ENS 51127

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Jun 5, 2015
Title	Radioactive Surface Contamination Exceeds Limits
Event Description	The licensee nuclear medicine technologist ordered a package containing radioisotopesTc-99m and Xenon for a patient. The package was delivered by an offsite nuclear pharmacy to the Indiana University Health- Ball Memorial Hospital. When the technician surveyed the package, the surface contamination exceeded specified limits and nominally measured about 14,000 dpm. The package was quarantined and the vendor/shipper was notified concerning the surface contamination. The package was placed in a gamma camera and the indicated camera spectrum indicates Xenon package contamination. The Radiation Safety Officer has ordered the package to remain quarantined. No personnel contamination resulted from this event.

ENS 51127 +/-
Where
Indiana University Health Muncie, Indiana (NRC Region 3)
License number:	13-00951-03
Organization:	Indiana University Health
Reporting

10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3.45 h0.144 days <br />0.0205 weeks <br />0.00473 months <br />)
Opened:	Alvis Foster 09:27 Jun 5, 2015
NRC Officer:	Vince Klco
Last Updated:	Jun 5, 2015
51127 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Indiana University Health with 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
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