ENS 55858
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Mar 11, 2022 | |
| Title | Radiopharmaceutical Package Lost in Transit |
| Event Description | The following was received from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email:
GE Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL shipped a Type A package containing one (1) 10mL vial of Indium-111 liquid within a standard 6mm lead shielded container on 3/4/22 to Cardinal Health in Sioux Falls, SD. The outer package is a corrugate box, measuring (L)16.1 x (W)16.1 x (H)16.5cm. The last viable scan was 3/7/22 at the [common carrier] hub under tracking number 270485520236. At the time of shipment, the package contained 3.201 mCi, but is decayed at the time of writing this report to 0.58 mCi. The package was expected to arrive 3/7/22. After no available status updates, [common carrier] dangerous goods advised GE Healthcare to consider the package lost in transit. The licensee reported the matter timely. The licensee advised there were no available updates as of 4/11/22. There have been no available updates since this date and this package is considered lost in transit. The activity is now less than 1.0 microcurie and does not represent a significant public hazard. This matter is considered closed. The package has now decayed beneath the NRC reportable quantity and does not represent a significant radiation hazard. No indication of intentional theft or diversion and the contents would not be useful to illicit intent. Illinois Event Number: IL220010 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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| G.E. Healthcare Dba/ Medi+Physics Arlington Heights, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | IL-01109-01 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1087.52 h45.313 days <br />6.473 weeks <br />1.49 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 11:31 Apr 25, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Ossy Font |
| Last Updated: | Apr 26, 2022 |
| 55858 - NRC Website | |
G.E. Healthcare Dba/ Medi+Physics with Agreement State | |
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