ENS 41172

v t e ENS Event
21:30 Nov 2, 2004
Title	Agreement State Report Involving Improper Radioactive Material Shipment
Event Description	On 11/02/04 the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control was notified by U.S. Customs at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport of the arrival of an aircraft from the Bahamas " . . . Carrying [a] RAM holder 650L (depleted uranium) with a depleted Ir-192 source [approximately 10 curies]. [The] pilot initially said that he had nothing to declare. Customs investigator's dosimeters alarmed when they examined the plane and they subsequently found the holder. The pilot then claimed that Bahamas Oil Refining Co. paid him to fly the holder to Ft. Lauderdale and send it to owner via FedEx. He then made a false statement that the holder was empty. The pilot was not hazmat qualified, was not licensed to handle RAM, and did not have proper shipping papers. The holder was impounded. [The] owner [AEA Technology, Inc.] provided proper shipping papers and had the item shipped back to them. This office [Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] will take no further action on this incident. Incident Number: FL04-150 A conference call was established between the NMSS EO (Tom Essig) and the FL BRC Representative (Jerry Eakins) to discuss the situation. During followup on 11/4/04, it was determined that the initial notification constituted an Agreement State Report. Notified RDO (David Silk), NMSS EO (Sandra Wastler) and TAS Duty Officer (Aaron Danis).

ENS 41172 +/-
Where
Aea Technology Qsa, Inc. Burlington, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1)
Organization:	Florida Bureau Of Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.92 h-0.163 days <br />-0.0233 weeks <br />-0.00537 months <br />)
Opened:	Jerry Eakins 17:35 Nov 2, 2004
NRC Officer:	Steve Sandin
Last Updated:	Nov 4, 2004
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