ENS 53613

v t e ENS Event
04:00 Sep 19, 2018
Title	Agreement State Report - Package Arrived with Surface Contamination
Event Description	The following information was obtained from the Ohio Department of Health via email: At approximately 0730 EDT on 9/19/18, a package containing Tc-99m was received by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation from Cardinal Health in Oakwood, OH that exceeded the DOT surface contamination limits. The contact dose rates were incompliance. An initial wipe for removable contamination showed 1258 cpm over 300 cm2 of the package surface. Wipes of the handle (10759 cpm), the zipper (11290 cpm) and the top address label cover (24342 cpm) identified additional removable contamination on the package. Conversion to dpm with appropriate area correction resulted in 2946 dpm/cm2. No other contamination was found in the lab or package receipt area. A follow-up inspection at Cardinal Health in Oakwood will be conducted to determine the cause of the event. Ohio NMED Report No.: OH180008

ENS 53613 +/-
Where
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio (NRC Region 3)
License number:	02110180013
Organization:	Ohio Bureau Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+10.67 h0.445 days <br />0.0635 weeks <br />0.0146 months <br />)
Opened:	Michael Rubadue 14:40 Sep 19, 2018
NRC Officer:	Andrew Waugh
Last Updated:	Sep 19, 2018
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