.,onWednesday, July16,todiscussapparentviolationsofNRCrequirements.The meeting,whichisopentothepublicforobservation,beginsat 1:00.ItwillbeheldintheNRC'sRegionalOfficeinKingof Prussia,Pa.TwoapparentviolationswerefoundduringanNRCinspectionatthehospitalonMay7.Theseapparentviolations,failureto prepareawrittendirectivepriortoadministrationofa radiopharmaceuticalandfailuretoprovideadequatesupervision overlicensedactivities,contributedtoamisadministrationon May5.Apatientwasadministeredapproximately7millicuriesof iodine-131ratherthantheintendeddoseofapproximately2 millicuries.(Amisadministrationoccurswhentheadministered dosagediffersfromtheprescribeddosagebymorethan20

percent.)ThedecisiontoholdapredecisionalenforcementconferencedoesnotmeanthattheNRChasdeterminedthataviolationhas occurredorthatenforcementactionwillbetaken.Rather,the purposeistodiscussapparentviolations,theircausesand safetysignificance;toprovidethelicenseeanopportunityto pointoutanyerrorsthatmayhavebeenmadeintheNRC inspectionreport;andtoenablethelicenseetooutlineits proposedcorrectiveactions.Nodecisionontheapparentviolationswillbemadeatthisconference.ThosedecisionswillbemadebyseniorNRCofficials atalatertime.