ENS 52119
ENS Event | |
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04:00 Jul 22, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost and Then Found Shipment of Radioactive Materials |
| Event Description | The following was received via email:
The licensee (QSA Global, Inc.) made telephone notification at 1026 [EDT] on July 22, 2016 followed by written report to the Agency (Massachusetts Radiation Control Program), that the licensee was notified by carrier that one piece of a four piece shipment incoming from Australia and destined for QSA Global, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts is unaccounted for. The licensee initially identified that it did not know which of the four pieces is the one missing. The licensee provided update by telephone at 1335 on July 22, 2016 that it had determined that the piece missing is a Model 650L source changer, Type B(U) package, UN2916, containing two special form iridium-192 sources, 0.44 TBq (12 curies) total of iridium-192. The missing package is believed by the licensee to possibly be in Memphis, Tennessee at the carrier's hub. The licensee reports that it initiated a trace yesterday with the carrier and has also requested a ramp search of the Boston (Logan Airport) facility in case it was separated there. The reporting requirement is immediate and is of 105 CMR 120.281(A)(1), missing licensed radioactive materials in aggregate quantity equal to or greater than 1,000 times quantity specified in 105 CMR 120.297, Appendix C. The Agency made notification to FBI. The Agency considers this event to be open. At 1616 [EDT], on July 22, 2016, the licensee (QSA Global, Inc. of Burlington, MA) notified us (Massachusetts Radiation Control Program) by telephone that the missing package has been located by the carrier at its Memphis, Tennessee hub and that the package is expected to be delivered to the licensee on Monday. The licensee reports that a label had apparently fallen off of the package. THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Qsa Global Inc. Burlington, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 12-8361 |
| Organization: | Massachusetts Radiation Control Pro |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+10.63 h0.443 days <br />0.0633 weeks <br />0.0146 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Joshua Daehler 14:38 Jul 22, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Daniel Mills |
| Last Updated: | Jul 22, 2016 |
| 52119 - NRC Website | |
Qsa Global Inc. with Agreement State | |
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