ENS Event | |
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05:00 Jan 10, 2005 | |
| Title | Lost Sealed Source |
| Event Description | The Department of Veterans Affairs reported the loss of licensed material.
The loss occurred at a medical limited-scope permittee authorized under the master materials license issued to the Department of Veterans Affairs, NRC License 03-23853-01 VA. The permittee is VA Medical Center, Battle Creek, Michigan. The loss was discovered by the permittee Nuclear Medicine Technologist on January 10, 2005. The Nuclear Medicine Technologist discovered that the Cs-137 sealed source [Serial number S356010-022] used for the dose calibrator calibrations and daily constancy measurements was missing. The basis for reporting the loss is under 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(ii) in that the permittee lost permitted material in a quantity greater than 10 times the quantity specified in 10 CFR 20, Appendix C, and is still missing at this time. The actual activity was approximately 137 microCuries. The permittee investigated the loss and concluded the radioactive material most likely ended up in a local landfill. Permittee staff performed radiation surveys of the medical center and at the landfill which did not locate the missing radioactive sealed source. The [VHA National Health Physics Program] NHPP performed a reactive inspection on January 13, 2005, 4 days after the loss was discovered. Additional surveys performed by NHPP also failed to locate the source at the medical center. In accordance with 10 CFR 20.2201(b), a thirty-day report is pending and will be forwarded to NRC when completed. |
| Where | |
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| Va Medical Ctr Battle Creek Mi Battle Creek, Michigan (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 03-23853-01VA |
| Organization: | Va National Health Physics Program |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+608.63 h25.36 days <br />3.623 weeks <br />0.834 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Joseph Wissing 13:38 Feb 4, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Gott |
| Last Updated: | Feb 4, 2005 |
| 41371 - NRC Website | |
Va Medical Ctr Battle Creek Mi with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) Lost Sealed Source 2005-01-10T05:00:00 | |