ENS 45217

v t e ENS Event
15:45 Jul 21, 2009
Title	External Contamination on Shipment of Radiopharmaceuticals
Event Description	The licensee reported they received a shipment of Thallium-201 from Covidien (formerly Mallinckrodt) that had external contamination greater than regulatory limits. The packaged was swiped during receipt and had 25,000 dpm of contamination. The limit is 220 dpm. External radiation levels were 0.1 mR/hr at one meter which was consistent with the shipping documents. The package is currently wrapped in plastic in secure storage at the licensee facility where it will remain until decayed and then will be properly disposed of by the licensee. The shipper and shipping company was notified of the contamination event. The driver and the vehicle were surveyed and no contamination was found. No personnel at the receiving facility were reported to be contaminated.

ENS 45217 +/-
Where
Order Of St. Francis Hospital Escanaba, Michigan (NRC Region 3)
License number:	21-16481-01
Organization:	Order Of St. Francis Hospital
Reporting

10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-0.07 h-0.00292 days <br />-4.166667e-4 weeks <br />-9.5886e-5 months <br />)
Opened:	Shan Marlette 15:41 Jul 21, 2009
NRC Officer:	Howie Crouch
Last Updated:	Jul 21, 2009
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Order Of St. Francis Hospital with 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
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