ENS 54928

v t e ENS Event
12:30 Oct 2, 2020
Title		Agreement State Report - Package Received by Licensee Exceeds Surface Radiation Dose Limits
Event Description	The following information was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via email: A shipment of radioactive material in the form of 5 packages, each containing 555 GBq of Americium/Beryllium, was delivered to QSA Global, Inc. at 0830 [EDT] on October 2, 2020, each of which exceeded regulatory package dose rate limits. All 5 packages exceeded the surface dose rate limit of 200 mrem/hour, the highest of which was 295 mrem/hour and the lowest 220 mrem/hour. Each package was labeled as Yellow III; TI 7. The transport index was also exceeded with a range of 13 mrem/hr at 1 meter for the lowest and 15 mrem/hr at 1 meter for the highest. It was reported that the final delivery carrier, [a common carrier], was notified of the event at 1430 [EDT] on October 2, 2020. The shipper, Weatherford International, LLC, at 7504 Benbrook Parkway, Benbrook, Texas, 76126, was also notified. The cause of the event is under investigation by the licensee. Further information from the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program will be forthcoming. The Commonwealth will be notifying NMED.

ENS 54928 +/-
Where
Ma Radiation Control Program Burlington, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1)
License number:	12-8361
Organization:	Ma Radiation Control Program
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+4.18 h0.174 days <br />0.0249 weeks <br />0.00573 months <br />)
Opened:	Kenath Traegde 16:41 Oct 2, 2020
NRC Officer:	Howie Crouch
Last Updated:	Oct 2, 2020
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