ENS 57990

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04:00 Oct 8, 2025
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Event Description	AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LEAKING SOURCE The following information was provided by the Georgia Radioactive Material Program (the Department) via email: On October 8, 2025, a leaking source was discovered while performing a routine leak test. The leak test revealed more than 0.005 mCi of removable contamination of Cs-137. The definitive cause of the leakage was not determined, however cracks in the source were noticed through visible inspection. The leaking source was placed in a lead pig. The pig and cleanup waste were placed in a double bagged plastic bag and stored behind lead bricks. Removable contamination surveys were performed at the site of the leaking source and on the hands of the physicists. All areas and personnel were found to be free of removable contamination. The licensee will contact a company for waste disposal and will notify the department when the disposal is completed. The incident was reported to our office on October 10, 2025. GA Incident Number: 109 * * UPDATE ON 12/10/2025 AT 1358 EST FROM PAUL REEDUS TO JORDAN WINGATE * * * The following information was provided by the Georgia Radioactive Material Program (the Department) via email: On December 9, 2025, [redacted], Health Physicist, West Physics submitted a copy of a purchase order for the disposal of the leaking source. The purchase order is addressed to Bionomics from Piedmont Healthcare. [The Health Physicist] will let the Department know once the source has been disposed of. Notified R1DO (Warnek) and NMSS Events Notification (email).

ENS 57990 +/-
Where
Piedmont Heart Institute Douglasville, Georgia (NRC Region 1)
License number:	GA 1195-2
Organization:	Georgia Radioactive Material Pgm
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+196.33 h8.18 days <br />1.169 weeks <br />0.269 months <br />)
Opened:	Avionne Fortner 08:20 Oct 16, 2025
NRC Officer:	Karen Cotton
Last Updated:	Dec 10, 2025
57990 - NRC Website
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Piedmont Heart Institute with Agreement State
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