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| ENS 48875 | 2 April 2013 13:24:00 | The following information was received via facsimile: Two process gauges containing Sr-90 (approximately 50 mCi ea.) at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company facility in Fayetteville, NC may have sustained damage as a result of a fire. No leakage is reported. The gauges were mounted in a "LOW - Minimal or Low risk area." The State of North Carolina will be investigating. NC Incident No. 13-06. |
| ENS 49139 | 20 June 2013 15:39:00 | The facility is a General License: 056-0600-0G that went out of business effective June 1, 2012. (North Carolina State) did an inspection on June 11, 2013 and (the licensee) had no records of inventory or sources or records of disposal. (The state) was able to determine from (state) records that (the licensee) had disposed of all sources except one on (the licensee's) inventory dated 6/13/1995. (The missing device contains) a Sr-90 (source) with a less than 25 micro Curie source, S/N 49874, that was purchased from CMI. (The state) called CMI and the RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) did not have any records of (the device) being disposed. The source is lost and missing so (the state) is filing this incident with the NRC today. North Carolina Incident Report Number: 13-12. The state considers this incident to be 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. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| ENS 47700 | 27 February 2012 11:17:00 | The following was received from the state of North Carolina Division of Radiation Control by facsimile: On February 16, 2012, the Section (North Carolina Division of Radiation Control) received a letter from the RSO for Carolina Custom Finishing LLC, License Number: 076-1820-0G, (stating) that on February 13, 2012, (the licensee) could not find a Po-210 source, 10 mCi, Model P-2021, S/N A2HL674. (This source is contained in) a static eliminator used for painting customer parts. (The RSO) performed an inspection and area survey of the facility on February 22, 2012 and could not locate the above source. NC Incident Number: 12-25 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 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 46726 | 5 April 2011 12:03:00 | The following information was received via facsimile: On February 4, 2011, the NC Radiation Protection Section (NCRPS) received notice of a bankruptcy sale for Townsend in Pittsboro, NC. On March 15, 2011, the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for Townsend was contacted to check the status of 5 exit light signs they had registered. The Townsend RSO informed NCRPS that Townsend had paperwork for the signs, however, in October 2003 the facility had been changed from a chicken slaughter facility to a chicken process facility. During this construction, the 5 exit signs were destroyed. On March 30, 2011, NCRPS performed an inspection at the facility and no exit signs or evidence of signs containing tritium were found. A total of 71.9 Curies of tritium were destroyed at the facility and NCRPS considers the incident closed. NC Report #11-22. 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 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 46600 | 8 February 2011 11:19:00 | The following information was received via facsimile: On December 9, 2010, North Carolina Radiation Protection Section (NCRPS) received a phone call from the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) of J. Leek Associates, Inc. (JLA). The RSO stated that he needed to register a new Ni-63 gas chromatograph (GC) source because the old Ni-63 source had been lost. The lost source was used in a model GC-14A PSE, Shimadzu GC. The serial number of the lost source was 608335. NCRPS initiated an investigation and performed an inspection on December 14, 2010. The missing source could not be located during the inspection. Three violations were issued by NCRPS to JLA in a Notice of Violation (NOV) letter dated December 21, 2010. The three violations were: 1. Loss of Ni-63, activity-10 mCi, Serial Number 608335. 2. Failure to perform inventory every six months. 3. Failure to perform leak test every six months. JLA responded to the NOV on January 20, 2011. NCRPS is currently reviewing the JLA file for escalated enforcement actions and penalty assessment. This incident has been closed. NCRPS believes the source may have been lost in the trash and not stolen. NCRPS Incident No.: 11-06. 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 46459 | 6 December 2010 14:03:00 | The following information was received from the State of North Carolina via fax: Brief Description of Incident: General License: 011-2650-0G, was issued on August 2, 2010 to HB Haynes for one Exit Light, Serial Number: 421564, from Safety Light. Model Number: SLX-60 for 7.5 Curies of H-3 (Tritium), Date Shipped; 7-20-2007. In August 2007, Haynes Electric installed the sign at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC in the Stairwell at the new Dogwood Building and completed (work at) the temporary site in the fall at 2009. The General License was issued on August 2, 2010 and (the President of Haynes Electric) called to confirm that they had gone back to the site and could not locate the sign. (The) RSO for Mission Memorial Hospital was contacted and confirmed the sign was lost and that they did not possess any radioactive material with exit signs. Also, on December 6, 2010 (the representative) with Safety Light also listed as Isolite confirmed that they had not received the light. The light was considered lost on December 6, 2010 and the NRC was notified. NC Incident No.: 10-51 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 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 46536 | 13 January 2011 15:30:00 | The following information was received by facsimile: The RPS (North Carolina Radiation Protection Section) received a voice message on 1-6-2011 from the FMC Lithium RSO (Radiation Safety Officer). The RSO wanted RPS to contact him concerning removing an Exit Sign from his current inventory of sources. (RPS) was able to get in touch with the RSO on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 and the RSO stated on the phone than he needed to remove the Exit Sign because there was a fire at the facility on September 18, 2010 that shut down the facility for two weeks and damage was around $500,000. RPS explained to the RSO that he should have responded and reported the incident/fire immediately to our office. (RPS) received a call back from the RSO for FMC Lithium concerning which Exit Sign was affected by fire on September 18, 2010. The General License Number: 036-2384-0G has 6 Cs-137 gauges that are active and one Cs-137 gauge in storage. Also, they have 22 Tritium exit lights in service on and before the fire on September 18, 2010. The reason the RSO reported the Exit Sign on 1-12-2011 was he was going to order a replacement for the one that was destroyed in the fire and he was getting ready to perform a Radiation Training Session for their employees. The source that was destroyed was: Manufacturer: Shield, Model: SLX-60, Serial Number: 10-21664, Source: H-3, Activity: 0.230 mCi ea., Location: SO Building 1st floor. Installed: Aug/2010" North Carolina Event: 11-02
The state called to clarify that the activity level is 6.21 Curies H-3 vice 0.230 mCuries, and the manufacturers full name is Shield/Isolite vice Shield as reported above for the exit sign which was destroyed. Notified R1DO(Jackson) and FSME(Villamar). 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 45895 | 3 May 2010 11:53:00 | The following information is a summary of a report provided by the State of North Carolina via facsimile: A state inspector performed an inspection on April 20, 2010, and learned that a radiation source (Ra-226, 20 microCuries) used in the facility's liquid scintillation counter, Packard Tri-Carb Model, was lost or missing. The RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) and inspector performed a survey of all the labs with a Ludlum Model 19 and were not able to find the source. In addition, it was found that no paperwork was available indicating proper source tracking, leak testing, or disposal of the source. A violation letter has been mailed to the RSO allowing the licensee thirty days to respond to the violation. NC Incident No. 10-22. 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 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 46166 | 10 August 2010 14:14:00 | The following information was received by fax: (The North Carolina Radiation Protection Section) received a telephone call and an e-mail from the (Radiation Safety Officer) RSO with RF Micro Devices (RFMD) in Greensboro that they had just resolved on issue with NRD,LLC that there were 24 Ionizers that were unaccounted for in RFMD inventory as of November 4, 2009 when they shipped by (common carrier). (There were) 34 model P2021 ionizers (1.3 ounces each) in one box weighing 5 pounds to NRD,LLC for disposal. NRD,LLC is located at 2937 Alt. Blvd., Grand Island, NY 14072. The package was shipped by (common carrier) with a package reference # 677000/99562. NRD,LLC signed for 1 box, but only reported 10 ionizers were received on Nov. 23. 2009. At this point RFMD and NRD began discussions as to what happened to the other 24 ionizers(serial numbers A2GL910 thru A2GL933). Both sites have investigated, but cannot account for these ionizers. Please note-These ionizers are listed by NRD,LLC as Nuclecel Static Eliminators-Model P-2021 containing 10 mCi each of polonium 210 with a 1 year shelf life. North Carolina Incident Number: 10-38 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 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 44971 | 6 April 2009 13:44:00 | Cormetech Inc. was unable to locate an ammonia analyzer containing 10mCi of Ni-63 during a routine inspection on April 2, 2009. The manufacturer of the instrument is Environmental Technologies Group. The instrument is a FP-IMS/CEM Ammonia Analyzer Model 221. The licensee is taking action to locate the item but it is believed that the item is lost. NC Incident: 09-21 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 44762 | 12 January 2009 16:05:00 | The state of North Carolina was notified by a Walmart corporate representative located in Bentonville, AR, indicating that Walmart was unable to account for 266 tritium exit signs (which are general licensed materials) that were used at one time in Walmart stores throughout the state of North Carolina. The Walmart representative informed the state office that Walmart had exhausted searching for the tritium exit signs and considered them to be lost and/or missing. The state of North Carolina was provided a listing from corporate Walmart of the store locations along with information on the tritium exit sign manufacturers, model and serial numbers, and curie content where known. 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 |