ENS Event | |
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07:00 Oct 14, 2014 | |
| Title | Misplaced Radioactive Shipment |
| Event Description | A shipment consisting of eight boxes of radioactive material was shipped from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Port Harcourt, Nigeria on 9/29/2014. The shipment was confirmed to have arrived at Lagos Airport in Nigeria on 10/14/2014, but it didn't clear customs and it was not transported to its final destination in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The radioactive material consisted of:
2 boxes 18"x18"x15" Iridium-192, 320 mCi Total (160mCi each box) 3 boxes 18"x18"x15" Scandium-46, 120 mCi Total (40mCi each box) 3 boxes 18"x18"x15" Antimony-124, 120 mCi Total (40mCi each box) THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Spectratek Services Albuquerque, New Mexico (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | TA 172-25 |
| Organization: | New Mexico Rad Control Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+701.03 h29.21 days <br />4.173 weeks <br />0.96 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Carl Sullivan 13:02 Nov 12, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | Dong Park |
| Last Updated: | Nov 12, 2014 |
| 50605 - NRC Website | |
Spectratek Services with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 506052014-10-14T07:00:00014 October 2014 07:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Misplaced Radioactive Shipment ENS 421302005-11-03T06:00:0003 November 2005 06:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Notificaton - Missing Shipment of Radioactive Material 2014-10-14T07:00:00 | |