ENS Event | |
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05:00 Apr 20, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Polonium 210 Source Misplaced |
| Event Description | The following report was received via email:
On April 20, 2016 an employee Thermo Fisher (Thermo Finnigan LLC-Round Rock, Texas) reported that an anti-static nozzle containing polonium 210 had been misplaced at his facility. The activity of the source was 10 mCi (serial number A2JY896). The source was inside the spray nozzle control which screws onto the spray gun used for electronic cleaning. During the process of collecting the nozzles to return to manufacture it was found that one was missing. A company wide search is in progress to find the missing source. More information will be sent as obtained from the licensee. Texas Incident #: I 9390 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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| Thermo Fisher (Thermo Finnigan Llc) Austin, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 01186 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+10.73 h0.447 days <br />0.0639 weeks <br />0.0147 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Irene Casares 15:44 Apr 20, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Herrera |
| Last Updated: | Apr 20, 2016 |
| 51873 - NRC Website | |
Thermo Fisher (Thermo Finnigan Llc) with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 518732016-04-20T05:00:00020 April 2016 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Polonium 210 Source Misplaced 2016-04-20T05:00:00 | |