ENS 50179

v t e ENS Event
21:10 Jun 6, 2014
Title	Agreement State Report - Fire at a Nuclear Medicine Facility
Event Description	The following is a summary of an email received from the State of Alabama: A fire was reported at a nuclear medicine facility in Cullman, AL at around 1610 CDT. The Nuclear Medicine Tech at Health Imaging Services stated that she had gathered the 2 e-vials (286.8 microCuries of Ba-133, and 195.4 microCuries of Cs-137), PET waste box, and a rod source and took these materials to the Coleman Regional Medical Center [CRMC] for storage. An individual at the Alabama Emergency Management Agency [AEMA] stated that fire personnel had access to radiation survey equipment, and that the incident appeared to be a structure fire and not a radiation event. The Nuclear Medicine Tech at Health Imaging Services stated that she was able to retrieve her survey meter, but it was not functioning properly. She stated that one rod source remained in the scanner (about 1 milliCurie Ge-68), and that the scanner appeared to not be compromised. The Nuclear Medicine Tech at Health Imaging Services stated that she and the RSO from CRMC would return to perform radiation surveys with a properly functioning survey meter later this evening. All sources appeared to be accounted for, except for the rod in the scanner, and appropriate surveys are to be performed later.

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Where
Health Imaging Services Cullman, Alabama (NRC Region 1)
License number:	RML 1370
Organization:	Alabama Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.67 h-0.111 days <br />-0.0159 weeks <br />-0.00366 months <br />)
Opened:	Cason Coan 18:30 Jun 6, 2014
NRC Officer:	Dong Park
Last Updated:	Jun 6, 2014
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