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The following was received from the State … The following was received from the State of Illinois via e-mail:</br>The agency (Illinois Emergency Management Agency) was notified the morning of 2/13/19 by Bard Brachytherapy, IL-02062-01, in Carol Stream to advise that a package of (34) I-125 brachytherapy seeds arrived with no obvious damage, but (5) of the (34) seeds were unaccounted for. Facility staff were immediately alerted of the issue when (the common carrier) opened the dock door and meters alerted to elevated radiation readings. (2) seeds were identified by the licensee staff outside of the package on the floor. Package wipes were taken and there is no indication of removable contamination. Each of the seeds has a current activity of 0.346 mCi and would have an exposure rate of approximately 0.6 mR/h at one foot. There is currently no reason to suspect any malicious intent or deliberate diversion of package contents. The five unaccounted for seeds contain an aggregate activity of 1.73 microCuries as of 2/13/19.</br>The (common carrier) driver's vehicle was surveyed by licensee staff. Additionally, it was determined that the driver picked the package up at O'Hare airport, went to the (common carrier's) hub and then directly to Bard. Licensee staff are coordinating with (the common carrier) and are currently en route to the hub to perform surveys. Additional details will be provided as they become available. This matter remains open.</br>Illinois Item Number: IL190008</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 was received from the State … The following was received from the State of Illinois via e-mail:</br>The agency (Illinois Emergency Management Agency) was notified the morning of 2/13/19 by Bard Brachytherapy, IL-02062-01, in Carol Stream to advise that a package of (34) I-125 brachytherapy seeds arrived with no obvious damage, but (5) of the (34) seeds were unaccounted for. Facility staff were immediately alerted of the issue when (the common carrier) opened the dock door and meters alerted to elevated radiation readings. (2) seeds were identified by the licensee staff outside of the package on the floor. Package wipes were taken and there is no indication of removable contamination. Each of the seeds has a current activity of 0.346 mCi and would have an exposure rate of approximately 0.6 mR/h at one foot. There is currently no reason to suspect any malicious intent or deliberate diversion of package contents. The five unaccounted for seeds contain an aggregate activity of 1.73 microCuries as of 2/13/19.</br>The (common carrier) driver's vehicle was surveyed by licensee staff. Additionally, it was determined that the driver picked the package up at O'Hare airport, went to the (common carrier's) hub and then directly to Bard. Licensee staff are coordinating with (the common carrier) and are currently en route to the hub to perform surveys. Additional details will be provided as they become available. This matter remains open.</br>Illinois Item Number: IL190008</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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