ENS 55885
ENS Event | |
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05:00 May 5, 2022 | |
| Title | Lost Radiopharmaceutical Package |
| Event Description | The following was received from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the agency) via email:
The Agency was contacted on 5/5/22, by GE Healthcare to advise that a radiopharmaceutical package was damaged in transit and reported as lost at the carrier's facility. GE Healthcare reports the 6 inch x 6 inch package (UN2915, Type A Package, Yellow II, TI 0.1) was shipped from Arlington Heights, IL to Richland, MS on 5/3/22. The package contained a lead shielded container with 1.956 mCi of In-111 (activity at the time of shipment on 5/3/22). The package reportedly arrived in one piece at the [common carrier's] Memphis hub on 5/3/22. On 5/5/22, the carrier advised the licensee that they had found the damaged package at their Memphis hub with its inner contents missing. Dangerous Goods is currently working with the shipper and conducting a search of the facility. The package now contains approximately 1.2 mCi [of In-111]. There is no indication of intentional theft or diversion, and the contents would not be useful for illicit intent. This matter has a 30-day reporting requirement to the US NRC. Updates will be provided as they become available. Item Number: IL220015
The following was received from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the agency) via email: On 6/6/22, the licensee provided the required written report. The carrier has not provided any updates and the package is still lost. At this point, the radioactive material has decayed to less than 0.5 uCi. Pending no additional developments, this matter is considered closed. Notified R3DO (Szwarc) and R1DO (Grieves), and NMSS Event Notifications and ILTAB 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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| 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:+35.6 h1.483 days <br />0.212 weeks <br />0.0488 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 16:36 May 6, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Ossy Font |
| Last Updated: | Jun 6, 2022 |
| 55885 - NRC Website | |
G.E. Healthcare Dba/ Medi+Physics with Agreement State | |
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