ENS 54643
ENS Event | |
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04:00 Apr 6, 2020 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Material in Transit |
| Event Description | The following is summarized from an e-mail received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
The licensee reported on 4/6/20 that three UN2915 White I label packages, shipped from Germany via common carrier, each containing 21.14 Ci Sulfur-35, did not arrive on 3/29/20 as expected. Upon inquiry on 3/31/20, the common carrier informed the licensee that the packages arrived at JFK Airport, NY, and had not yet been forwarded. The common carrier informed the licensee on 4/6/20 that the three packages could not be located within its system, all flights were cancelled from JFK to Boston due to the COVID-19 situation, and affected freight would be forwarded via ground. The licensee continues to work with the common carrier to locate the packages. There is no significant public health and safety concern due to the package radiation levels being at background.
The following was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via email: The licensee (PerkinElmer) on 4/9/2020 reported to this Agency [the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program] that three packages previously reported as missing were found in [the common] carrier's warehouse at JFK Airport in NY. The licensee stated that the packages were reportedly intact, unopened and undamaged. The licensee stated that the packages are expected to be ground transported to licensee in Boston for arrival on 4/10/2020. The licensee stated that a comprehensive incoming package survey will be performed on packages upon arrival at licensee facility. This Agency considers this event to still be OPEN until licensee confirmation of package arrival in regulatory-acceptable condition. Notified R1DO (Lilliendahl), NMSS Event Notifications, and ILTAB via email.
The following was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via email: The licensee (PerkinElmer) on 4/10/2020 reported to this Agency that three subject packages were received at the licensee's facility on the afternoon of 4/10/20. The licensee performed an incoming package survey and determined the outside of the packages were not radioactively contaminated, there was no physical damage to the packages, and the inner packaging and contents remained intact. The Agency expects this event to remain OPEN until all details, including action docket numbers, are compiled and relevant documentation is completed. Notified R1DO (Lilliendahl), NMSS Event Notifications, and ILTAB via email.
The following was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via email: Carrier corrective action includes retraining of employees. Agency considers this event to be CLOSED. Massachusetts Event Number: 16-4134. NMED Item Number: 200171 Notified R1DO (Arner), NMSS Event Notifications, and ILTAB via email. 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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| Ma Radiation Control Program Boston, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 00-3200 |
| Organization: | Ma Radiation Control Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.87 h0.495 days <br />0.0707 weeks <br />0.0163 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Anthony Carpenito 15:52 Apr 6, 2020 |
| NRC Officer: | Kerby Scales |
| Last Updated: | Apr 23, 2020 |
| 54643 - NRC Website | |
Ma Radiation Control Program with Agreement State | ||
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