ENS Event | |
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05:00 Mar 16, 2016 | |
| Title | Texas Agreement State Report - Package Containing Sources Lost Then Found |
| Event Description | The following information was obtained from the State of Texas via email:
The Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by a manager for a common carrier of radioactive material that a package had fallen out of the transport vehicle. The package was found by a member of the public on a highway [when he] swerved to miss hitting the package. The person collected the package and called the number on the package. The number was to the manufacturer of the source. The radiation safety officer (RSO) for the company met the member of the public to collect the package. The RSO completed a survey of the package and performed leak testing. The container was a type B package containing two Ir-192 sources, SN29629G and 29630G, joint activity of 8,188.8Gbq (>100 curies each) with transport index of 1.2. The package outer shipping box was damaged although the type B container was in good condition and was not leaking. The sources are currently at the manufacturer's location in storage. The sources were enroute to the manufacturer's Baton Rouge location when the container fell out of the transport vehicle onto the freeway. The details of the time frame the member of the public had the package in their possession is being confirmed and details of the time the package was on the freeway is being acquired. Investigation into this event is ongoing and details will be provided in accordance with SA 300 guidelines. Texas Incident No.: I-9387 |
| Where | |
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| Common Carrier Laporte, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+8.18 h0.341 days <br />0.0487 weeks <br />0.0112 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Irene Casares 13:11 Mar 16, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Mar 16, 2016 |
| 51794 - NRC Website | |
Common Carrier with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Texas Agreement State Report - Package Containing Sources Lost Then Found 2016-03-16T05:00:00 | |