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23:15 Oct 28, 2014 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Fire in Radiochemistry Lab Causes Contamination of Fume Hood |
| Event Description | On October 28, 2014 at 1615 PDT, a fire started in a fume hood in radiochemistry lab MSM 173 hood 2 [located at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas]. The researcher was working with uranium, which is pyrophoric. The fire damaged a container of used pipettes containing Tc-99 (maximum of 150 microCi), which resulted in contamination of the fume hood. The damage to the container and loss of integrity of the licensed material resulted in this report.
The lab was immediately closed and surveys performed. There were no personnel or airborne contamination detected. The two HEPA filters for the fume hood exhaust prevented a release to the environment. The [licensee] issued a Stop Work order for all radiochemistry labs and initiated an investigation and will follow-up with additional reports to the Nevada Radiation Control Program. |
| Where | |
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| University Of Nevada , Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 03-13-0305-01 |
| Organization: | Nv Div Of Rad Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+19.95 h0.831 days <br />0.119 weeks <br />0.0273 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Adrian Howe 19:12 Oct 29, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Rotton |
| Last Updated: | Oct 29, 2014 |
| 50578 - NRC Website | |
University Of Nevada , Las Vegas with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 505782014-10-28T23:15:00028 October 2014 23:15:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Fire in Radiochemistry Lab Causes Contamination of Fume Hood 2014-10-28T23:15:00 | |