ENS 46779
ENS Event | |
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07:00 Mar 25, 2011 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Misplaced Source |
| Event Description | The following information was received by e-mail from the State of Nevada:
A vial with serial # S358015-011, containing 198 microcuries of Cs-137, belonging to the licensee, is unaccounted for. Cardinal Health removed all equipment from the licensee's office on the last day of patient care and stored it at Advanced Isotopes. The source was originally from Biotech (currently Cardinal Health). The licensee allegedly tried working with Cardinal Health to clear this up, but to no avail. The licensee plans to contact the RSO of Advanced Isotopes, who is currently out of town, and let the [Nevada] Radiation Control Program know if they have any additional information. The matter is being taken very seriously and is being investigated. This incident is documented as Nevada Incident- NV110012 and was initially reported to the State of Nevada on 4/12/2011.
The following update was received from the State of Nevada via email: NV 110012 has been closed. The source has been deemed missing. The license had been revoked. The Responsible Person for the license had been prohibited from being listed on a RML in Nevada, for a period of 3 years, from the date of revocation, though his eligibility to perform work under the supervision of an authorized user is not affected by this prohibition. Since the radiological material license is being revoked, not terminated, the licensee remains responsible for the proper disposal of the lost Cs-137 source. Should the source be found or discovered, the licensee is responsible and liable for the costs associated with disposal of the source, any damages or losses caused by source, and, if necessary, any cleanup, remediation, and/or decommissioning efforts that may be required as a result of the source. Notified R4DO (Proulx) and FSME (Hsueh). 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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| Lamothe Cardiology Las Vegas, Nevada (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 03-12-0435-01 |
| Organization: | Nv Div Of Rad Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+683.12 h28.463 days <br />4.066 weeks <br />0.936 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Sneha Ravikumar 18:07 Apr 22, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | Vince Klco |
| Last Updated: | Sep 1, 2011 |
| 46779 - NRC Website | |
Lamothe Cardiology with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Misplaced Source 2011-03-25T07:00:00 | |