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The licensee reported that at 0700 ET on 1 … The licensee reported that at 0700 ET on 11/10/03, a courier was transporting syringes containing Technetium-99M and Flourine-18 when, while driving over the Key Bridge in Georgetown, District of Columbia, the trunk of the vehicle popped open and 2 boxes were released just past the bridge in Georgetown. Everything was recovered except for 1 syringe containing 15 millicuries of Flourine-18 calibrated at 1145 ET with a 2-hr half life and 1 pig containing a syringe with 2 millicuries Technetium-99M calibrated at 1300 ET with a 6-hr half life. Pieces of the syringe containing the Flourine-18 were recovered and it was believed that the syringe had been run over by a truck. A radiation survey was performed and only very low readings were found where the syringe had been broken. The pig containing the syringe with Technetium-99M was not recovered and it is believed to have rolled into a storm drain near the intersection of Reservoir Road and M Street in Georgetown. The licensee and the local Hazmat Team determined that there was no need to attempt a recovery of the material from the storm drain. </br>The licensee had initially notified the VA Dept. of Health, DC Department of Health, and US DOT (NRC) of the released Flourine-18 prior to realizing that the syringe containing Technetium-99M was also missing. The licensee will be updating these agencies. licensee will be updating these agencies. +
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The licensee reported that at 0700 ET on 1 … The licensee reported that at 0700 ET on 11/10/03, a courier was transporting syringes containing Technetium-99M and Flourine-18 when, while driving over the Key Bridge in Georgetown, District of Columbia, the trunk of the vehicle popped open and 2 boxes were released just past the bridge in Georgetown. Everything was recovered except for 1 syringe containing 15 millicuries of Flourine-18 calibrated at 1145 ET with a 2-hr half life and 1 pig containing a syringe with 2 millicuries Technetium-99M calibrated at 1300 ET with a 6-hr half life. Pieces of the syringe containing the Flourine-18 were recovered and it was believed that the syringe had been run over by a truck. A radiation survey was performed and only very low readings were found where the syringe had been broken. The pig containing the syringe with Technetium-99M was not recovered and it is believed to have rolled into a storm drain near the intersection of Reservoir Road and M Street in Georgetown. The licensee and the local Hazmat Team determined that there was no need to attempt a recovery of the material from the storm drain. </br>The licensee had initially notified the VA Dept. of Health, DC Department of Health, and US DOT (NRC) of the released Flourine-18 prior to realizing that the syringe containing Technetium-99M was also missing. The licensee will be updating these agencies. licensee will be updating these agencies. +
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