ML20126C785

PNO-V-80-020:on 800314,safety Officer for License 50-17838-01 Notified Duty Officer Re 0.6 Mci Ir-192 Seed Missing from Ribbon.Radiological Surveys Conducted of Room & Patient W/O Results

ML20126C785
Person / Time
Issue date:	03/17/1980
From:	Thomas R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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References
PNO-V-80-020, PNO-V-80-20, NUDOCS 8004100017
Download: ML20126C785 (1)

See also: IR 05000178/2038001

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION

PRELIMINARY fl0TIFICATION OF EVEliT OR UNUSUAL OCCURREllCE PNO-V: 80-20 l

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Date: 3/17/80 l

_T_his preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of PdSSIBLE ,

safety or oublic interest significance. The information presented is as initially,  ;

received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by

IE staff on this date.

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Facility: Providence Hospital '

Anchorage, Alaska

License No'. 50-17838-01 . t

Subject: Lost Iridium-192 Seed

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The Region V Duty Officer was notified by telephone at 4:30 P.M. on fiarch 14, 1980

by the Providence Hospital Radiation Safety Officer that a 0.6 millicurie iridium-192

seed was missing from one of the ribbons when an interstitial implant was removed.

The licensee stated that radiological surveys have been conducted in the room and on

the patient and the missing seed cannot be found. Regional followup Will be made to

determine the current status of the iridium-192 seed. '

The licensee does not plan a news release. '

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Pe9 ion y received notification of this occulrence by telephone from the licensee at.

4:30 P.fi, on !! arch 14. 1980.- .

C0tl TACT: R. D. Thomas . FTS 463-3763 ,

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