ENS Event | |
|---|---|
06:00 Mar 24, 2024 | |
| Title | Eluate Exceeding Permissible Concentration |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of information provided by the licensee via phone and email:
On March 24, 2024, a generator experienced a breakthrough event. The elution from a Curium technetium-99m (Tc-99m) generator did not meet the concentration requirements of 0.15 microcuries molybdenum-99 (Mo-99)/millicurie Tc-99m per 10 CFR 35.204. The generator is from lot number 914024034. The elution contained 1251.3 millicuries of Tc-99m and 203.1 microcuries of Mo-99, resulting in a ratio of 0.16 microcurie Mo-99/millicurie Tc-99m. The elution was not used to prepare a radiopharmaceutical kit or for dispensing of patient doses. The elution was set aside immediately for decay and disposal. The generator was eluted multiple times following the breakthrough and none of those elutions exceeded the regulatory limit. Curium, the manufacturer, was notified on 3/29/2024. The generator is being quarantined pending disposal. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Health, Boise, Id Boise, Idaho (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 34-29200-01MD |
| Organization: | Cardinal Health |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 35.3204(a) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+124.4 h5.183 days <br />0.74 weeks <br />0.17 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jacob Martin 10:24 Mar 29, 2024 |
| NRC Officer: | Thomas Herrity |
| Last Updated: | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 57060 - NRC Website | |
Cardinal Health, Boise, Id with 10 CFR 35.3204(a) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 35.3204(a) Eluate Exceeding Permissible Concentration 2024-03-24T06:00:00 | |