The potentially overexposed individual may have spent a significant amount of time visiting his fiancée who was receiving a temporary implant of Cs-137 and Ir-192 seeds via low dose-rate remote afterloader brachytherapy on April 16-18, 2010. The licensee instructed the patient's visitor to visit no longer than 2 hours in a 24-hour period and to stay behind the bedside shield during these visitations. On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, the Assistant Nurse Manager informed the licensee that the visitor claimed to have spent the night in the bed with the patient on two consecutive nights. Nursing Management personnel are in the process of interviewing staff members that were involved directly with the care of the implant patient to verify that the visitor was in the room overnight with the patient. A preliminary and conservative dose estimate for the visitor is 60 mSv (6 rem) whole body exposure, based on a 16-hour stay time (8 hours each night for two nights) and an estimated distance of 15.2 cm (6 inches) from the sources. Investigation of the event continues.Update: the licensee determined the member of the public received 13 mSv (1.25 rem), which is above the 1 mSv (100 mrem) limit for members of the public. The licensee’s corrective action involved major procedural changes and training to medical staff who manage brachytherapy patients.
Location: Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio Event date: Tue, 20-04-2010
The Netherlands has agreed to allow Urenco to be used for the British military nuclear program. This clears the way for uranium enriched by Urenco to be used in nuclear weapons. With his decision, Foreign Minister Berendsen (CDA Christen Democrats) is departing from the principle that civilian and military nuclear applications must remain strictly separate. […]
Behnam Raeesian is an internationally recognized visual artist and poster designer from Iran, known for bold political and cultural works. Through exhibitions, workshops, jury roles, and collaborations with cultural institutions worldwide, he has built a strong voice in contemporary political graphic design. His projects confront complex issues such as nuclear risk and technological impact, transforming […]
Everywhere you look, the nuclear industry’s hype machine is in overdrive. Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and the UK government all tout small modular reactors as the silver bullet for climate change and energy security. Tech billionaires are hiring nuclear veterans. Wall Street is whispering about “round-the-clock power” for artificial intelligence data centers. For those old enough […]
Kernenergie en veiligheid: A wargame sought to test if a major radiological release that would prompt the evacuation of millions of civilians in South Korea could distract key US allies from assisting and rebuffing an all-out military invasion of Taiwan. The short answer was yes. The game originally presumed that China, wanting to keep the […]
Big batteries and EVs to the rescue again as faults with new nuclear plant cause chaos on Nordic grids The Finnish nuclear power plant Olkiluoto was finally connected to the grid last year, at an estimated cost of €11 billion compared to the original budget of €3 billion. That cost blowout forced its developer, the […]
