ENS 44233

v t e ENS Event
04:00 May 21, 2008
Title	Agreement State Report - Leaking Check Source
Event Description	The State provided the following information via email: Licensee identified a leaking sealed radioactive source. Once identified, the source was taken out of service and placed in the licensee's waste stream and a contamination survey of the area was made. No measurable contamination was identified from this survey. Contamination wipes consisted of area wipes (filter paper) measured in a liquid scintillation counter. The Cs-137 source was used to test the response and functionality of hand-held radiation detectors. The leaking source, S/N 189-26-5, is a Cs-137 check source with an activity of 100 uCi on 3-1-87 and was manufactured by Isotope Products. The licensee stated the source may not meet the regulatory criteria for a sealed source since the front of the source is electroplated to allow for the detection of Cs-137 betas. As a precaution, the licensee reported it as a leaking source.

ENS 44233 +/-
Where
Univ Mass Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1)
License number:	60-0049
Organization:	Ma Radiation Control Program
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+33.37 h1.39 days <br />0.199 weeks <br />0.0457 months <br />)
Opened:	John Sumares 13:22 May 22, 2008
NRC Officer:	John Knoke
Last Updated:	May 22, 2008
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