ENS Event | |
|---|---|
20:20 Jan 31, 2025 | |
| Title | Package Contamination Limits Exceeded |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email:
On 1/31/2025, at approximately 1420 CST, the Agency was notified of a package received that exceeded limits from the radiation safety officer (RSO) at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas. The report was two cases from RLS Pharmacy in Temple were contaminated with Tc-99m. The initial results from wipe tests performed by the nuclear medicine technologist were 22.1k and 87.7k disintegrations per minute (dpm), respectively. No other contamination was present. There was no contamination found anywhere in the hospital or the courier vehicle. The courier vehicle and the courier were surveyed after returning to the pharmacy. Packages were surveyed prior to leaving the pharmacy and no contamination was present. Further Information will be provided in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident Number: 10164 Texas NMED Number: TX250008 |
| Where | |
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| Baylor Scott And White Health College Station, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L06557 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.73 h-0.155 days <br />-0.0222 weeks <br />-0.00511 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Bruce Hammond 16:36 Jan 31, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Karen Cotton-Gross |
| Last Updated: | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 57529 - NRC Website | |
Baylor Scott And White Health with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 575292025-01-31T20:20:00031 January 2025 20:20:00
[Table view]Agreement State Package Contamination Limits Exceeded 2025-01-31T20:20:00 | |