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Event Notification Report for May 02, 2007

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/01/2007 - 05/02/2007

EVENT NUMBERS
43339

General Information or Other
Event Number: 43339
Rep Org: FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee: RENEGADE TESTING AND INSPECTION INC
Region: 1
City: SANFORD   State: FL
County:
License #: 3891-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: STEVE FURNACE
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 05/03/2007
Notification Time: 08:27 [ET]
Event Date: 05/02/2007
Event Time: 14:55 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/03/2007
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
DANIEL HOLODY (R1)
GREG MORELL (FSME)
Event Text
POSSIBLE RADIATION EXPOSURE BEYOND OCCUPATIONAL LIMITS

"Radiographer received possible over exposure at job site. Radiographer had film badge and pocket dosimeter, but did not survey prior to changing film in preparation for next exposure. Discovered source was exposed when he attempted to crank out source. Radiographer contacted RSO on 2 May 2007 at 1455 hours. RSO contacted this office on 3 May 2007 at 0800. State contacted NRC on 3 May 2007 at 0827 hours. Film badge sent for emergency processing, pocket dosimeter was off scale. The State will investigate this afternoon's incident."

Source: 48.3 Ci Ir-192
Estimated dose received: 9 Rem
Location of incident: Sanford, FL
Time duration of incident: less than 2 minutes
Areas of greatest exposure estimated to be the forearm and hand

Incident Number: FL07-04