ENS 44076
ENS Event | |
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17:00 Mar 18, 2008 | |
| Title | Receipt of Package with Surface Contamination |
| Event Description | The following script was provided in a telephone call to the NRC Operations Center:
My name is Thomas Huston with the Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA National Health Physics Program. This report involves NRC master materials license No. 03-23853-01VA. I am calling to report receipt of three packages of radioactive material with removable surface contamination on the outside of the package greater than the limits in 10 CFR 71.87(i). The three packages were received at approximately 1:00 PM ET, March 18, 2008 by the VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL. Wipe tests performed on the three packages indicated the following removable contamination levels: 24700 dpm/cm2, 12880 dpm/cm2, and 35570 dpm/cm2 as compared to the regulatory limit of 22 dpm/cm2. The three packages contained Co-57 flood sources and were received from a commercial vendor, Eckert & Ziegler (Isotope Products Laboratories), of Valencia, CA. The final delivery was by common carrier. The final delivery carrier was notified of the contaminated packages at approximately 1630 hrs ET on March 18, 2008 by the VA Medical Center's Radiation Safety Officer. The vendor was notified of the contamination at approximately 1730 hr on March 18, 2008 by the VA Medical Center's Radiation Safety Officer. The radionuclide involved is believed to be Co-57; however, additional confirmatory measurements are being made. Additional information: The Department of Veterans Affairs coordinates all reports to the NRC from the NHPP Director's Office located in North Little Rock, AR. NRC oversight for the VA Master Materials licensee is assigned to NRC Region 3. Address of permittee involved in this event: VA Medical Center, 7305 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Florida 33410, VHA Permit Number 09-25328-01. |
| Where | |
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| Department Of Veterans Affairs North 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:+17.4 h0.725 days <br />0.104 weeks <br />0.0238 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Thomas Huston 10:24 Mar 19, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | Mar 19, 2008 |
| 44076 - NRC Website | |
Department Of Veterans Affairs with 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 488582013-03-27T17:48:00027 March 2013 17:48:00
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