ENS 55437

v t e ENS Event
16:30 Aug 30, 2021
Title	Removable Contamination on Package
Event Description	The following was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: On August 30, 2021, a licensee reported to the Agency a package delivered to the licensee containing 39 mCi of Tc-99m had removable contamination on the exterior of the package of approximately 652 dpm/cm^2. The package arrived at about 1045 CDT. The licensee discovered the contamination during the routine package check-in survey at around 1130 CDT. The licensee confirmed that the vial inside the container was intact and that the contamination was only on the exterior of the package. The licensee notified the shipper and carrier of the contamination. An investigation into this event is ongoing. Texas Incident Number: 9879

ENS 55437 +/-
Where
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center Cedar Park, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L 06140
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-0.68 h-0.0283 days <br />-0.00405 weeks <br />-9.31464e-4 months <br />)
Opened:	Matthew Kennington 15:49 Aug 30, 2021
NRC Officer:	Mike Stafford
Last Updated:	Aug 30, 2021
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