ENS 56549

v t e ENS Event
05:00 May 23, 2023
Title	Lost Iodine Localization Seed
Event Description	The following was received by email from the Minnesota Department of Health: An Iodine-125 localization seed (approximately 270 microcuries) was lost following removal from the specimen. The seed is suspected to have been placed on a surgical towel and never put into the source vial. Prior to discovery of the missing seed, the pathology department linens were taken to a laundry facility where the towel was washed. The licensee surveyed the pathology department and the laundry facility and were not able to find the seed. State event report number: MN230003 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

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Where
Regions Hospital St. Paul, Minnesota (NRC Region 3)
License number:	1026
Organization:	Minnesota Department Of Health
Reporting

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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+226.57 h9.44 days <br />1.349 weeks <br />0.31 months <br />)
Opened:	Tyler Kruse 15:34 Jun 1, 2023
NRC Officer:	John Russell
Last Updated:	Jun 1, 2023
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