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| ENS 46371 | 28 October 2010 12:06:00 | The Iowa Department of Public Health provided the following report via e-mail: The Iowa Department of Public Health was informed on 10/28/10 that Registrant number 3272-1-0403, Plasti-Paint, lost a Static Eliminator (SN: A2GV069). The radionuclide is a 0.01 Ci sealed source of Po-210. The Static Eliminator was manufactured by NRD, Inc, Model number: P-2021-8201. The cause of this loss was human error. 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 46180 | 17 August 2010 09:45:00 | A representative of the Iowa Bureau of Radiological Health reported a possible exposure event involving members of a medical center staff and perhaps others who were exposed to a patient that had recently been given a thyroid ablation treatment. The patient had been administered a dose of 150 millicuries of I-131 to ablate the thyroid on 8/6/10. The patient was then released and cautioned on avoiding contact with other people. On 8/7/10, the patient experienced an medical condition that resulted in an incoherent condition and was rushed to a medical center for treatment of that condition. The medical center was unaware of the patient's recent I-131 thyroid ablation treatment. The Radiology Group that administered the thyroid ablation subsequently became aware of the patient's admittance to the medical center. The Radiology Group is working with the medical center and also contacted the State of Iowa with the concerns about exposure that general members of the public may have received from the thyroid patient. The State does not know details on the radiation levels that were present near the thyroid patient at the time of this event. The State is investigating the details of the event and possible exposures. The State is uncertain if the event is reportable under the State equivalent of 10 CFR 35.75 assuming that the patient met the release criteria after the thyroid treatment at the Radiology Group. |
| ENS 46314 | 7 October 2010 09:25:00 | This information was emailed from the state as follows: During a routine health and safety inspection, the (state) inspector learned that an explosion had occurred at the facility on December 3, 2009. An Authorized User was quenching a mixture containing 400 milliCuries of Carbon-14 at the time of the explosion. The individual showered and was taken to the emergency room. The individual had several bioassays done prior to returning to work. The licensee decontaminated the area of concern within the lab. Iowa Item Number: IA100005 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 This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source |
| ENS 44636 | 7 November 2008 08:58:00 | On November 6, 2008, at 1510, IDPH received a call from Keokuk Steel Castings, Registration No.: 3325-1-56-XRF that a TN Technology X-ray Fluorescent Analyzer, model 9266, serial number B837, containing 5 mCi of Cadmium-109 and 45 mCi of Iron-55, was missing. The licensee was returning the device to Thermo Scientific for disposal. On 2/26/08, the licensee shipped the device via UPS. On 6/3/08, the licensee was contacted by Thermo Scientific that the device never arrived. The licensee contacted UPS and on 7/7/08, a Tracer Investigation was opened. UPS never located the package (tracking no. 1Z5421030340748497). IDPH contacted a UPS Supervisor who stated that the last known location of the package was Des Moines, Iowa, and the UPS investigation was closed on 7/16/08. He was asked to reopen the file and to look one more time for the package. He called back and stated that the device could not be located in Des Moines. IDPH and UPS consider the case closed. 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. |
| ENS 44574 | 17 October 2008 09:33:00 | Wal-Mart Corporate Office reported a total of 2 tritium exit signs missing from one store in Iowa. Store management and maintenance personnel have conducted a search and have determined that the signs are not on the premises. Wal-Mart is declaring these signs to be missing. Wal-Mart Corporate office notified the Iowa Department of Public Health The device information is as follows: 1. Location: Mason City, Iowa. Manufacturer - SRB Technology, Serial number - 263251, Curie content - 20. 2. Location: Mason City, Iowa. Manufacturer - SRB Technology, Serial number - 263223, Curie content - 20.
The State of Iowa was notified by the Bentonville, AR, Wal-Mart Project Manager regarding an additional 168 missing Tritium Exit Signs (TES) in the state. This notification occurred on January 6, 2009 at 2:30 pm. The Wal-Mart representative informed this office that Wal-Mart had exhausted all possibilities for location of these signs. The State of Iowa considers these Tritium Exit Signs to be lost and/or missing. Notified the R3DO (Duncan) and FSME (Turtil), ILTAB. 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. This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source |
| ENS 42163 | 22 November 2005 10:03:00 | The licensee notified the State that on 11/21/05, a static eliminator was discovered missing. The eliminator is a Model P-2021 NRD Static Eliminator, Serial No. A2DT581, containing Po-210 with an original activity of 10 milliCuries. The licensee continues to investigate the loss.
The licensee notified the State that the missing static eliminator was found 11/22/05 in the area where it was supposed to be in, but unexpectedly under a workbench, and therefore originally missed. Notified R3 DO (Skokowski), NMSS (G. Morell), and TAS (email). 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. |