ENS 56890
ENS Event | |
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06:00 Dec 14, 2023 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Lost Package |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email:
On December 14, 2023, the Agency was contacted by G.E. Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL (IL-01109-01) to advise of a radiopharmaceutical package missing in transit. The last known location was the Memphis, TN [common carrier] hub where it was scanned on December 12, 2023. The carrier has declared the package lost. This package does not represent a significant public safety hazard and there is no indication of intentional theft or diversion. The subject package is 16 centimeters square, labeled Yellow-II (TI of 0.1), UN2915 and contains a single 3 mL shielded vial of In-111. The activity was 5.210 millicuries at the time of shipment but has since decayed to approximately 1.154 millicuries. It was offered for shipment on December 8, 2023, for delivery to a customer in Clovis, CA on December 11, 2023. Upon failure to arrive, the licensee contacted the carrier and was informed the package was currently unaccounted for. Item Number: IL230035 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
As of 1/11/2024, the package is now back at the pharmacy and in storage for decay. The package did eventually arrive at its intended location but was then sent back to the pharmacy. The inner packaging was damaged but the vial containing radioactive material was undamaged. This matter is now considered closed. Notified R3DO (Orlikowski), and NMSS via email. |
| Where | |
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| G.E. Healthcare Arlington Heights, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | IL-01109-01 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+28.15 h1.173 days <br />0.168 weeks <br />0.0386 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Whitney Cox 10:09 Dec 15, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Gott |
| Last Updated: | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 56890 - NRC Website | |
G.E. Healthcare with Agreement State | |
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