ENS 44136

v t e ENS Event
12:00 Apr 9, 2008
Title	Agreement State - Mississippi - Traffic Accident Involving Truck Carrying Tc-99M
Event Description	The State provided the following information via email: DRH [Mississippi Division of Radiological Health] received a phone call from Cardinal Health RSO on 4-9-08 about a transportation accident involving one of their transport vehicles and an 18 wheeler on Hwy 49 South near Tchula, MS. The accident happened around 7:00 AM. The Cardinal driver had already made his deliveries to the facilities and only had the return packages (used doses) from the day before. According to RSO, driver hit the rear of the 18 wheeler after he made a sudden stop on the highway. According to RSO, all packages stayed secured and braced and their was no contamination or contents spilled out of the packages. Another driver was in route to location to pick up the other driver and the radioactive packages to return them to the Flowood facility. The material being transported was used doses of Tc-99m and there was no spillage or cleanup required. MS Report No. MS-493-01

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Where
Cardinal Health Mississippi (NRC Region 4)
License number:	MS-493-01
Organization:	Mississippi Div Of Rad Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+118.03 h4.918 days <br />0.703 weeks <br />0.162 months <br />)
Opened:	Bobby Smith 10:02 Apr 14, 2008
NRC Officer:	Bill Huffman
Last Updated:	Apr 14, 2008
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