ENS 55606
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Nov 17, 2021 | |
| Title | Radioactive Material Missing in Transit Then Recovered |
| Event Description | The following was received from the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program [the Agency] via email:
On 11/17/2021, 1113 EST, the licensee reported 3 packages containing radioactive material were not received at PerkinElmer facility in Groningen, Netherlands. Extensive searches were conducted in Boston, Amsterdam and Zurich. The packages were destined to arrive in Zurich on November 13, 2021. The 3 packages, each with a Transport Index 0.1, were shipped, along with 20 other excepted packages, from Logan International Airport in Boston, MA on 11/12/2021. The transfer of the packages was planned in the following sequence: Logan International Airport, Boston - Zurich - Amsterdam - Groningen, The Netherlands. All 23 packages were received in Zurich on November 13. Only 20 of the 23 packages were recorded as received in Amsterdam. The 3 missing packages were positively identified as the packages labeled as Yellow II with a TI of 0.1 each. The 3 packages contained the following radioactive material: Package 1 had 3 vials of P-32 with total activity of 1.5 mCi, Package 2 had 1 vial of I-125 at 0.160 mCi, and Package 3 had 1 vial of P-32 at 0.800 mCi. Each package was 25 cm x 15 cm x 13 cm in dimension and constructed of white cardboard with Styrofoam packing in shielded vials. A shipping manager at PerkinElmer, Inc., Boston, was first notified via email at 0719 EST on November 17 that the package was not received by the PerkinElmer facility in Groningen, Netherlands. The Radiation Safety Officer was first notified around 0900 EST. On November 19, the licensee notified the Agency that the 3 packages were found in Zurich. The Agency considers this matter closed. " Massachusetts Event Number: 23-4724 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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| Perkinelmer, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 00-3200 |
| Organization: | Ma Radiation Control Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+176.82 h7.368 days <br />1.052 weeks <br />0.242 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Tony Carpenito 13:49 Nov 24, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Lloyd Desotell |
| Last Updated: | Nov 24, 2021 |
| 55606 - NRC Website | |
Perkinelmer, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 557292021-12-21T23:30:00021 December 2021 23:30:00
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