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The following information was received fro … The following information was received from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (the department) via email:</br>On September 19, 2024, a licensee reported that a package they shipped containing a Co-57 flood source had been lost by a common carrier and its whereabouts are unknown. The package was shipped on September 3, 2024, identified as missing on September 19, 2024, and reported to (the department) on the same day. The source was originally 20 millicuries and was approximately 2.98 millicuries at the time of shipment. (The source) was shipped as an excepted package containing a limited quantity of Co-57. The source serial number is: BM552022201101.</br>The department considers this event closed.</br>WI Event Report ID No: WI240004.</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 +
06:00:00, 19 September 2024 +
17:13:00, 17 December 2024 +
06:00:00, 19 September 2024 +
The following information was received fro … The following information was received from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (the department) via email:</br>On September 19, 2024, a licensee reported that a package they shipped containing a Co-57 flood source had been lost by a common carrier and its whereabouts are unknown. The package was shipped on September 3, 2024, identified as missing on September 19, 2024, and reported to (the department) on the same day. The source was originally 20 millicuries and was approximately 2.98 millicuries at the time of shipment. (The source) was shipped as an excepted package containing a limited quantity of Co-57. The source serial number is: BM552022201101.</br>The department considers this event closed.</br>WI Event Report ID No: WI240004.</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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