NRC to discuss apparent violations at International Isotopes

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will meet with officials from International Isotopes, Inc. on May 3, to discuss four apparent violations identified by NRC inspectors related to an incident in which a worker at the company’s facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho, received an unplanned radiation exposure.

A worker was preparing to transfer a Cobalt-60 source from a storage cask to a therapy device on August 20, 2015, when he received an unplanned exposure. Although the radiation dose to the worker exceeded NRC limits, he is not expected to suffer any adverse health consequences. The NRC dispatched an inspector to the site the following day to monitor the licensee’s response to the event and follow-up actions.

The meeting at the NRC’s Region IV office at 1600 East Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas, is open to public observation and will begin at 8 a.m. CDT. NRC officials will be available to answer questions from the public after the business portion of the conference. A telephone bridge will be available for the meeting by calling 1-888-603-7036 and entering passcode 14892.

You can read the full report about the incident at this website.