Re: 82.7 rem extremity exposure

["Henri CASSAGNOU" <hcrxp@magic.fr>]

Thanks for your "full of good sense" reply. Aknowledged and recorded for
further use.

Best regards,

Henri CASSAGNOU
hcrxp@magic.fr

-----Message d'origine-----
De : Sandy Perle <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>
À : Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date : vendredi 17 octobre 1997 16:24
Objet : Re: 82.7 rem extremity exposure


>The exposure is above 10CFR20 limits, but this should not be an issue
>for the US power plant, at all.. The dose was received due to lousy
>radiation control practices, outside of the USA. Their whole program,
>that allowed this to occur, should be evaluated by the appropriate
>Swedish authorities. As far as the Cook Plant, they did conduct the
>incoming whole body count. They did find the problem upon the
>individual exiting the plant, through the portal monitor, and, they
>notified the appropriate authorities once the contamination was
>identified. Seems that they did what was expected.
>
>This type of incident had happened a couple of times while I worked
>at FPL. The cases involved contractors that had worked in European
>power plants (not Sweden). The portal monitor caught the
>contamination, and, a survey of their hotel room found other
>contaminated clothing.
>
>This points out the need not only to have an individual exit through
>a portal monitor, but also the need to enter the plant through a
>portal monitor. CATCH the problem BEFORE the individual enters your
>restricted area.
>
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>ICN Dosimetry Division
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>
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