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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 47558 | 29 December 2011 14:00:00 | 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1) | Radiopharmaceutical Package Received with External Contamination | The Radiation Safety Officer of St. Vincent Hospital reported that the facility received a radiopharmaceutical shipment of I-131 with excess surface contamination on the outside of the shipping container. When the surface of the shipping container was initially swipe tested, the contamination was measured at 734 dpm per 100 sq centimeters. A follow-up swipe survey pinpointed the contamination to just one side of the shipping container and was found to be 581 dpm per 100 sq centimeters. Additional isotopic analysis determined that the radioactive contaminant was I-131. Integrity of the package was not compromised. The inside of the shipping container was tested and found to be clean. The two I-131 vials in the container were also verified to be intact and clean. The hospital called the radiopharmaceutical supplier, Cardinal Health Systems of Indianapolis, to notify them of the contamination found on the package. The shipping container has been isolated in a controlled area at St. Vincent Hospital. | ||
| ENS 42518 | 20 April 2006 18:10:00 | 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1) | Technetium 99M Surface Contamination Found on Package Exterior | St. Vincent Hospital received a package with surface contamination levels excess of Department Of Transportation 49 CFR 173.443 required levels. The package was an expected shipment of Iodine 131 for hospital use. The Hospital identified the contaminant via exterior swipe surveys as Technetium 99m at levels in excess of 5200 decays per minute per 100 centimeters squared. The integrity of the package was not compromised. No contamination was found on the interior of the package. The hospital called the shipper, Cardinal Health Systems, to notify them of the contamination found and has isolated the package in a controlled area.
The licensee is retracting this event based on the fact that the reported surface contamination levels are not above the DOT limits referenced above. Notified NMSS (Morell), R3DO (Peterson). |