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PN-75-112:Mallinckrodt Reported Loss of Package Containing 10 I-131 Diagnostic Capsules (100 Uci Each).Loss Discovered in Ladysmith,Va
ML20236V128
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Issue date: 10/24/1975
From: Bidinger G, Jennifer Davis, Thornburg H
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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References
PN-75-112, NUDOCS 9807310318
Download: ML20236V128 (1)


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October 24, 1975 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE --PN-75-112 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of I

..p FOSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 8:15 a.m. on the j

date of this notification.

IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED TEAT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO BE INACCURATE OR INCON3ISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY

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Facility: Mallinkrodt Nuclear Carlstadt, New Jersey

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l Mallinkrodt reported the loss of a package containing 10 iodine-131 diagnostic capsules (100 uCi each).

Shipment involved flight from Newark Airport to the Dulles Airport, pick-up by Purolator Courier f

(Baltimore offic.e), transfer to their D.C. office and delivery to con-signee at Petersburg, Virginia. Loss discovered in Ladysmith, Virginia.

J Because theft may have been involved, Purolator Courier notified the Virginia Strte Police.

NNs Media interest is expected because of notification to Virginia State i

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Police by Pu'rolator Courier. The State of Virginia and the District of Columbia have been and are being kept informed.

A press release is not planned.

OIE received notification of this occurrence by telephone and telegram from Dr. John Glenn of Mallinkrodt at 9:00 a.m., October 23, 1975.

Contact:

GHBidinger, IE x7262 HDThornburg, IE x7353 JGDavis, IE x7541 Distribution:

Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy C. C. Kammerer, CA L. V. Gossick, EDO D. F. Knuth, IE J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusche, NRR J. La F1,eur, ISP T. J. McTiernan, AIA K. R. Chapman, NMSS H. K. Shapar, ELD

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