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The following information from the New Yor … The following information from the New York State Department of Health was received via email: </br>The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) conducted a routine inspection of an x-ray registrant on October 15, 2021, where the inspector was made aware that the registrant, M & M Environmental Corporation rented an XRF Lead-in- Paint Analyzer containing 5 mCi of Cobalt-57 (Viken Pb200i; S/N 1173) without possessing a New York State Department of Health Radioactive Materials License, thereby violating the requirements in 10 NYCRR 16.100.</br>Geotech Environmental Equipment, Inc. provided M & M Environmental Corporation with the rental XRF in question. M & M Environmental did apply for a New York State Radioactive Materials License in August 2021, but the license was not yet approved due to failure to respond to NYSDOH's request for additional information and still not issued to date under Licensing Action No. 2021-0557.</br>The Radiation Safety Officer for M & M Environmental Corporation also mentioned on September 25, 2021, the rental XRF was reported as stolen/lost in the 42nd Street Station of New York City. This was reported to NYCPD ((New York City Police Department)). The XRF device is still missing to date. A formal written report to NYSDOH is also pending to date in accordance with 10 NYCRR 16.15(a)(2).</br>NYSDOH will continue to monitor this incident under NYSDOH Incident No. 1367. The applicant will be providing additional information on the event, corrective actions, and steps to prevent recurrence in the future. Subsequently, NYSDOH is working with Washington State Department of Health regarding the involvement of Geotech Environmental Equipment, Inc. in this incident and to identify other potential recipients in New York State that received an XRF device without a specific license in violation of 10 NYCRR 16.100.</br>New York Incident No.: NY-21-03</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.pdfp://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
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The following information from the New Yor … The following information from the New York State Department of Health was received via email: </br>The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) conducted a routine inspection of an x-ray registrant on October 15, 2021, where the inspector was made aware that the registrant, M & M Environmental Corporation rented an XRF Lead-in- Paint Analyzer containing 5 mCi of Cobalt-57 (Viken Pb200i; S/N 1173) without possessing a New York State Department of Health Radioactive Materials License, thereby violating the requirements in 10 NYCRR 16.100.</br>Geotech Environmental Equipment, Inc. provided M & M Environmental Corporation with the rental XRF in question. M & M Environmental did apply for a New York State Radioactive Materials License in August 2021, but the license was not yet approved due to failure to respond to NYSDOH's request for additional information and still not issued to date under Licensing Action No. 2021-0557.</br>The Radiation Safety Officer for M & M Environmental Corporation also mentioned on September 25, 2021, the rental XRF was reported as stolen/lost in the 42nd Street Station of New York City. This was reported to NYCPD ((New York City Police Department)). The XRF device is still missing to date. A formal written report to NYSDOH is also pending to date in accordance with 10 NYCRR 16.15(a)(2).</br>NYSDOH will continue to monitor this incident under NYSDOH Incident No. 1367. The applicant will be providing additional information on the event, corrective actions, and steps to prevent recurrence in the future. Subsequently, NYSDOH is working with Washington State Department of Health regarding the involvement of Geotech Environmental Equipment, Inc. in this incident and to identify other potential recipients in New York State that received an XRF device without a specific license in violation of 10 NYCRR 16.100.</br>New York Incident No.: NY-21-03</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.pdfp://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
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