ENS 56418
ENS Event | |
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03:47 Mar 9, 2023 | |
| Title | Lost Packages |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email:
The Agency [Illinois Emergency Management Agency] was notified the evening of 3/16/23 by General Electric (GE) Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL to advise of two radiopharmaceutical packages that were missing in transit. The last known location was the carrier hub in Memphis, TN. The carrier has advised efforts to locate the packages have ceased and both have been declared as lost. These packages do not represent a significant public safety hazard and there are no indications of intentional theft or diversion. TN and TX program officials have been notified as well. Additional details will be provided as they become available. This matter has a 30-day reporting requirement to the NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission] with a required call to the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer (HOO). Details on the packages are as follows: Package 1: [The package] shipped 3/8/23 to Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg, TX. [The package] contained (1) 10mL shielded vial of I-123. Package activity at the time of shipment was 14.3 mCi. [The package contains] 0.0002 mCi of activity as of 3/17/2022 at 1500 EDT. The last scan occurred 2247 CDT on 3/8/23. GE Healthcare contacted the customer and confirmed that the package was not received. Package 2: [The package] shipped 3/10/23 to Panhandle Nuclear in Amarillo, TX. [The package] contained (1) 10mL shielded vial of In-111. Package activity at the time of shipment was 3.2 mCi. [The package contains] 0.585 mCi of activity as of 3/17/2022 at 1500 EDT. The last scan occurred 0009 CDT on 3/11/23. GE Healthcare contacted the customer and confirmed that the package was not received. IL Event Number: IL230007
As of 4/17/2023 the packages remain lost. No additional information has been provided by the carrier. The packages have decayed to background and do not represent a public safety hazard. This report will be updated with any new information but is otherwise considered closed. Notified R3DO (Orth), NMSS Events Notification, 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:+204.17 h8.507 days <br />1.215 weeks <br />0.28 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 14:57 Mar 17, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Ernest West |
| Last Updated: | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 56418 - NRC Website | |
G.E. Healthcare Dba/ Medi+Physics with Agreement State | |
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