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The following information was received froThe following information was received from the state of South Carolina via email: </br>The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified via email at 1327 EST on 02/01/22 that during a quarterly nuclear medicine audit conducted on 01/27/22, a leak test result of a Cs-137 vial source was above the regulatory limit of 0.005 microCi of removable contamination. The licensee is reporting that the Cs-137 vial source is a 203.9 microCi Isotope Product Laboratory Model RV-137-200U, serial number 788-6-7. The leak test result indicated a net removable contamination of 0.0155 microCi. The licensee is reporting that area survey results indicated no other contamination within the nuclear medicine department. The vial source has been placed inside a lead container, sealed, and stored in the nuclear medicine hot lab. Department inspectors were dispatched to the facility on 02/02/22. The vial source was found packaged as the licensee described. Dose rate readings using a Ludlum 14-C (calibrated 10/12/21) indicated readings as high as 12 milliR/hr on the surface of the container. Removable contamination wipes were also taken and no further contamination was detected. The vial source is awaiting disposal/transfer back to the manufacturer. This event is still under investigation by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.tment of Health and Environmental Control.  +
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The following information was received froThe following information was received from the state of South Carolina via email: </br>The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified via email at 1327 EST on 02/01/22 that during a quarterly nuclear medicine audit conducted on 01/27/22, a leak test result of a Cs-137 vial source was above the regulatory limit of 0.005 microCi of removable contamination. The licensee is reporting that the Cs-137 vial source is a 203.9 microCi Isotope Product Laboratory Model RV-137-200U, serial number 788-6-7. The leak test result indicated a net removable contamination of 0.0155 microCi. The licensee is reporting that area survey results indicated no other contamination within the nuclear medicine department. The vial source has been placed inside a lead container, sealed, and stored in the nuclear medicine hot lab. Department inspectors were dispatched to the facility on 02/02/22. The vial source was found packaged as the licensee described. Dose rate readings using a Ludlum 14-C (calibrated 10/12/21) indicated readings as high as 12 milliR/hr on the surface of the container. Removable contamination wipes were also taken and no further contamination was detected. The vial source is awaiting disposal/transfer back to the manufacturer. This event is still under investigation by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.tment of Health and Environmental Control.  +
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