ENS 40796

v t e ENS Event
20:00 Jun 4, 2004
Title	Arizona State Licensee Reported a Missing I-125 Seed
Event Description	The State of Arizona has been informed of a missing source by two State Licensees (Walter O. Boswell Hospital lic # AZ-07-138 and Amersham Health lic # AZ-07-346). The missing source is an Iodine-125 seed containing 0.225 millicuries of Iodine-125. The seed was loaded into a shipping container by two employees of Licensee 1. Both employees independently described and certified the loading of the seed into the shipping container. Licensee 2 received the package but did not locate the seed that was supposed to be inside. This is information from the 30 day report, pursuant to Arizona rules equivalent to 10CFR20.2201(a)(ii). The seed was first detected missing April, 18, 2004. The Agency has opened an active investigation into the circumstances of the loss of this seed. Initial surveys at each Licensee failed to locate the missing seed.

ENS 40796 +/-
Where
Walter O. Boswell Hospital Sun City West, Arizona (NRC Region 4)
License number:	AZ-07-138
Organization:	Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+88.55 h3.69 days <br />0.527 weeks <br />0.121 months <br />)
Opened:	Aubrey Godwin 12:33 Jun 8, 2004
NRC Officer:	Chauncey Gould
Last Updated:	Jun 8, 2004
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