ENS Event | |
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15:30 Jan 28, 2014 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - External Radiation Levels on Package Exceeded Limits |
| Event Description | The following was received from the State of New Jersey via email:
Event Type: External radiation levels on packages containing Type A quantity material received exceeded the limits of 10 CFR 71.47 (200 millirem/h) on the external surface of the package. The maximum reading on one of the packages was 360 millirem/h. Event Description: A total of 4 packages (Sr-82/Sr-85) were received from Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY. As per the licensee's incoming procedures, the TI [Transportation Index], surface and contamination readings were taken. The packages exceeded the regulatory surface limit of 200 mR/hr. No other issues were found on the packages. The licensee immediately contacted the Brookhaven Labs and informed them of the surface readings exceeding the regulatory limit of 200 mR/hr. The carrier's Dangerous Goods Division and the NJDEP were also notified. |
| Where | |
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| Medi-Physics Inc Plainfield, New Jersey (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 456011 |
| Organization: | Nj Rad Prot And Rel Prevention Pgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-0.35 h-0.0146 days <br />-0.00208 weeks <br />-4.7943e-4 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Bill Csaszar 15:09 Jan 28, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | Charles Teal |
| Last Updated: | Jan 28, 2014 |
| 49772 - NRC Website | |
Medi-Physics Inc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 497722014-01-28T15:30:00028 January 2014 15:30:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - External Radiation Levels on Package Exceeded Limits 2014-01-28T15:30:00 | |