ENS 41591

v t e ENS Event
22:30 Apr 8, 2005
Title	Two Americium-241 Sources Being Shipped to Australia Were Reported Potentially Lost
Event Description	Report # MA050006 AEA Technology QSA Inc is reporting a potentially lost radioactive material shipment. The shipment contains two Type A packages each containing a 1 Ci AmBe source US model number AMN. PE2. The source serial numbers are 1865NN and 1858NN. The sources were shipped from AEA Technology on 30 Mar 05 and were designated to leave on a flight to Australia on 2 Apr 05 with arrival scheduled on 5 Apr 2005. AEA was notified on 7 Apr 05 that the shipment had not arrived. The shipment was sent to Surtech Systems Pty Ltd, in Wangara Perth, WA 6055 Australia. Indication from the airline (Qantas) in New York (JFK) that the packages were on the plane, however the airline in Perth cannot confirm that [they] have the packages. Discussions with the carrier and freight forwarders indicate that they have so far been unsuccessful in locating the packages. A conference call is currently being arranged between all parties to try and locate the packages. The sources were finally found today (04/12/04) at a Qantas airlines facility in Melbourne, Australia.

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Where
Aea Technology Qsa Burlington, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1)
License number:	12-8361
Organization:	Ma Radiation Control Program
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+83.08 h3.462 days <br />0.495 weeks <br />0.114 months <br />)
Opened:	Robert Gallagher 09:35 Apr 12, 2005
NRC Officer:	Chauncey Gould
Last Updated:	Apr 12, 2005
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