ENS Event | |
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18:00 Aug 2, 2023 | |
| Title | Radioactive Source Lost in Transit |
| Event Description | The following information was received from Elkhart Clinic via telephone:
A 300 micro-curie germanium-68 (Ge-68) phantom source was sent from Elkhart Clinic of Elkhart, Indiana, in Siemens Medical Solutions in Knoxville, Tennessee, via [common carrier] on November 22, 2022. The radioactive source never arrived at its destination and was subsequently declared lost by [common carrier]. Ge-68 is used as a quality control source for positron emission tomography (PET) studies. 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.pdfNON- |
| Where | |
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| Elkhart Clinic Elkhart, Indiana (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 133251501 |
| Organization: | Elkhart Clinic |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.77 h-0.157 days <br />-0.0224 weeks <br />-0.00516 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Sharon Updike 14:14 Aug 2, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Eric Simpson |
| Last Updated: | Aug 2, 2023 |
| 56651 - NRC Website | |
Elkhart Clinic with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
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