On 06/26/06 at 1230
CDT, the State was notified that a package shipped by Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Services arrived empty at Thermo Electron, Corp. in Billerica, MA. The package was shipped on 06/23/06 and was scheduled for delivery on 06/26/06. When shipped, the package contained a NITON X-ray Florescent Paint Analyzer containing a 3.0 milliCurie
Cd-109 source which was being returned to Thermo Electron for source replenishment. Thermo Electron and the
RSO at FedEx were notified and it was determined that the analyzer must have come out of the package at some point during shipment. FedEx is currently searching for the analyzer (FedEx Tracking No. 854260375661) .
- * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY MR. JOHNS TO JEFF ROTTON AT 2107 EDT ON 06/26/06 * * *
FedEx RSO notified licensee at 1950 CDT on 06/26/06 that the analyzer was found at the Indianapolis FedEx facility and will be shipped to Thermo Electron, Corp. tomorrow. It was reported by FedEx that there was no damage to the analyzer.
Notified R3DO (Madera) and NMSS EO (Flanders) Emailed update to ILTAB and Canada CNSC.
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.