ENS 55204
ENS Event | |
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14:00 Apr 15, 2021 | |
| Title | Static Eliminator Lost in Shipping |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the Minnesota Department of Health via E-mail:
On 4/15/2021, 3M Company received three of four boxes containing radioactive material shipped from NRD, LLC, in Grand Island, NY. The fourth package, containing one NRD model P-2042 static eliminator with an activity of 5 milliCuries of Po-210, was not received with the other three. 3M contacted NRD and the common carrier to inquire about the status of the missing package. The common carrier's website indicates that the package in question is still in shipment. The common carrier initially stated that they believed the package was delivered on 4/15/2021 with the other packages in the shipment. When the package did not arrive on 4/15/2021, 3M started looking for the missing package in case it actually had been delivered and misplaced on the shipping dock, but the package has not been located. 3M has requested that a formal investigation be performed by the common carrier. The investigation is ongoing at the time of this notification.
The following information was received via from the Minnesota Department of Health via E-mail: Minnesota Department of Health was informed by the licensee that the source has been recovered. It was at the licensee's facility and had arrived in a mislabeled package from the manufacturer. State Event Report ID No.: MN-21-0002 Notified R3DO (Peterson), ILTAB, NMSS Events Notification, and CNSC (Canada) 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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| 3M Company St. Paul, Minnesota (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 1066 Amd 18 |
| Organization: | Minnesota Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+142.08 h5.92 days <br />0.846 weeks <br />0.195 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Tyler Kruse 12:05 Apr 21, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Apr 22, 2021 |
| 55204 - NRC Website | |
3M Company with Agreement State | |
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