ENS 40514

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v t e ENS Event
17:00 Feb 4, 2004
Title	Agreement State Report Involving a Spill of Iodine-131 (Unplanned Contamination Event)
Event Description	TDRH was notified on 02/11/04 of a spill involving I-131 at the Cardinal Health pharmacy in Chattanooga, TN. This event occurred during the afternoon on 02/04/04. An employee was transferring a stock bottle containing 97 millicuries of I-131 from the glove box to the fume hood. The employee dropped the lead pig and the contents of the vial were spilled. Two employees cleaned the area for approximately 20 minutes. Air samples were collected and bioassays of the workers were performed. The room was immediately closed off and access by personnel limited to once a day to collect air sampling media. The initial bioassay results were above the licensee's action limits but below regulatory limits. As of 02/10/04, bioassays results were below the licensee's action limits. The initial air sample collected 18 hours2.083333e-4 days <br />0.005 hours <br />2.97619e-5 weeks <br />6.849e-6 months <br /> after the spill indicated a stack concentration of 6.5E-08 microcuries/ml. The area will remain restricted, under negative pressure, with fume hoods running. TDRH was notified by the Senior Manager of Health Physics from the corporate office in California. A written report from the licensee will be submitted within 30 days. This incident is reportable under 1200-2-5-.141(c)1(i) of" State Regulations for Protection Against Radiation". Event Report ID No: TN-04-013 Media attention: None * * UPDATE FROM SHULTS TO GOTT AT 0905 (EST) ON 2/12/04 * * * The correct license number is R-33111. The correct reference in 'State Regulations for Protection Against Radiation' should be 1200-2-5-.141 (2) (c) 1. (i).

ENS 40514 +/-
Where
Cardinal Health, Inc. Chattanooga, Tennessee (NRC Region 1)
License number:	R-33111
Organization:	Tennessee Div Of Rad Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+166.42 h6.934 days <br />0.991 weeks <br />0.228 months <br />)
Opened:	John Politte 15:25 Feb 11, 2004
NRC Officer:	John Mackinnon
Last Updated:	Feb 12, 2004
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Cardinal Health, Inc. with Agreement State
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