Semantic search
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 55783 | 11 March 2022 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Lost AM-241 Shipment | The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email: The Agency was contacted on 3/11/22, by the Radiation Safety Officer for Heuft USA, Inc to advise that a package scheduled to arrive at their Downers Grove, IL facility on or before 3/10/22, had not arrived. This was reported as missing in transit. The 6"x6"x6" excepted package contains approximately 86 mCi of Am-241. The carrier could not immediately locate the package and advised it had not been checked into any of their processing facilities. Last known location was an industrial facility (S.C. Johnson) in Sturtevant, WI on 3/3/22, when it was packaged for transit and picked up by the carrier. The package contained (2) special form model AMC-25 sealed sources containing approximately 43 mCi of Am-241 each. Source serial numbers were 3676CW and 7256LQ. Both sources were contained in the 6"x6"x6" brown cardboard box. As it is an excepted package, it will bear only the terms `UN2910' and `RQ' (reportable quantity), and not radioactive labels. Should the package be opened, there is an aluminum 5"x5" round can filled with foam and two zip lock bags. Each bag contains a shielded source holder with the Am-241 capsules therein. The bags and the can are labeled with a trefoil and the words `Radioactive Material'. Unshielded, the two sources would yield a combined exposure rate of about 15 mR/hour at one foot. This is not an immediate hazard to workers or members of the public that locate the package. There is no indication of intentional theft or diversion. Item Number: IL220009 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. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf | ||
| ENS 55005 | 23 November 2020 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Lost Am-241 Sealed Source Package | The following was received from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email: The Agency was contacted on 11/23/2020 by the Radiation Safety Officer for Heuft USA, Inc. to advise that a package scheduled to arrive today at their Downers Grove, IL facility had not arrived. The carrier, (common carrier), could not immediately locate the package. The package contained (1) special form model AMC-25 sealed source containing approximately 45 mCi of Am-241. The source serial number is 1535AR. The source is contained in a 6"x6"x6" brown "U-Line" cardboard box. As it was an excepted package, it only bears UN2910 and does not have radioactive labels on the exterior. Should the package be opened, there is an aluminum 5"x5" round can filled with foam and a zip lock bag. The bag contains a shielded source holder with the Am-241 capsule therein. The bag and the can are reportedly labeled with a trefoil and the words "Radioactive Material". Unshielded, the source would yield an exposure rate of about 8 mR/hour at one foot. This is not an immediate hazard to workers or members of the public that locate the package. The package is assigned tracking number 349-162302-3 by (the common carrier). The package left their Kearny, NJ terminal on 11/19/2020. There is conflicting information on whether or not the package arrived at (the common carrier's) Akron, OH terminal. The package was bound for (the common carrier's) Bolingbrook, IL terminal but reportedly never arrived. The carrier is actively searching and Illinois staff are in contact. New Jersey program staff have been notified as well. This report will be updated as additional information becomes available. Illinois Item Number: IL200023 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. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |