ENS 56947
ENS Event | |
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06:00 Feb 2, 2024 | |
| Title | Lost/Missing Source |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email:
The Agency was notified 2/2/24, by G.E. Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL, (RML IL-01109-01) to advise two radiopharmaceutical packages were missing at the Memphis, TN, [common carrier] hub. The first package contained two shielded vials of iodine-123 (I-123), accounting for 66.8 mCi at the time of shipment. The second package contained 1.0 mCi of indium-111 (In-111); but was located in the [common carrier] facility damaged with the contents missing. [Common carrier] staff advise they are actively searching the facility. The first radiopharmaceutical package containing two vials of I-123 (and believed to be intact) was shipped 1/29/24 from Arlington Heights, IL, to Nuclear Diagnostic in Budd Lake, NJ. It was last reported at the [common carrier] hub in Memphis, TN, on 1/29/24. The second package believed to be damaged and within the [common carrier] facility was shipped 1/13/24 from Arlington Heights, IL, to RLS USA in Pittston, PA. Missing is a vial of In-111 Oxyquinoline Solution within a 6-mm thick lead-shielded container. The current activity is estimated to be 19.0 microcuries. If unshielded, this vial would present an exposure rate of approximately 1 millirem per hour at three inches. GE Healthcare has been provided photos and a description of the container and inner product. [Common carrier] staff are currently surveying with radiation detection equipment. Illinois Item Number: IL24004 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 Arlington Heights, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | IL-01109-01 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9 h0.375 days <br />0.0536 weeks <br />0.0123 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 15:00 Feb 2, 2024 |
| NRC Officer: | Kerby Scales |
| Last Updated: | Feb 2, 2024 |
| 56947 - NRC Website | |
G.E. Healthcare with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 570632024-02-29T05:00:00029 February 2024 05:00:00
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