ENS 45606
ENS Event | |
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06:00 Dec 27, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Mo-99 Isotope Generator |
| Event Description | On January 5, 2010, at 0740 hours0.00856 days <br />0.206 hours <br />0.00122 weeks <br />2.8157e-4 months <br />, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] received a phone call from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) informing them that on December 27, 2009, 38 molly generators containing various activities of molybdenum (Mo) 99 were shipped to the Dallas/Forth Worth Airport. Some of the generators were to be delivered to various surrounding states and 24 were intended for delivery to licensees in the State of Texas.
The shipper was Lantheus and they are located in N. Billerica, Massachusetts. The shipper stated that the number of units shipped was verified at the airport prior to shipping. The number of generators arriving in Texas was not verified by the shipping company according to USDOT. A device containing four curies of Mo-99 for the National Central Pharmacy in Abilene, Texas was not found. USDOT has contacted all companies who received generators from this shipment, and none of them indicated that they had received the generator that is missing. The consultant for the shipping company stated that during transit the devices were flown from Massachusetts to Cincinnati, Ohio, and then to Dallas/Fort Worth, where they were removed from the plane. A search of all transportation vehicles used to transport the devices was conducted, but the device was not located. The consultant stated that the shipping company also contacted each company who received a device and confirmed that they had not received any additional material. The consultant stated that there may be some discrepancies in the shipping documents and that it could be a clerical error and not a missing source. The shipping company is currently conducting a document review. Additional information will be provided as it is obtained. Texas Incident #: I-8696 THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Lantheus Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+222.95 h9.29 days <br />1.327 weeks <br />0.305 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 12:57 Jan 5, 2010 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Jan 5, 2010 |
| 45606 - NRC Website | |
Lantheus with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Mo-99 Isotope Generator 2009-12-27T06:00:00 | |