ENS Event | |
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04:00 May 17, 2013 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Removable Contamination Limit Exceeded on Package |
| Event Description | The following information was obtained from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania via facsimile:
Notifications: On July 15, 2013 the licensee informed the Department's Bureau of Radiation Protection (Central Office) of the discovery of a radioactive materials shipping event. The event was reportable 'immediately' per 10CFR20.1906(d)(1); 10CFR71.87(i); and 49CFR173.443(a) Table 9. Event Description: During a licensee internal review of forms during the week of July 8, 2013, it was realized that an event which occurred on May 17, 2013 was not reported properly. A package containing 1.5 curies of fluorine-18 (F-18) was received by the licensee. F-18 has a half-life of about 1.8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br />. Upon inspection on May 17th, the net surface removable contamination was found to be 395 dpm/cm2. This is in excess of the U.S. DOT beta/gamma removable contamination limit of 220 dpm/cm2. The F-18 supplier was immediately notified, along with the courier. An initial investigation by the supplier showed no issues encountered during the preparation and initial wipe tests of the shipment. More information will be given when received. Cause of the Event: Unknown at this time. Actions: The licensee has since reviewed their internal package acceptance procedure, along with reporting event requirements, and will retrain all personnel accordingly. The [Pennsylvania] Department [of Environmental Protection Bureau of Radiation Protection] plans a reactive inspection. Media Attention: None at this time. Event Report ID No: PA130019 |
| Where | |
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| Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | PA-0988 |
| Organization: | Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1431.08 h59.628 days <br />8.518 weeks <br />1.96 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David Allard 19:05 Jul 15, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Dong Park |
| Last Updated: | Jul 15, 2013 |
| 49192 - NRC Website | |
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 491922013-05-17T04:00:00017 May 2013 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Removable Contamination Limit Exceeded on Package 2013-05-17T04:00:00 | |