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On February 12, 2014, the nuclear cardiolo … On February 12, 2014, the nuclear cardiology and radiation safety staff concluded, a Cesium-137 Rod</br>Source; 1059 microCi on November 11/11/2003; Manufactured by Bench Mark; Serial Number: BM0837- 002-23; Model Number: BM08, was lost.</br>Following discovery of the lost source, the nuclear cardiology staff and this consultant conducted an extensive search of the nuclear cardiology imaging room and hot lab in an effort to find the source. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful in locating the calibration rod. The lost source was routinely stored in the locked hot lab cabinet in a leaded pig. The only time the source was removed from the leaded pig was to perform daily calibrations of the well counter. Through our internal investigation we were unable to ascertain the event that attributed to the missing source.</br>Subsequently, contacted (the Rhode Island Department of Health), to provide official notice that the source was lost. At the time of the incident, the activity of the source was calculated at 0.083 microCi. On February 21,2014 a replacement Cs-137 Button Source; 6.60 microCi on 12/18/2009; Manufactured by NEN was added to the Sealed Source Inventory. The new source is stored in the locked hot lab cabinet in a leaded vial. The new source is used for instrument calibrations on the well counter. The nuclear cardiology staff will conduct a daily inventory of the sealed sources to assure completeness.</br>RI Event Reference 2014-002</br>* * * UPDATE FROM CHARMA WARING (VIA FAX) ON 3/5/15 AT 1535 EST</br>The State of Rhode Island considers this report closed.</br>NMED Item #120538.</br>Notified R1DO (Burritt) via email.</br>THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL</br>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.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
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On February 12, 2014, the nuclear cardiolo … On February 12, 2014, the nuclear cardiology and radiation safety staff concluded, a Cesium-137 Rod</br>Source; 1059 microCi on November 11/11/2003; Manufactured by Bench Mark; Serial Number: BM0837- 002-23; Model Number: BM08, was lost.</br>Following discovery of the lost source, the nuclear cardiology staff and this consultant conducted an extensive search of the nuclear cardiology imaging room and hot lab in an effort to find the source. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful in locating the calibration rod. The lost source was routinely stored in the locked hot lab cabinet in a leaded pig. The only time the source was removed from the leaded pig was to perform daily calibrations of the well counter. Through our internal investigation we were unable to ascertain the event that attributed to the missing source.</br>Subsequently, contacted (the Rhode Island Department of Health), to provide official notice that the source was lost. At the time of the incident, the activity of the source was calculated at 0.083 microCi. On February 21,2014 a replacement Cs-137 Button Source; 6.60 microCi on 12/18/2009; Manufactured by NEN was added to the Sealed Source Inventory. The new source is stored in the locked hot lab cabinet in a leaded vial. The new source is used for instrument calibrations on the well counter. The nuclear cardiology staff will conduct a daily inventory of the sealed sources to assure completeness.</br>RI Event Reference 2014-002</br>* * * UPDATE FROM CHARMA WARING (VIA FAX) ON 3/5/15 AT 1535 EST</br>The State of Rhode Island considers this report closed.</br>NMED Item #120538.</br>Notified R1DO (Burritt) via email.</br>THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL</br>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.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
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