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holsopplek
does nayone know how to "switch off" these autoreplied emails as i have
now got about 15 of them.
dodn't fancy waiting till the 5th July either,
claire
radiation protection
aberdeen royal infirmary
scotland
holsopplek@pt.cyanamid.com wrote:
>
> I will be out of the office from June 20 through July 4, returning July 5th.
>
> Please contact Jennifer Smulling on x2978 if you need imediate assistance.
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________
> Subject: potential overexposure involving ram package
> From: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> Date: 06/20/00 08:57:11
>
> Please see the attached NRC event report. Regardless of the outcome,
> this event illustrates the importance of awareness training for all
> employees at a licensed facility. I hope that more details on the
> cause of this event are made available. Assuming that the package
> arrived with a DOT Radioactive label:
>
> Was the material removed from the shipping package and left without any
> warning label?
>
> Was the technician unaware of the significance of this label?
>
> Was there a language or literacy problem?
>
> Was the technician mislead by someone regarding the hazards?
>
> 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:
> 37094 |
> +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> | REP ORG: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE:
> 06/19/2000|
> |LICENSEE: AEA TECHNOLOGY |NOTIFICATION TIME:
> 14:51[EDT]|
> | CITY: BURLINGTON REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE:
> 06/19/2000|
> | COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME:
> 11:30[EDT]|
> |LICENSE#: 12-8361 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE:
> 06/19/2000|
> | DOCKET:
> |+----------------------------+
> | |PERSON
> ORGANIZATION |
> | |ROBERT SUMMERS
> R1 |
> | |DON COOL
> NMSS |
> +------------------------------------------------+
> |
> | NRC NOTIFIED BY: MICHEAL WHALEN
> | |
> | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES
> | |
> +------------------------------------------------+
> |
> |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A
> | |
> |10 CFR SECTION:
> | |
> |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE
> | |
> |BAE1 20.2202(b)(1) PERS OVEREXPOSURE
> | |
> |
> | |
> |
> | |
> |
> | |
> +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> EVENT TEXT
> +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> | POTENTIAL PERSONNEL
> OVEREXPOSURE |
> |
> |
> | A technician opened a "package" on the loading dock to check the
> contents |
> | after an apparent miscommunication. The package contained 1650 curies
> of |
> | Co-60 in a shielded container. The technician received an
> undetermined dose |
> | to the head and shoulder areas of the body, possibly in excess of 5
> rem. |
> | The dose will be determined but there is a good chance that it will be
> less |
> | than 5 rem. Even after removal of the outer plug there was still
> 1.125 |
> | inches of tungsten
> shielding. |
> |
> |
> | The Massachusetts Radiation Control Program plans to go to the site
> and |
> | conduct an
> investigation. |
> +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
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