ENS 53782

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v t e ENS Event
05:00 Nov 16, 2018
Title	Loss of Sealed Source at Va Medical Center
Event Description	The following is a summary of information provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs via e-mail: The source is believed to have been mistakenly discarded with non-radioactive trash on Friday, November 16, 2018. The loss was discovered on Monday November 19, 2018. It is believed that the source is buried deep in a commercial landfill in Johnson City, TN. A radiation survey performed at the landfill did not locate the source. The source contains approximately 15 millicuries of cobalt-57. The US Department of Veterans Affairs hold NRC Master Materials License No. 03-23853-01VA. The source was lost at the VA Medical Center [located in] Johnson City, TN 37604. This facility holds VA radioactive materials permit number 41-19792-01. We expect that doses to personnel from the lost source are and will be much less than the NRC's dose limit for members of the public. The State of Tennessee has been notified of the lost source. Also, the VA's NRC Liaison (Parker) of NRC Region III, has also been notified. 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

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Where
Us Department Of Veterans Affairs Washington, District Of Columbia (NRC Region 1)
License number:	03-23853-01VA
Organization:	Department Of Veterans Affairs
Reporting

10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+511.57 h21.315 days <br />3.045 weeks <br />0.701 months <br />)
Opened:	Clint Abell 12:34 Dec 7, 2018
NRC Officer:	Jeffrey Whited
Last Updated:	Dec 7, 2018
53782 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Us Department Of Veterans Affairs with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii)
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