ENS 42507

v t e ENS Event
17:45 Apr 18, 2006
Title	Receipt of Package with Surface Contamination
Event Description	Licensee called pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1906, to report the receipt of a package of radioactive material with removable surface contamination slightly exceeding the limits of 10 CFR 71.87(i). The package was received at approximately 1245 CT today by the VA Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. Several wipe tests were performed on the package. The one showing the greatest removable contamination indicated 283 dpm/cm2, slightly exceeding the regulatory limit of 220 dpm/cm2. The package was received from a commercial nuclear radiopharmacy, Birmingham Nuclear Pharmacy, in Birmingham AL. The final delivery carrier has been notified. The radionuclide is Technetium-99m. HOO NOTE: The Department of Veterans Affairs coordinates all reports to the NRC from their NHPP Director's Office located in Little Rock, AR. NRC oversight for the VA Master Materials licensee is assigned to NRC Region III. Permittee: VA Medical Center, 700 South 19th Street, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, Permit Number 01-00643-02.

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Where
Department Of Veterans Affairs Little Rock, Arkansas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	03-23853-01VA
Organization:	Department Of Veterans Affairs
Reporting

10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1.05 h-0.0438 days <br />-0.00625 weeks <br />-0.00144 months <br />)
Opened:	Edwin Leiholdt 16:42 Apr 18, 2006
NRC Officer:	John Knoke
Last Updated:	Apr 18, 2006
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