ENS 47484

v t e ENS Event
08:00 Nov 25, 2011
Title	Agreement State Report - Package Containing Radioactive Material Left Unattended
Event Description	The following was received from the State of California via email: During the holiday weekend, November 26, 2011, [a carrier] delivered a source containing 11.35 Ci of Ir-192 to Saint Joseph Hospital in Eureka, CA. There were no radiation safety personnel on site to receive the package and [the carrier] left the package with the receptionist, who is not authorized to receive radioactive material. The package was stored in the shipping and receiving area over the weekend. On Monday, November 28, 2011, the RSO became aware that the package had been sitting unsecured in the shipping and receiving area all weekend and notified the CA/RHB (California Radiation Health Branch). CA 5010 Number: 112811

ENS 47484 +/-
Where
Saint Joseph Hospital Eureka, California (NRC Region 4)
Organization:	California Radiation Control Prgm
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+83.87 h3.495 days <br />0.499 weeks <br />0.115 months <br />)
Opened:	Kent Prendergast 19:52 Nov 28, 2011
NRC Officer:	Charles Teal
Last Updated:	Nov 28, 2011
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