ENS Event | |
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05:00 Dec 1, 2005 | |
| Title | Improper Disposal of I-131 Capsules |
| Event Description | On 12/01/2005, a technician at Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, VA disposed of six vials that had contained I-131. At least one patient had not received therapy that day and the vials contained at least two capsules of Iodine. On 12/08/2005, Stericycle Disposal in Baltimore, MD informed the hospital of radioactive material in two of their sharps disposal boxes. On 12/13/2005, RSO Inc. measured the radiation level on the sharps boxes of 50 mR/hr and 60 mR/hr. On 12/19/2005, RSO Inc. delivered the sharps boxes back to the hospital and the sharps radiation level was 10 mR/r and 15 mR/hr. On 12/21/2005 the vials were retrieved from the sharps boxes and the total activity was 479 microCuries.
An estimate of the dose received by the drivers was performed assuming the packages were one meter from the driver. The total dose received on 12/01/2005 was less than eight milliRem. THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL 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. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are 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. |
| Where | |
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| Southside Community Hospital Farmville, Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 45-19782-01 |
| Organization: | Physics Associates |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+509.07 h21.211 days <br />3.03 weeks <br />0.697 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Lee Anthony 10:04 Dec 22, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Dec 22, 2005 |
| 42218 - NRC Website | |
Southside Community Hospital with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
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