ENS Event | |
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04:00 Aug 11, 2012 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Indium-111 Vial Damaged in Shipment |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the State of Tennessee via facsimile:
On August 11, 2012, the shipper contacted the Division of Radiological Health to report that a package containing 31.7 mCi of Indium-111 was run over in the 'courtyard' area. Caps were off all six internal shielding pigs. Vials in four pigs were intact. The fifth vial was found and returned to the pig. The sixth vial was crushed and the contents (5.3 mCi) released. The shipper's fire personnel responded and washed the area (20 to 30 feet in diameter) and released the water to the storm water runoff drain. One area about 4 inches by 4 inches could not be decontaminated. A steel plate was bolted onto the asphalt in that area and dose rates of 0.5 mR/hr at a meter was observed. This area is not an occupied area. The half-life for Indium-111 is 2.8 days. The plate will be removed in 30 days and the area will be reassessed. No injuries, [and] no personnel contamination. Event Report ID No.: TN-12-207
The following update was provided by the State of Tennessee via email: The sixth vial was crushed and the contents (4.4 mCi) released. One area about 4 cm in diameter could not be decontaminated. A steel plate was bolted onto the asphalt in that area and dose rates of 0.05 mR/hr at a meter were observed. Notified R1DO (Powell) and FSME Events Resource via email. |
| Where | |
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| Non-Licensee Memphis, Tennessee (NRC Region 1) | |
| Organization: | Tennessee Div Of Rad Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+56.48 h2.353 days <br />0.336 weeks <br />0.0774 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Allen Grewe 12:29 Aug 13, 2012 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | Aug 14, 2012 |
| 48184 - NRC Website | |
Non-Licensee with Agreement State | |
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