The following was received from the State of
Florida via email:
Tampa inspection office [State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] conducted a routine inspection on January 22, 2016. Searching their records [the inspector] found that [one] employee had exceed the annual limit of 5 Rem per year (not including the month of December). [The employee] had nine high exposure investigative reports recorded in the last year. The report also noted that the RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] failed to take any action to mitigate more exposure to ionizing radiation.
The RSO will be required to submit a report. The BRC [State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] will request a safety inspection of the facility paying particular attention to [the employee] daily duties and make recommendations to reduce exposure. The BRC would also suggest additional unannounced inspections to insure improvement to their adherence to regulations.
Isotope: F-18
Activity: 16.5 MeV Cyclotron
Material Form: Particle Accelerator
External Whole Body exposure
Maximum Dose Received: 5.2 Rem/year (excluding December)
Florida Incident Number FL16-016.