ENS Event | |
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15:30 Feb 24, 2006 | |
| Title | Wisconsin Agreement State Report - Unplanned Contamination Event |
| Event Description | The State provided the following information via facsimile:
On Friday, February 24, 2006 at approximately 9:30 am [CST] a vial of Tc-99m broke in the nuclear pharmacy's dose preparation fume hood. The vial contained about 6 Curies of Tc-99m. The authorized nuclear pharmacist was performing the assay for molybdenum when the vial slipped out of the tongs and fell onto a metal frame that supports the L-block shield. She called over a pharmacy technician who brought absorbent papers to clean up the spill. The papers were placed in a secondary shield for a generator to decay. After clean-up radiation levels were 20 mR/hr in front of the fume hood. Lead sheets were placed on the floor in the immediate vicinity and covered over with cardboard that was taped down to hold the lead in place. The immediate area was posted and access restricted until February 27, 2006. Radiation levels were reduced to 3 mR/hr on February 25, 2006. On Monday, February 27, 2006 radiation levels were background, although a small amount of contamination remained in the hood. Use of the hood resumed on Monday. The lead sheets were taken up from the floor on Tuesday, February 28, 2006. The RSO for the local pharmacy contacted corporate Q & R on Monday, February 27, 2006 to inquire if this event was reportable. Corporate confirmed that a report was required according to HFS 157.13(17)(b)1.b. and also contacted DHFS. Additional information was obtained from the local RSO on March 8, 2006. This event will be followed up by DHFS on the next inspection. WI Event Report ID #: 33 |
| Where | |
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| Cardinal Health - Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 079-1311-01 |
| Organization: | Wisconsin Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+284.3 h11.846 days <br />1.692 weeks <br />0.389 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Cheryl Rogers 11:48 Mar 8, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | Mar 8, 2006 |
| 42394 - NRC Website | |
Cardinal Health - Wauwatosa with Agreement State | |
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