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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 53449 | 19 April 2018 04:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Leaking Source | The following report was received from the State of Florida: (The Florida Department of Health / Bureau of Radiation Control) received an email from Florida International University (FIU) reporting a leaking source. On April 19, the RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) opened a cabinet inside CP- 194 and did leak tests on stored sealed sources inside that cabinet. One Ni-63 source (9.4 milliCurie) was contained in a plastic vial with a screw top lid. The RSO removed the plastic vial from the radiation container for one minute to do a swab test, and sent the swab to an approved vendor for analysis. FIU EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) and the RSO were informed that the leak test associated with the Ni-63 source came back with a reading of 0.0119 microCuries (above the max. 0.005 microCurie limit) on May 18th. The RSO removed the radiation container containing the rad source from CP- 194 on May 22nd and moved it to the EHS vault in ACH 4 to await proper disposal. No other contamination was found. Incident Number: FL18-070 | ||
| ENS 43135 | 1 February 2006 17:00:00 | Agreement State | Florida Agreement State Report - Loss Gas Chromatograph | Following Agreement State Report was received via e-mail Licensee reported loss of gauge. Last seen during 2/06 inventory. Roof over storage area was replaced in 03/06 and all instruments/equipment had to be moved. Repairs were complete in 5/06. The gauge was noted missing in 8/06 inventory. Licensee reports an extensive search was conducted for several months. The loss was reported to this office 1/30/07. Licensee will submit a written report. Florida is investigating." Device Type: Gas Chromatograph Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard Model Number: 5890 Serial Number: SN L4479 Isotope(s): Ni-63 Activity: 15.8 millicuries in 1988 (13.2 millicuries now) Material Form: Sealed Source Incident Category: Loss of Control - Lost, Abandoned, or Stolen Materials Location Classification: Controlled Area THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. |