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The following information was provided by The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email:</br>(The licensee) contacted the Florida BRC to notify them about a lost source of Cs-137 (with a remaining activity of 127 microcuries of Cs-137 as of 4/4/2024). The source was last seen in April, 2024. West Coast Nuclear Pharmacy is no longer operating and has been purchased by RLS Pharmacy (4688-2). The source was not located during the transport of material from West Coast Nuclear Pharmacy to RLS Pharmacy. The last BRC inspection of West Coast Nuclear Pharmacy occurred on November 20, 2024. This incident was referred to materials for further action.</br>Device Type: Cs-137 E-vial</br>Manufacturer: NAS</br>Model number: MED 3550</br>Serial number: 13767</br>FL Incident Number: FL24-114</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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The following information was provided by The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email:</br>(The licensee) contacted the Florida BRC to notify them about a lost source of Cs-137 (with a remaining activity of 127 microcuries of Cs-137 as of 4/4/2024). The source was last seen in April, 2024. West Coast Nuclear Pharmacy is no longer operating and has been purchased by RLS Pharmacy (4688-2). The source was not located during the transport of material from West Coast Nuclear Pharmacy to RLS Pharmacy. The last BRC inspection of West Coast Nuclear Pharmacy occurred on November 20, 2024. This incident was referred to materials for further action.</br>Device Type: Cs-137 E-vial</br>Manufacturer: NAS</br>Model number: MED 3550</br>Serial number: 13767</br>FL Incident Number: FL24-114</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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