I-131 PATIENT WORKING AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

[Clifford Olsen <olsenc@myapc.com>]

Next week, a worker will be inside the security controlled area, but
outside the radiologically controlled area, at our nuclear power plant.

GIVEN:
1.   She will be return to work 2.5 days after receiving an I-131 thyroid
treatment.
2.   She is the secretary of the contractor radiation protection
technicians, who take breaks and meals in the trailer where she works.
She hands them paychecks and other paperwork, and frequently hugs
them.
3.   The RP techs, of course, will be going in and out of the rad controlled
areas all day, frequently being monitored for very low levels of
contamination.

QUESTIONS:
1.  Should we assume that she is released with 30 mCi of I-131 in her
body?
2.  Will there be a significant (N.B.: we are in a nuclear power plant),
cross contamination problem with the RP techs?
3.  What will be the mechanism of contamination (e.g., sweating), and
what contamination levels can be expected?
4.  For what period of time can we expect the contamination problem?
5.  What mitigating actions can we take to minimize the problem?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. {keep up the good work, Sandy Perle}
Andy Olsen   OLSENC@MYAPC.COM  207/882-5654