ENS 54705

v t e ENS Event
04:00 May 11, 2020
Title	Agreement State Report - Radiation Level on Package Exceeds Dot Limits
Event Description	The following was received via email: On May 11, 2020 the licensee received a 10 gallon drum that fell outside of the Department of Transportation (DOT) dose rate level limitations. The package came from Cadman Materials, Inc. in Vancouver WA. The material inside is a gauge with a Cs-137 sealed source inside with an activity of 100 millicuries (3700 MBq). The package was shipped as UN2915, Radioactive Material Type A Package with Yellow-II labeling and a Transport Index of 0.1. Upon survey at receipt, the container exhibited dose rates of 3.4 rem/hr on contact, 240 mrem/hr at 12 inches, and 18 mrem/hr at 3.3 feet. The delivering carrier, and the client, Cadman Materials, have been notified. The Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection will update this event as soon as more information is provided. The event is reportable per 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(2). PA Event Report ID No: PA200012

ENS 54705 +/-
Where
Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection Wampum, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1)
License number:	PA-0678
Organization:	Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+32 h1.333 days <br />0.19 weeks <br />0.0438 months <br />)
Opened:	John Chippo 12:00 May 12, 2020
NRC Officer:	Jeffrey Whited
Last Updated:	May 12, 2020
54705 - NRC Website
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Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection with Agreement State
WEEKMONTHYEAR	Agreement State Report - Recovered Miscellaneous Radioactive Items	Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutter 2020-09-28T04:00:00 [Table view]
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