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Category:PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR OCCURRENCE (PNO
MONTHYEARPNO-III-98-052, on 981030,radioisotope Generator Was Received with Radiation Level Above Limit.Dupont Is Investigating Cause of Excessive Radiation Level & Package Damage.Nrc Staff Will Review Incident During Next Insp1998-11-0303 November 1998
PNO-III-98-052:on 981030,radioisotope Generator Was Received with Radiation Level Above Limit.Dupont Is Investigating Cause of Excessive Radiation Level & Package Damage.Nrc Staff Will Review Incident During Next Insp
PNO-I-98-050, on 981030,Region IV Ofc Was Notified That Contaminated Package Had Been Received at Hummelstown,Pa Facility.Facility Concluded That Contaminant Was I-131.Insp at Facility Will Continue1998-10-30030 October 1998
PNO-I-98-050:on 981030,Region IV Ofc Was Notified That Contaminated Package Had Been Received at Hummelstown,Pa Facility.Facility Concluded That Contaminant Was I-131.Insp at Facility Will Continue
PNO-IV-97-073, on 971218,Syncor Authorized Pharmacist Contaminated Skin & Clothing w/I-131 While Preparing Radiopharmaceutical Doses.No Attempts Have Been Made to Survey Metro Train Since Contamination Levels1997-12-23023 December 1997
PNO-IV-97-073:on 971218,Syncor Authorized Pharmacist Contaminated Skin & Clothing w/I-131 While Preparing Radiopharmaceutical Doses.No Attempts Have Been Made to Survey Metro Train Since Contamination Levels
PNO-IV-97-051, on 970915,contaminated Containers Were Discovered While Conducting Routine Package Receipt Survey. Conducted Surveys of Delivery Vehicle & Driver.Informed Region Iii,Nmss & State of Mn1997-09-16016 September 1997
PNO-IV-97-051:on 970915,contaminated Containers Were Discovered While Conducting Routine Package Receipt Survey. Conducted Surveys of Delivery Vehicle & Driver.Informed Region Iii,Nmss & State of Mn
PNO-IV-97-047, on 970829,licensee Main Radioiodine Compounding Discovered to Be Inoperable.Bioassay Results on Licensee Radiopharmacists Have Not Indicated Any Radioiodine Internal Uptake.Region IV Informed NMSS1997-09-0202 September 1997
PNO-IV-97-047:on 970829,licensee Main Radioiodine Compounding Discovered to Be Inoperable.Bioassay Results on Licensee Radiopharmacists Have Not Indicated Any Radioiodine Internal Uptake.Region IV Informed NMSS
PNO-IV-97-034, on 970603,Syncor Driver Retrieved Shipping Container Holding Radiopharmaceuticals from Grandview Hosp in Sellersville,Pa.Region I Dispatched Inspector to Follow Up on Incident W/Grandview Hosp1997-06-0404 June 1997
PNO-IV-97-034:on 970603,Syncor Driver Retrieved Shipping Container Holding Radiopharmaceuticals from Grandview Hosp in Sellersville,Pa.Region I Dispatched Inspector to Follow Up on Incident W/Grandview Hosp
PNO-III-97-040, on 970506,contamination Exceeding Limits Identified on Empty Radiopharmaceutical Packages Made. Radioactive Contamination Identified Determined to Be Tc-99m.State of Mo & NRC Notified1997-05-0808 May 1997
PNO-III-97-040:on 970506,contamination Exceeding Limits Identified on Empty Radiopharmaceutical Packages Made. Radioactive Contamination Identified Determined to Be Tc-99m.State of Mo & NRC Notified
PNO-IV-96-069, on 961218,Syncor Radiopharmacy Contaminated Shipping Container.Region III Notified & Dispatched Inspector to Review Incident W/Hosp & Pharmacy Personnel. Region III Will Keep Region IV Informed of Findings1996-12-19019 December 1996
PNO-IV-96-069:on 961218,Syncor Radiopharmacy Contaminated Shipping Container.Region III Notified & Dispatched Inspector to Review Incident W/Hosp & Pharmacy Personnel. Region III Will Keep Region IV Informed of Findings
PNO-IV-96-054, on 961008,small Discolored Area on Radiopharm Shipment Box Was Found to Be Contaminated.Investigation Will Be Performed & State of Mn & NMSS Will Be Informed1996-10-0909 October 1996
PNO-IV-96-054:on 961008,small Discolored Area on Radiopharm Shipment Box Was Found to Be Contaminated.Investigation Will Be Performed & State of Mn & NMSS Will Be Informed
1998-11-03
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Category:TEXT-INSPECTION & AUDIT & I&E CIRCULARS
MONTHYEARPNO-III-98-052, on 981030,radioisotope Generator Was Received with Radiation Level Above Limit.Dupont Is Investigating Cause of Excessive Radiation Level & Package Damage.Nrc Staff Will Review Incident During Next Insp1998-11-0303 November 1998
PNO-III-98-052:on 981030,radioisotope Generator Was Received with Radiation Level Above Limit.Dupont Is Investigating Cause of Excessive Radiation Level & Package Damage.Nrc Staff Will Review Incident During Next Insp
PNO-I-98-050, on 981030,Region IV Ofc Was Notified That Contaminated Package Had Been Received at Hummelstown,Pa Facility.Facility Concluded That Contaminant Was I-131.Insp at Facility Will Continue1998-10-30030 October 1998
PNO-I-98-050:on 981030,Region IV Ofc Was Notified That Contaminated Package Had Been Received at Hummelstown,Pa Facility.Facility Concluded That Contaminant Was I-131.Insp at Facility Will Continue
PNO-IV-97-073, on 971218,Syncor Authorized Pharmacist Contaminated Skin & Clothing w/I-131 While Preparing Radiopharmaceutical Doses.No Attempts Have Been Made to Survey Metro Train Since Contamination Levels1997-12-23023 December 1997
PNO-IV-97-073:on 971218,Syncor Authorized Pharmacist Contaminated Skin & Clothing w/I-131 While Preparing Radiopharmaceutical Doses.No Attempts Have Been Made to Survey Metro Train Since Contamination Levels
PNO-IV-97-051, on 970915,contaminated Containers Were Discovered While Conducting Routine Package Receipt Survey. Conducted Surveys of Delivery Vehicle & Driver.Informed Region Iii,Nmss & State of Mn1997-09-16016 September 1997
PNO-IV-97-051:on 970915,contaminated Containers Were Discovered While Conducting Routine Package Receipt Survey. Conducted Surveys of Delivery Vehicle & Driver.Informed Region Iii,Nmss & State of Mn
PNO-IV-97-047, on 970829,licensee Main Radioiodine Compounding Discovered to Be Inoperable.Bioassay Results on Licensee Radiopharmacists Have Not Indicated Any Radioiodine Internal Uptake.Region IV Informed NMSS1997-09-0202 September 1997
PNO-IV-97-047:on 970829,licensee Main Radioiodine Compounding Discovered to Be Inoperable.Bioassay Results on Licensee Radiopharmacists Have Not Indicated Any Radioiodine Internal Uptake.Region IV Informed NMSS
PNO-IV-97-034, on 970603,Syncor Driver Retrieved Shipping Container Holding Radiopharmaceuticals from Grandview Hosp in Sellersville,Pa.Region I Dispatched Inspector to Follow Up on Incident W/Grandview Hosp1997-06-0404 June 1997
PNO-IV-97-034:on 970603,Syncor Driver Retrieved Shipping Container Holding Radiopharmaceuticals from Grandview Hosp in Sellersville,Pa.Region I Dispatched Inspector to Follow Up on Incident W/Grandview Hosp
PNO-III-97-040, on 970506,contamination Exceeding Limits Identified on Empty Radiopharmaceutical Packages Made. Radioactive Contamination Identified Determined to Be Tc-99m.State of Mo & NRC Notified1997-05-0808 May 1997
PNO-III-97-040:on 970506,contamination Exceeding Limits Identified on Empty Radiopharmaceutical Packages Made. Radioactive Contamination Identified Determined to Be Tc-99m.State of Mo & NRC Notified
PNO-IV-96-069, on 961218,Syncor Radiopharmacy Contaminated Shipping Container.Region III Notified & Dispatched Inspector to Review Incident W/Hosp & Pharmacy Personnel. Region III Will Keep Region IV Informed of Findings1996-12-19019 December 1996
PNO-IV-96-069:on 961218,Syncor Radiopharmacy Contaminated Shipping Container.Region III Notified & Dispatched Inspector to Review Incident W/Hosp & Pharmacy Personnel. Region III Will Keep Region IV Informed of Findings
PNO-IV-96-054, on 961008,small Discolored Area on Radiopharm Shipment Box Was Found to Be Contaminated.Investigation Will Be Performed & State of Mn & NMSS Will Be Informed1996-10-0909 October 1996
PNO-IV-96-054:on 961008,small Discolored Area on Radiopharm Shipment Box Was Found to Be Contaminated.Investigation Will Be Performed & State of Mn & NMSS Will Be Informed
1998-11-03
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q 1- September 16,1997 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO IV-97 051 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by Region IV staff in Arlington, Texas on this date.
Facility Licensee Emeroency Classificatio.n Syncor International Notification of Unusual Event St. Paul Minnesota Radiopharmacy Alert 1045 Westgate Drive, Suite 100 Site Area Emergency St. Paul, Minnesota 55114 General Emergency Dockets: 03033224 License No: 0426507-01MD X Not Applicable
Subject:
RECEIPT OF CONTAMINATED PACKAGES The licensee's customer, St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, Minnesota, returned empty syringe holders housed within two " ammo" shipping containers to the Syncor radiopharmacy in St. Paul, Minnesota. Originally the containers housed diagnostic technetium 99m unit doses prepared by Syncor. While conducting a routine package receipt survey, Syncor personnel detected 305,000 disintegrations per minute (dpm) per 100 square centimeters on the exterior of one " ammo" container, and 2290 dpm per 100 square centimeters on the exterior of the second returned " ammo" container. Both contaminates were determined to be technetium 99m. Syncor notified St. Cloud Hospital (an NRC licensee) and conducted surveys of their delivery vehicle and driver. No additional contamination was detected. Other customer hospitals visited by the driver were also notified of this event by Syncor and did not report any contamination problems.
Region IV received notification of this occurrence by the Headquarters Operations Center at 6 p.m. (CDT) on September 15,1997.
Region IV has informed Region lll and NMSS. Region til has informed the state of -
Minnesota and has also initiated discussions with St. Cloud Hospital.
This information has been discussed with the licensee and is current as of 10 a.m. (CDT),
September 16,1997.
Contact:
Jim Montgomery Frank Wenslawski (510)975-0249 (510)975-0219 9709160300 970916 (, 9 PDR I&E O PNO-IV-97-051 PDR \ 4 ICPF75 IA}