From:	Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR)
Sent:	Friday, March 24, 2006 11:04 AM
To:	Burke, Gerald; Clark, Dorothy M. (CIV); Ely, Karen D. (CIV); Fairchild Gregory R LT; Feightner, Michael P. LT; Fong, Raynard K   CAPT; Frampton, Scott W  CIV; Giel, Daniel T. (CIV); Goodwill, Michael E; Gorsuch, Gregory  M. CAPT; Harden, Gary W; Houston, Tony L. HM2; Johnson, Gabrielle M.; LaFontaine, Richard L CT; Loscocco, Michele F (CDR); Minette, Christopher E. (LCDR); Ozeroglu, Muhammed A  LT; Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR); Scott, John H., CIV.; Simays, Andrew E., CDR; Smith, Glenee L. (Civ); Solanki, Haresh P; Tarver, James K. (CDR); Van Way, Rick L  LCDR (Ret); Younes, Georges  E LCDR; Beecham, Harry J. CAPT NAMRU2; Forcier, Michael R. HMC; 'Hanan El Mohammady'; HMC (org account) Redona; Ratiwayanto, Sutanti (NAMRU2 Jakarta); safety_namru2@attglobal.net; Tomon, John LT; Wilfredo Redona (kevinmkeitha@yahoo.com)
Cc:	Antosek, Edward CAPT; Nazareno, Felix M GS; Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR); Ely, Karen D. (CIV); Clark, Dorothy M. (CIV); Rudolph, W. Garry (CAPT); Fallon, Ann P. (CAPT); Earles, Marvin R LCDR ; Glennon, Brendan K. CDR BUMED; Lino CDR Fragoso (E-mail) (Lino.Fragoso@navy.mil); Hutto, Robert CAPT; Lorenzen, William F GS; Netzer, Patricia H. (CAPT); Styles, Donna L (CAPT)
Subject:	NRC Information Notice 02-23, Supp. 1 (Unauthorized Admin of Radioactive Materials to Humans)
To Radiation Safety Officers and Medical NRMP Permittees:

The attached Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Information Notice titled "Unauthorized Administration of Byproduct Material for Medical Use" is being sent to Naval Radioactive Materials Permit (NRMP) permittees for informational purposes.  No response is necessary; however, the contents of the Information Notice should be discussed by your command's Radiation Safety Committee (RSC).

Apparently, since the issuance of Information Notice 2002-23, the NRC has become aware of additional cases involving the deliberate unauthorized administration of licensed radioactive material to humans.  The unauthorized administrations in each of these cases involved licensee employees or students and did not involve patients.  These cases had not occurred at Navy facilities; however, unauthorized administrations to staff has occurred in the Navy in the past.

[This message is being sent to all Medical, Research and Academic NRMP Permittees for informational purposes only.]

Very Respectfully,

LCDR Pomije

Brian D. Pomije, MS, DABR
Lieutenant Commander, Medical Service Corps, USN
Radiation Health Team Leader
Navy Environmental Health Center
620 John Paul Jones Circle (Suite 1100)
Portsmouth, VA 23708-2103

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