Re: Irradiator Accidents

["J. J. Rozental" <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>]

The Document is The Radiological Accident in San Salvador, IAEA STI/PUB/847,
1990

J.J.Rozental <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>
Israel

At 01:17 PM 1/15/98 -0600, you wrote:
>     Dr. Raabe,
>     
>     I know of one such accident. It occurred in El Salvador in February, 
>     1989. Three workers were exposed; two had body parts amputated and the 
>     third died due to exposure. The reference I have for this one is an 
>     IAEA report entitled "The Radiological Accident in San Salvador." I 
>     can't find a report number on it but it's dated 1990. I also know that 
>     REAC/TS responded to this one. If you can't locate the report, let me 
>     know and I can get it to you.
>     
>     Steven D. Rima, CHP
>     Manager, Health Physics and Industrial Hygiene
>     MACTEC-ERS, LLC
>     steven.rima@doegjpo.com
>
>
>______________________________ Reply Separator
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>Subject: Irradiator Accidents
>Author:  "Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@ucdavis.edu> at Internet
>Date:    1/15/98 11:08 AM
>
>
>January 15, 1998
>Davis, CA
>     
>A local anti-nuclear group claims that there have been fatalities in 
>accidents involving Co-60 irradiators used for sterilizing purposes 
>somewhere in the world. Does anyone have any info on such accidents?
>     
>Otto
>                ***************************************************** 
>                Prof. Otto G. Raabe, Ph.D., CHP
>                [President, Health Physics Society, 1997-1998] 
>                Institute of Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEH)
>                     (Street address: Old Davis Road)
>                University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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