ENS 41855

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v t e ENS Event
05:00 Jul 19, 2005
Title	Radioactive Package with Removable Surface Contamination Exceeding a Limit
Event Description	Licensee: Department of Veterans Affairs, National Health Physics Program License # 03-23853-01VA Permittee: VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, Mississippi Date of event: July 19, 2005, about 1000 CDT Date and Time NHPP notified: July 19, 2005, 1700 CDT A radioactive package was received from the commercial radiopharmacy at about 1000 hours0.0116 days <br />0.278 hours <br />0.00165 weeks <br />3.805e-4 months <br /> CDT. The nuclear medicine technologist followed routine procedures for opening radioactive packages and performed a wipe test on the outside of the package. The wipe test results were 13,000 dpm / 300 cm2. Slight contamination was located on the inside of the package. The technologist immediately notified the radiopharmacy of the contamination. The radiopharmacy is Cox Nuclear Pharmacy in Biloxi, MS. NHPP representatives will follow-up with the permittee on July 20, 2005. A copy of this text has been sent to Kevin Null, NRC Region III Event Number: 41855 RETRACTION ON 07/20/05 AT 1010 EDT FROM GARY WILLIAMS TO MACKINNON **** The basis for retracting the event is that the package had approximately 49 DPM per cm2 removable radioactive contamination on the outside, which is less than the reporting requirement under 49 CFR 173.443. This retraction was coordinated with NRC Region III." R3DO (Patrick Louden), R1DO (Rich Conte) and NMSS EO (Michele Burgess) notified.

ENS 41855 +/- *RETRACTED*
Where
Department Of Veterans Affairs Biloxi, Mississippi (NRC Region 1)
License number:	03-23853-01VA
Organization:	Department Of Veterans Affairs
Reporting

10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+13.37 h0.557 days <br />0.0796 weeks <br />0.0183 months <br />)
Opened:	Michael Simmons 18:22 Jul 19, 2005
NRC Officer:	Mike Ripley
Last Updated:	Jul 20, 2005
41855 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Department Of Veterans Affairs with 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
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