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| event date = 06/29/2015 EDT | | event date = 06/29/2015 EDT | ||
| last update date = 07/07/2015 | | last update date = 07/07/2015 | ||
| title = Agreement State Report - Missing Radioactive Material | | title = Agreement State Report - Missing Radioactive Material in Transit | ||
| event text = The following information was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via email: | | event text = The following information was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via email: | ||
Worcester Polytechnic Institute reported on 6/30/15 that a shipment of one Selenium-75 (1 curie) and two Ytterbium-169 (1.76 curies together) brachytherapy sealed sources arrived as an empty package (no radioactive material was within the package). The received Yellow-II labeled cardboard package was visibly damaged and resealed with clear shipping tape. Survey of the received package determined background radiation readings. Carrier, shipper and various government agencies have been contacted. Search for missing items is ongoing. Radiation from the unshielded sources expected to be approximately 1 R/hr at one meter distance. Agency [MA Radiation Control Program] to perform on-site investigation in Worcester today . | Worcester Polytechnic Institute reported on 6/30/15 that a shipment of one Selenium-75 (1 curie) and two Ytterbium-169 (1.76 curies together) brachytherapy sealed sources arrived as an empty package (no radioactive material was within the package). The received Yellow-II labeled cardboard package was visibly damaged and resealed with clear shipping tape. Survey of the received package determined background radiation readings. Carrier, shipper and various government agencies have been contacted. Search for missing items is ongoing. Radiation from the unshielded sources expected to be approximately 1 R/hr at one meter distance. Agency [MA Radiation Control Program] to perform on-site investigation in Worcester today . | ||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 1 March 2018
| Where | |
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| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 03-6802 |
| Organization: | Ma Radiation Control Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+32.28 h1.345 days <br />0.192 weeks <br />0.0442 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Tony Carpenito 12:17 Jun 30, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | Jul 7, 2015 |
| 51192 - NRC Website | |