ENS 57513
ENS Event | |
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18:40 Jan 23, 2025 | |
| Title | Lost Then Found Radioactive Material Shipment |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection via email:
Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) in Millburn, New Jersey, reported that a shipment of Lu-177 radiopharmaceutical was lost and subsequently recovered en route to another AAA facility in Indianapolis. The package was found on the side of the road near the Pittsburgh airport. A common carrier driver noticed it and called the police, who then called a local hazmat team to make sure it was safe. The hazmat team subsequently called the Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC), who proceeded to give it to another common carrier at the Pittsburgh airport because they thought they were the courier by mistake. CHEMTREC notified AAA, who confirmed the package as their own, and sent one of their couriers to retrieve it. The courier returned the shipment back to AAA's facility in Millburn. The activity of the Lu-177 was not provided in the initial report, but it was identified as being less than IAEA category 2.
The following information was provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection via email: According to the licensee's report, the radioactive-labeled package containing 460 mCi of Lu-177 was displaced from the private courier's vehicle when the driver stopped to rearrange some packages. Police found the package on the side of the road who contacted Advanced Accelerator Applications, and the package was returned to the licensee the same day. The package remained intact and was [reading] <0.5 mR/hr on contact and consistent with background at 1 meter. There was no suspected exposure to members of the public. To avoid these incidents in the future, vehicles and package storage will be standardized, permissions must be requested before handling packages, and drivers will be retrained. This incident is now closed. Notified R1DO (Deboer) and NMSS Events (email). New Jersey Incident Number: C933984 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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| Advanced Accelerator Applications Millburn, New Jersey (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 698379 |
| Organization: | Nj Rad Prot And Rel Prevention Pgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+20.9 h0.871 days <br />0.124 weeks <br />0.0286 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | K.J. Karausky 15:34 Jan 24, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Adam Koziol |
| Last Updated: | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 57513 - NRC Website | |
Advanced Accelerator Applications with Agreement State | |
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