another intentional misuse

[William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>]

Is this an epidemic or what!  For whatever reasons, intentional
contamination of self or others seems to be a trend.  Any psychologists
out there who can explain this?

All of you university and other research facility hp's:  If you don't
find a way to control this, the NRC will find one for you.  Don't go
into denial.

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com

General Information or Other                     |Event Number:
36735       |
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| REP ORG:  NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   |NOTIFICATION DATE:
02/28/2000|
|LICENSEE:  COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY                  |NOTIFICATION TIME:
10:40[EST]|
|    CITY:  NEW YORK                 REGION:  1  |EVENT DATE:
02/09/2000|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  NY |EVENT
TIME:             [EST]|
|LICENSE#:                        AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:
02/28/2000|
|  DOCKET:
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|                                                |PERSON
ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |JIM TRAPP
R1      |
|                                                |DON COOL
NMSS    |
+------------------------------------------------+JOHN DAVIDSON
IAT     |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  BORRI                        |ROBERT SKELTON
IAT     |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A
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                                   EVENT TEXT
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| AGREEMENT STATE
REPORT                                                       |
|
|
| On 2/9/2000, Columbia University discovered that a graduate student in
the   |
| biology department had contamination (phosphorus-32 and sulfur-35) of
her    |
| hair and fingers. A radiological survey also discovered contamination
in her |
| apartment, which is owned by the university. An assessment based
upon        |
| urinalysis indicated a dose of several millirem to the
student.              |
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| An investigation by the university and NYC Department of Health
determined   |
| that the contamination was intentionally self-inflicted by the
student. The  |
| university is currently determining whether to expel the student.
The        |
| student is a foreign national living in the United States on a
student       |
|
visa.
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| The NYC Department of Health has already contacted NRC Region I
(Duncan      |
| White) regarding this
event.                                                 |
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