ENS 40760

v t e ENS Event
19:00 May 18, 2004
Title	Surface Contamination on Box Greater than the Limit
Event Description	Saint Luke's Hospital in Meridian, ID received a box from Radio-Pharmacy of Boise, ID which had surface contamination of 50,000 counts per minute by wipe of I-131. The box has been placed in waste storage to allow the contamination to decay away. Wipes of the area indicated that none of the contamination spread. There was no personnel contamination. Radio-Pharmacy of Boise, the originator of the shipment, was notified of the contaminated box and indicated that they had a spill of I-131 on 5/18/04. Radio Pharmacy of Boise reported that event separately to the NRC (See Event Notification 40769).

ENS 40760 +/-
Where
Saint Lukes Hospital Meridian, Idaho (NRC Region 4)
License number:	11-2731-01
Organization:	Saint Lukes Hospital
Reporting

10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+17.5 h0.729 days <br />0.104 weeks <br />0.024 months <br />)
Opened:	Daryl Neu 12:30 May 19, 2004
NRC Officer:	Bill Gott
Last Updated:	May 19, 2004
40760 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Saint Lukes Hospital with 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
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