ENS 47641

v t e ENS Event
18:15 Feb 6, 2012
Title	Package Surface Contamination in Excess of Reporting Limits
Event Description	Per 10 CFR 20.1906(d), [The Department of Veterans Affairs is] reporting receipt of a package of radioactive material with removable surface contamination on the outside of the package greater than NRC reporting limits. The package was received today (February 6, 2012) at around 12:15 PM ET by VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida. The VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, holds permit number 09-25328-01 under the master materials license. A wipe test performed on the external surface of the package indicated a removable contamination level of 962 dpm/cm2 as compared to the regulatory limit of 220 dpm/cm2. The package contained Technetium-99m labeled radiopharmaceuticals and was shipped from Cardinal Health in Jupiter, Florida. The vendor/shipper serves as the final delivery carrier. The VA facility Radiation Safety Officer immediately notified the vendor about the contaminated package at about 12:30 PM ET. As corrective action, the package was set aside in a restricted area at the VA Medical Center to provide time for decay. The permittee does not plan to use the dosage.

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Where
Va Medical Center Little Rock, Arkansas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	03-23853-01VA
Organization:	Department Of Veteran Affairs
Reporting

10 CFR 20.1906(d)(2)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.03 h-0.126 days <br />-0.018 weeks <br />-0.00415 months <br />)
Opened:	Thomas Huston 15:13 Feb 6, 2012
NRC Officer:	Charles Teal
Last Updated:	Feb 6, 2012
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