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Event Report Forms (ERFs) are filed to the IAEA. Sometimes there are multiple event reports, updating the rating, the event description. Here you only see the latest event report

ERF send date: Thu, 19-12-2002
ERF description: On November 28, 2002 a technician of the Nuclear Medicine Department of the Medical Center “Centro Médico Siglo XXI” reported to the National Commission on Nuclear Safety and Safeguards - CNSNS (Mexico’s nuclear regulatory body) that he and eight of his co-workers were contaminated with I-131. The technician became aware of the problem because radiation alarms activated while his co-workers were around. The nine workers were checked with a whole body counter at the regulatory body’s laboratory, and the results verified the internal contamination of the workers. A special inspection team was sent to the Medical Center in order to fully investigate the incident. The preliminary estimated maximum dose to thyroids for the most exposed worker was 8.58 Sv. According to regulation, the dose to thyroids limit is 1.67 Sv/year.
ERF rating date: 12-12-2002
ERF contact person: Víctor M. González-Mercado
ERF address: Dr. Barragán 779 Col Narvarte. C.P. 03020 Ciudad de México
ERF affiliation: Comisión Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias

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