NRC Event Notification ReportsPOSSIBLE OVEREXPOSURE
Richland, WA, 03/01/2025
"In early March 2025, a mixed-waste operator at Perma-Fix Northwest (PFNW) sustained a finger sliver while processing waste. Although the wound frisked clean, split 24-hour urinalysis later that month revealed 0.07 and 0.06 pCi Pu per L, projecting a maximum committed effective dose (CEDE) of up to 6 rem. PFNW did not alert the Department until June 10, 2025, about sixty days after receiving the positive result, and still h…
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2025/20250623en.html#en57762
Richland, WA, 03/01/2025
"In early March 2025, a mixed-waste operator at Perma-Fix Northwest (PFNW) sustained a finger sliver while processing waste. Although the wound frisked clean, split 24-hour urinalysis later that month revealed 0.07 and 0.06 pCi Pu per L, projecting a maximum committed effective dose (CEDE) of up to 6 rem. PFNW did not alert the Department until June 10, 2025, about sixty days after receiving the positive result, and still h…
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2025/20250623en.html#en57762