The following report from the state of
Wisconsin was received by email:
On June 4, 2021 the licensee reported to the Department [of Health Services] that a package containing 25 Curies of Cs-137 had been shipped from Wisconsin on April 16, 2021 and did not arrive at its destination in California. The last known location of the package was in Chicago, Illinois on April 22, 2021. The licensee is following up with the common carrier, but to date the package has not been located.
WI Event Report ID No.: WI210004
- * * UPDATE ON 06/18/2021 AT 1351 FROM DIEGO SAENZ TO LLOYD DESOTELL * * *
The following report update from the state of Wisconsin was received by email:
The package arrived at its destination on June 7, 2021. The package was completely intact, including seal, with no signs of damage. When the licensee who offered the package for shipment contacted the common carrier, the licensee was not provided with any details of problems during shipment. However, the package was located and promptly delivered. The Department considers this event closed.
Notified R3DO (Hills), NMSS Events Notification (email), ILTAB (email) and CNSC Canada (email).
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Category 3' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial
gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level
gauges, dredger
gauges, conveyor
gauges and spinning pipe
gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf