ENS Event | |
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17:20 Apr 6, 2009 | |
| Title | Contaminated Sealed Sources Received in Two Shipments |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the state via fax:
On 4/6/09, the Agency [MA Radiation Control Program] received written notification from Thermo NITON Analyzers that they had received 2 shipments of Isotope Products Laboratory Model XFB-3 Cd-109 sources, both of which contained a few contaminated sealed sources. On 9/9/08, NITON received a shipment of 45 sealed sources containing 40 mCi of Cd-109 each and 3 of the sources were found to be contaminated. On 10/13/08, NITON received a shipment of 30 sealed sources containing 10 mCi of Cd-109 each and 3 of the sources were contaminated. The licensee, NITON, returned the sources to IPL for evaluation. IPL's evaluation concluded the sources were contaminated and not leaking. The licensee stated that a notification was drafted in October 2008, however, an oversight occurred and inadvertently the notification was not submitted. Massachusetts Docket No.: 04-8408 |
| Where | |
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| Thermo Niton Analyzers Billerica, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 55-0238 |
| Organization: | Ma Radiation Control Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+45.42 h1.893 days <br />0.27 weeks <br />0.0622 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | John Sumares 14:45 Apr 8, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Dan Livermore |
| Last Updated: | Apr 8, 2009 |
| 44977 - NRC Website | |
Thermo Niton Analyzers with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 449772009-04-06T17:20:0006 April 2009 17:20:00
[Table view]Agreement State Contaminated Sealed Sources Received in Two Shipments ENS 427932006-08-14T04:00:00014 August 2006 04:00:00 Agreement State Commonwealth of Massachusetts Agreement State Report - Lost/Missing Radioactive Material 2009-04-06T17:20:00 | |