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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, 25-03-2010
ERF description: The Licensee reported a potential overexposure based on a ring dosimetry report that indicated a dose between 119 and 40 mSv (11.9 and 4 rem). Licensee investigations indicated that a research technician is believed to have received between 0.5 to 4 Sv (50 to 400 rem) to his fingertips due to improper handling of bromine-76. The range of the 0.5 to 4 Sv dose estimate was based on interviews with the technician and the results of a Varskin computer calculation. There were no observable effects to the fingertips. The technician handled vials containing 1.18 GBq (32 mCi) of bromine-76 without the use of tongs, which was the approved method. The technician has approximately 6 years of experience handling this material and there was no apparent reason for the lapse in safety technique. Update: Due to perceived operational pressures that the technician deemed took precedence over principles to keep doses as low as reasonably achievable, the technician directly handled the vials on several occasions. The dose has been determined to be 260 mSv (26 rem) to the fingertips, which is below the regulatory reporting limit of 500 mSv (50 rem) to the extremities. The licensee retracted the event.
ERF rating date: 06-08-2010
ERF contact person: Dr. Cynthia Jones, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident
ERF address: Mail Stop T4-D22A, Washington, DC 20555
ERF affiliation: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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