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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: Tue, 03-10-2017
ERF description: A QC analyst, according to routine procedure, attempted to de-cap a crimped seal of a vial containing 4.5GBq of Mo-99 in a volume of 0.6ml of liquid. The vial was accidently dropped within the fume cupboard and splashed onto the gloves of the analyst. The analyst was wearing two pair of gloves and found both pairs to be contaminated. In addition the analyst then monitored their hands and discovered that both also had radioactive contamination.
The preliminary dose reconstruction indicated that the analyst received an extremity dose of 850 mSv, although investigations are ongoing. This dose is in excess of the statutory annual extremity dose limit of 500 mSv. In the 3-4 weeks following, the analyst's hands showed symptoms consistent with non-lethal deterministic effects in the form of erythema and blistering.
ERF rating date: 28-09-2017
ERF contact person: Vaz Mottl
ERF address: Reported by Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency of Australia on 03 Oct 2017. Last update on 03 Oct 2017
ERF affiliation: Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

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