PNO-III-80-211, on 801110,licensee Informed That Package Containing 8 Mci I-131,shipped 801005,not Yet Received at Airport
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| Issue date: | 11/12/1980 |
| From: | Burgin R, Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| FOIA-81-100 PNO-III-80-211, NUDOCS 8102200731 | |
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Date: November 12, 1980 1
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURENCE--PNO-III-80 211 Page 1 of 2 This oreliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE i
safety or oublic interest sionificance.
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initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staf f as of this date.
Fa ci li ty : Mallinck rodt, Inc.
St. Louis, M0 License No. 24-04206-03G
SUBJECT:
LOST PACKAGE CONTAINING 8 MILLICURIES I-131 Region III (Chi cago) was informed November 10, 1980 that a package containing 8 millicuries of I-131 capsules has been lost in transit by American Airlines.
The package was sent f rom Lambert Field, St. Louis, MO on October 5,1980, and has not yet been received at Logan Ai rport, Boston, Mass. The licensee has placed a tracer on the shipment and is in contact with the intended recioients.
If all 8 millicuries had been ingested at the time of shipment, a dose of 16,000 rad to the thyroid could be expected.
The exposure rate f rom the capsules, if removed f rom their lead shielding, would have been approximately i
1.4 R/hr at one inch. At the time of this notification, the material would have decayed to approximately 0.3 millicuries, and the thyroid dose could be expected to be 600 rad if ingested. At this time, the exposure rate (unshielded) would be approximately 58 mR/hr at one inch.
Region I and the State of Missouri have been notified. The licensee does not plan a press release at this time. RIII will continue to monttor the tracer operation.
This information was reported to Region III by the licensee and is current as of 10:45 a.m.
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Contact:
R. 'E. Bu rgin, RIII, 384-2527; A. 8. Davis, RIII, 384-2510.
Distribution:
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