PNO-III-88-042, on 880427,State of Il Notified Region III of Lost of Byproduct Matl Package Containing Total of 160 Mci of Various Isotopes P-32,I-125,H-3 & Cr-51

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PNO-III-88-042:on 880427,State of Il Notified Region III of Lost of Byproduct Matl Package Containing Total of 160 Mci of Various Isotopes P-32,I-125,H-3 & Cr-51
ML20198M907
Person / Time
Issue date: 04/28/1988
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
References
PNO-III-88-042, PNO-III-88-42, NUDOCS 9710300114
Download: ML20198M907 (1)


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'RELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III-88 ) ate Apri_l- 28,.1988

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Ik/meliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of v

)L; 1I safety or public interest significance. The information is as int v ly received without verification or evaluation -and is basically all that is known by the Region III staff on this date.

acility: Amersham Corporation Licensee Emergency Classification:

Arlington Heights Illinois Notification of an Unusual Event (AgreementStateLicensee) Alert '

Site Area Emergency General Emergency

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Subject:

LOST MEDICAL BYPRODUCT MATERIAL PACKAGE REC =Dn: .

The Illinois _ Department of Nuclear Safety notified the NRC ~(Region III) lst 11:00 a.m. on April 27, 1988 l:ontaining a total of 160 mil 11 curies of a lost byp&s d%ot&pesliiWeludingroduct material package of var l phosphorus-32 iodine-125, hydrogen-3 and chromium-51. The package was-lto be shipped to Toronto, Canada. The material was intended for medical luse. The state has determined that the shipment did arrive at O' Hare International Airport. American Airlines has issued an all points bulletin describing the lost package. Region III will monitor t'e state's recovery lefforts. /

Th/~~4 formation is current as of 8:05 a.m., April 28, 1988.

Dh C/R Distribution: Chm, Cmrs, GPA, GC, Cf , PDR, Historian, SECY, Records.

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