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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-IV-96-069
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This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE {
safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by Region IV staff in Arlington, Texas on this date.
Facility Licensee Emaroency Classification Syncor intemational Corporation Notification of Unusual Event St. Paul, Mn Nuclear Pharmacy Alert 1045 Westgate Drive, Suite 100 Site Area Emergency St. Paul, Minnesota General Emergency Dockets: 03033224 X Not Applicable License No: 04-26507-01 MD
Subject:
SYNCOR RADIOPHARMACY CONTAMINATED SHIPPING CONTAINER On December 18,1996, Mercy Hospital, a Region lillicensee in the St. Paul, Minnesota area, received a radiopharmaceutical shipment from the Syncor International Corporation radiopharmacy, a Region IV multi-site licensee, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The shipping container, containing technetium-99m radiopharmaceutical doses, was surveyed and wiped for contamination by the hospital nuclear medicine department upon receipt from Syncor.
Analysis of the wipe sample by the hospital revealed a contamination reading of approximately 124,000 counts per minute from a small spot on the shipping container latch. Neither the ;
hospital nor Syncor personnel identified additional contamination at their respective facilities i or in the Syncor delivery vehicle. Syncor had performed required package surveys prior to shipment early on the morning of December 18th and detected no contamination above natural background. Region ill has been notified and has dispatched an inspector to review the incident with hospital and pharmacy personnel. Region til will keep Region IV informed of the inspector's findings concerning both facilities. Nearly identical package contamination incidents have been detected and reported by the hospital nuclear medicine department on l two previous occasions since September 16,1996.
The state of Minnesota will be informed by Region Ill.
Region IV received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the Syncor Corporate Radiation Safety Office at 1:45 p.m. (PST), December 18,1996. Region IV notified Region ll1 of the incident at approximately 2:00 p.m. (PST) on December 18,1996.
The information herein has been discussed with the licensee and is current as of 4:00 p.m., PST, De. "mber 18,1996.
Contact:
Jim Montgomery Linda Howell (510)975-0249 (817)890-8213 9612200077 961219 PDR I&E PNO-IV-96-069 PDR 200008 M o/t