ENS Event | |
|---|---|
19:00 Dec 10, 2008 | |
| Title | Detectable Cesium Contamination Found in Source Safe Drawer |
| Event Description | A contractor removed cesium sources from a source safe located in a storage area. The sources were removed, packaged, shipped without incident. Surveys were conducted in the safe, and the survey in the lower safe drawer revealed contamination levels greater than 5000 dpm per 100 square centimeters. The lower drawer of the safe has not been used during this recent storage and transfer of sources. The licensee reported to the state that they believed it was "legacy" contamination. Individuals involved in the source transfer were surveyed. No contamination was found. The storage area and passageway to and from the storage area were surveyed. No contamination was found. The licensee has secured the safe and the contaminated area. The area is secured and posted with "no access" signs. The state will follow up with their licensee once a decontamination service completes the decontamination of the affected areas and is ready to release the area for general use.
The state notified Region 3 (Jim Lynch). |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Community Regional Medical Center Lorain, Ohio (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 02120480002 |
| Organization: | Ohio Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+13.57 h0.565 days <br />0.0808 weeks <br />0.0186 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Mark Light 08:34 Dec 11, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Joe O'Hara |
| Last Updated: | Dec 11, 2008 |
| 44712 - NRC Website | |
Community Regional Medical Center with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 447122008-12-10T19:00:00010 December 2008 19:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Detectable Cesium Contamination Found in Source Safe Drawer 2008-12-10T19:00:00 | |