ENS 41818

v t e ENS Event
16:00 Jul 1, 2005
Title	Radioactive Sources Not Removed Prior to Shipment
Event Description	A Mountainside Hospital representative informed us that a nuclear medicine camera was mistakenly transported with 28 Gadolinium-153 sources inside the camera. The total source activity is 20 millicuries and the calculated source strength is approximately 2 milliRem/hr at 1 meter. The representative contacted the driver transporting the camera, who was at the Pennsylvania/Ohio border, notified him that radioactive sources were inside the camera and requested he return the camera and sources back to Mountainside Hospital. Established a conference call with R1 (George Pangburn, Pam Henderson, John White), NMSS (Bill Brach, Joe Holonich), and NSIR (Phil Brochman). UPDATE FROM R. SASSO TO J. KNOKE AT 14:23 ON 07/02/05 *** A Mountainside Hospital representative informed us that the camera and sources have arrived back at the hospital without incident. The licensee removed all 28 shielded sources from the camera and detected no activity on the camera or truck. This confirmed that all sources have been removed. The R1DO (White) and NMSS EO (Holonich) were notified. An update was also emailed to R1 (George Pangburn, Pam Henderson, John White), NMSS (Bill Brach, Joe Holonich), and NSIR (Phil Brochman).

ENS 41818 +/-
Where
Mountainside Hospital Monclair, New Jersey (NRC Region 1)
License number:	29-03297-02
Organization:	Mountainside Hospital
Reporting

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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2.22 h0.0925 days <br />0.0132 weeks <br />0.00304 months <br />)
Opened:	Robert Sasso 18:13 Jul 1, 2005
NRC Officer:	John Knoke
Last Updated:	Jul 2, 2005
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