PNO-II-97-028, on 970514,notified NRC of Discovered Loss of Six Sealed Sources,Formerly Used to Calibr Their Dose Calibrator.Licensee Investigating Incident & Intends to Develop Action Plan to Prevent Recurrence
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| Site: | 03020510 |
| Issue date: | 05/14/1997 |
| From: | Bermudez H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| References | |
| PNO-II-97-028, PNO-II-97-28, NUDOCS 9705150137 | |
| Download: ML20196G200 (1) | |
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., May 14, 1997 PRELIMINhRY NOTIFICATION.OF. EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-97-028 Th30 preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE cofoty or public interest significance. The information is as initially rcccived,without verification.or evaluation, and $s basically all that is known by Region II staff in Atlanta, Georgia on this date.
y Facility Licensee Eneroency Classification Ho pital San Pablo Notification of Unusual Event Cayamon, Puerto Rico Alert Dockets: 03020510 License No: 52-21325-01 Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable j
Subjcct:
INADVERTENT INCINERATION OF SMALL CALIBRATION SOURCES-On.Moy 14, 1997 the licensee's Alternate Radiation Safety Officer and
-Administrator notified the NRC of the discovered loss of six sealed
-cources that were formerly used to calibrate their dose calibrator. The ccurces.were being stored with biomedical waste and, on April 15, 1997, waro inadvertently transferred to Celsius, Inc., who subsequently incinerated the sources as biomedical waste at the company's Caguas, PR, fccility.
The sources ~ consisted of 77.5 and 86.1 microcuries of cocium-137, 28 and 17.5 microcuries of cobalt-60, and 0.47 and 0.03
.microcuries,of cobalt-57 (not regulated by NRC)..The licensee reported 4
that a series of errors led to the event. The licensee is investigating tho incident and intends to develop an action plan to prevent recurrence.
t The licensee also plans to survey the incinerator for radioactive centamination. Additionally, the licensee indicated that a written report i.cn'this incident will be' submitted as required by 10 CFR 20.2201.
Tho Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has been notified. The Region will centinue to monitor the licensee's actions and will perform a followup insp;ction.
This.information is current as of 3:00 p.m. on May 14, 1997.
Contcct H. BERMUDEZ (404)S62-4734 i.
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