ENS Event | |
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04:00 May 27, 2005 | |
| Title | Nc Agreement State Report on Hdr Source Missing in Transit |
| Event Description | A Varian Medical Systems technician replaced a source from a high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy unit at the Forsyth Memorial Medical Center on 5/26/05. The technician then shipped the replaced source on 5/27/05 in a type A package via Federal Express to Excel Logistics (Freight Forwarder for Varian) in Sterling, Virginia. The shipped source contains 3.3 Curies of Iridium-192. The source was not received at Excel Logistics Sterling, VA. The Varian Radiation Safety Officer contacted the Federal Express on 6/10/05. The package was reported missing with its last known location at the Federal Express hub in Memphis, Tennessee. The search for the package is ongoing.
The missing source was located at 1030 on 06/17/05. It had been misrouted to Paris, France, found, and then rerouted to Memphis, TN. It will be forwarded to Excel Logistics in Sterling, VA. Varian Medical Systems is sending a technician to Excel Logistics to inspect the package before it is forwarded to Belgium. Notified R1DO (Krohn), NMSS (R. Correia), and emailed to TAS. |
| Where | |
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| Forsyth Memorial Medical Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 034-0878-3 |
| Organization: | Nc Div Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+421.33 h17.555 days <br />2.508 weeks <br />0.577 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Cliffton R. Harris 17:20 Jun 13, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Arlon Costa |
| Last Updated: | Jun 17, 2005 |
| 41768 - NRC Website | |
Forsyth Memorial Medical Center with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 417682005-05-27T04:00:00027 May 2005 04:00:00
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