The
Ohio Department of Health was notified by Doctors OhioHealth Corporation on September 26 of a missing 25 millicurie
I-131 capsule. The
I-131 capsule was to be delivered to the Doctors OhioHealth Corporation Columbus,
Ohio location for a thyroid therapy September 26, 2005, at 9 a.m.
The capsule was delivered on Saturday by AirNet but not to the Doctors OhioHealth Corporation location. The person who signed for the I-131 on Saturday, September 24 is not employed by Doctors OhioHealth Corporation. Security at Doctors OhioHealth Corporation and AirNet are trying to locate the I-131 capsule as of 9:30 a.m. Monday September 26th, 2005. The I-131 was sent to Doctors OhioHealth Corporation from Anazao Health in Tampa, Florida via AirNet. The Ohio Department of Health is currently attempting to track the missing I-131 capsule.
OH Reference Number: 05-114.
Less than the quantity of an IAEA Category 3 source.
Sources that are 'Less than IAEA Category 3 sources,' are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury.
For some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are IAEA Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.
- UPDATE ON 09/26/05 AT 1147 EDT BY MIKE SNEE TO MACKINNON ****
The I-131 capsule was located by AirNet in the Hazmat trailer at Rickenbacher Airport in Columbus, Ohio. The material was never delivered to the hospital as originally reported. AirNet will deliver the material to the hospital today, September 26."
R3DO (David Hills) and
NMSS (Tom Essig) notified of the update.