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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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. PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-III-98-052 l i
This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially rece.ived without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by Region III staff (Lisle, Illinois) on this date.
Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Syncor International, Inc. I Notification of Unusual Event Syncor International, Inc. Alert l Woodland Hill. California Site Area Emergency License No: 04-26507-01MD General Emergency X Not Applicable
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RADI0 ISOTOPE GENERATOR RECEIVED WITH RADIATION LEVEL ABOVE LIMIT On October 30, 1998, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts reported that one of its licensees, Dupont, had received a molybdenum 99/ technetium-99m ;
generator from the Syncor Nuclear Pharmacy in Valley View, Ohio, with a radiation level above the Department of Transportation limit. Dupont l . reported that the external radiation level on the surface of the package )
was measured at 250 millirem per hour. The De)artment of Transportation limit for such shipments is 200 millirem per lour. The radiation level at L 1 meter from the surface of the package was 5.0 millirem per hour, i according to Dupont. Dupont also stated that the Transportation Index l
(TI) listed on the Yellow III package was 1.7 millirem per hour. The package containing the generator was sent by the nuclear pharmacy on October 26 and received by Dupont on October 30.
Dupont also reported that there was apparent damage on the bottom of the package and that there was radioactive contamination on the interior of the package. The generator was being returned to Dupont from the nuclear 4 pharmacy because of a malfunction.
I Dupont is investigating the cause of the excessive radiation level and the package damage.
Region III (Chicago) notified Region IV (Dallas) of the incident because the NRC license is issued to the Syncor corporate office in California.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has also informed Region I (Philadelphia) of the incident. The NRC staff will review the incident during the next inspection of the Syncor facility.
The State of Ohio will be informed by Region III. The information in this
, preliminary notification has been reviewed with licensee management, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Region III was notified of this ship)ing incident by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on October 30, 1998. T1is information is current as of 10 p
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