ENS 51356
ENS Event | |
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04:00 Dec 12, 2014 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Generally Licensed Source Missing, Later Recovered |
| Event Description | The following information was received via facsimile:
On 12/12/14, the Department of Health (DOH) became aware of this incident. A liquid scintillation counter [LSC] (25 years old and containing 10 microCuries of Radium 226) had been stored for three years. It could not be located on 12/12/14. An attorney in Estee Lauder's legal department was asked to contact the DOH to report that the LSC could not be located. DOH received a phone call from Estee Lauder's legal department to say that they had found where the missing LSC was shipped. Keith Machinery Corporation had purchased the LSC and then sold it. On 6/15/15, a letter was sent to Estee Lauder [from DOH] requesting a copy of the Keith Machinery Corporation Equipment Trade-In Credit Memo. On 6/17/15, DOH received a letter from Estee Lauder's RSO which had an attachment from Keith Machinery Corporation stating that they had received the Perkin Elmer LSC, Model 1217 Rackbeta. Keith Machinery Corporation stated by phone, on 6/29/15, that the LSC was to be shipped to Romania and he will send DOH a confirmatory letter that it was received in Romania if he can. If not, he will send a letter that it was shipped to Romania. On 8/18/15, [DOH was notified that] Keith Machinery Corporation had located the Perkin Elmer LSC, Model 1217 Rackbeta, which was awaiting shipment to Romania. Items are not shipped immediately and individually to places like Romania, but are accumulated until a large shipment is acquired, which is more efficient and cost effective. Keith Machinery Corporation was able to locate the LSC and return it to Estee Lauder. Estee Lauder shipped it to Radiac Research Corporation for disposal on 7/28/15. DOH received a copy of Radiac Research Corporation receipt. The Estee Lauder General License Registration can now be terminated according to their request. NY State Event Report ID No.: NY-15-07 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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| Estee Lauder, Inc. Melville, New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | G01540 |
| Organization: | New York State Dept. Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+6224.48 h259.353 days <br />37.05 weeks <br />8.526 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Michael Soucie 11:29 Aug 28, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Aug 28, 2015 |
| 51356 - NRC Website | |
Estee Lauder, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 513562014-12-12T04:00:00012 December 2014 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Generally Licensed Source Missing, Later Recovered 2014-12-12T04:00:00 | |