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USTUR 0492: Rocky Flats — No Recorded Intake
Intake
This registrant worked at the Rocky Flats Plant for 16 y. He had no recorded intake incidents.
Health Physics
Thirteen urine samples were collected and analyzed for gross alpha activity. The results do not exceed the level of detection.
No in-vivo analyses were performed on this subject.
The Registrant’s total external (penetrating) radiation dose was 1.57 rem.
Autopsy and Pathology
The Registrant died at age 90+ years from what the autopsy report describes as a “large right cerebral infarct due to atherosclerotic vascular disease.”
Portions of the lung, hilar lymph nodes, liver, rib, and sternum were taken at autopsy.
Contemporary Dose Estimates
The last plutonium body burden estimates made by Rocky Flats personnel are as follows:
| % of Maximum Permissible Burden |
Maximum Permissible Burden |
Calculated Estimate of Burden |
|
| Systemic Burden | no data available | 40 nCi | - |
| Lung Burden | no data available | 16 nCi | - |
To use USTUR narrative data, please cite:
USTUR 0492: Rocky Flats — No Recorded Intake: Narrative. United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries. 3 November 2009. Washington State University: College of Pharmacy. Accessed 23 November 2009. Available at: http://www.ustur.wsu.edu/Case_Studies/Narratives/0492_Narrative.php.
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