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v t e ENS Event
05:00 May 22, 2006
Title	Agreement State Report - Unsecured Delivery of Radioactive Material
Event Description	The State provided the following information via facsimile: On May 22, 2006, a package containing 300 [microcuries] of I-123 in two (2) capsules was prepared for shipment at the Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy Services ('Cardinal Health') facility in Dallas, TX. This package was a Type 7A container and was given a Yellow II label. This package was consigned to a contract courier, Tradewind, Inc., for delivery to Cardinal Health in Shreveport, LA. Delivery of this package to Cardinal Health Shreveport was attempted sometime after it closed at 5:00 PM. It was discovered by a parking lot cleaning crew at approximately 11:30 PM that evening. The package had been left behind a dumpster outside the pharmacy and covered with a Tradewind jacket. The cleaning crew contacted the police, who arrived at the scene shortly afterwards and contacted the fire department, who dispatched a HazMat team. The police also contacted our pharmacist on call by using the emergency contact number posted on the outer vestibule door to our pharmacy. The fire and/or police departments took control of the material until a representative from Cardinal Health arrived on site. All radioactive material listed on the shipping paper was present and accounted for. Root Causes: The cause of this event was a failure by the courier, Tradewind, to properly perform their contracted duties. The package in question was left unsecured behind a dumpster. This is not how Tradewind has been instructed to deliver packages to our pharmacy. They have been instructed to deliver radioactive material packages in a designated area (that is appropriately marked) inside the vestibule, in the rear of our building. Tradewind was issued a vestibule key for this sole purpose. The driver who originally arrived to deliver the package did not have the vestibule key. An interview with him revealed that his intent was for another Tradewind driver to arrive later with the key and deliver the package into [licensee's] secured vestibule. Actions Taken to Prevent a Recurrence: Cardinal Health will be working with Tradewind to review training documents required by the DOT and to formulate corrective measures taken to prevent reoccurrence of this type of event. LA Event Report ID No.: LA060008

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Where
Cardinal Health Shreveport, Louisiana (NRC Region 4)
License number:	La-10217-L01
Organization:	Louisiana Radiation Protection Div
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+387.9 h16.163 days <br />2.309 weeks <br />0.531 months <br />)
Opened:	Joe Noble 08:54 Jun 7, 2006
NRC Officer:	Jeff Rotton
Last Updated:	Jun 7, 2006
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 | event date = 05/22/2006 CDT
 | last update date = 06/07/2006
-| title = Agreement State Report - Unsecured Delivery Of Radioactive Material
+| title = Agreement State Report - Unsecured Delivery of Radioactive Material
 | event text = The State provided the following information via facsimile:
 On May 22, 2006, a package containing 300 [microcuries] of I-123 in two (2) capsules was prepared for shipment at the Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy Services ('Cardinal Health') facility in Dallas, TX. This package was a Type 7A container and was given a Yellow II label. This package was consigned to a contract courier, Tradewind, Inc., for delivery to Cardinal Health in Shreveport, LA.

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