ENS Event | |
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04:00 Nov 23, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report Involving Unaccounted for Ionizers |
| Event Description | The following information was received by fax:
[The North Carolina Radiation Protection Section] received a telephone call and an e-mail from the [Radiation Safety Officer] RSO with RF Micro Devices [RFMD] in Greensboro that they had just resolved on issue with NRD,LLC that there were 24 Ionizers that were unaccounted for in RFMD inventory as of November 4, 2009 when they shipped by [common carrier]. [There were] 34 model P2021 ionizers (1.3 ounces each) in one box weighing 5 pounds to NRD,LLC for disposal. NRD,LLC is located at 2937 Alt. Blvd., Grand Island, NY 14072. The package was shipped by [common carrier] with a package reference # 677000/99562. NRD,LLC signed for 1 box, but only reported 10 ionizers were received on Nov. 23. 2009. At this point RFMD and NRD began discussions as to what happened to the other 24 ionizers(serial numbers A2GL910 thru A2GL933). Both sites have investigated, but cannot account for these ionizers. Please note-These ionizers are listed by NRD,LLC as Nuclecel Static Eliminators-Model P-2021 containing 10 mCi each of polonium 210 with a 1 year shelf life. North Carolina Incident Number: 10-38 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 This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source |
| Where | |
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| Rf Micro Devices Greensboro, North Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 041-1759-OG |
| Organization: | Nc Div Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+6251.23 h260.468 days <br />37.21 weeks <br />8.563 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | William Johnson 14:14 Aug 10, 2010 |
| NRC Officer: | Vince Klco |
| Last Updated: | Aug 10, 2010 |
| 46166 - NRC Website | |
Rf Micro Devices with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 461662009-11-23T04:00:00023 November 2009 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report Involving Unaccounted for Ionizers 2009-11-23T04:00:00 | |