ENS 56476

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v t e ENS Event
05:00 Feb 23, 2023
Title	Loss of Control of Radioactive Materials
Event Description	The following information was provided by the Wisconsin Radiation Protection Section (the Department) via email: On March 21, 2023, the licensee, PPD Development, LLC, reported a loss of control of radioactive material to the Department. On February 23, 2023, the licensee discovered that eight shipments were sent to a hazardous waste vendor in Nebraska for disposal, and the waste inadvertently contained carbon-14 radiolabeled pharmaceutical samples used for research and development. The eight shipments occurred between July 26, 2019, and October 27, 2022. In total the amount of carbon-14 that was improperly disposed of was 3.88 millicuries. The largest single shipment contained 1.19 millicuries of carbon-14. The licensee immediately contacted the recipient and determined that the waste had already been incinerated. The State of Nebraska has been notified. The Department performed a reactive inspection, and the investigation is ongoing. WI Event Report ID No.: WI230005 * * UPDATE ON 4/20/23 AT 1250 EDT FROM MEGAN SHOBER TO ADAM KOZIOL * * * On April 19, 2023, the Department became aware that of the eight referenced shipments inadvertently containing carbon-14, only four shipments were sent to a hazardous waste vendor in Nebraska. The other four shipments were sent to a hazardous waste vendor in Arkansas and incinerated. The State of Arkansas has been notified. Notified R3DO (Orth), NMSS Events, and ILTAB

ENS 56476 +/-
Where
Ppd Development, Llc Middleton, Wisconsin (NRC Region 3)
License number:	025-1229-02
Organization:	Wisconsin Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1326.32 h55.263 days <br />7.895 weeks <br />1.817 months <br />)
Opened:	Megan Shober 10:19 Apr 19, 2023
NRC Officer:	Karen Cotton-Gross
Last Updated:	Apr 20, 2023
56476 - NRC Website
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Ppd Development, Llc with Agreement State
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