ENS 53561

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Aug 24, 2018
Title	Agreement State Report - Improper Disposal of Radioactive Material
Event Description	The following information was received via E-mail: This morning Oklahoma DEQ [Department of Environmental Quality] Radiation Management learned of an improper disposal of radioactive material in Oklahoma. Stericycle, an autoclave facility authorized to treat biomedical waste, rejected a load of material from a Kansas facility due to radioactivity. It appears the waste was received by SteriCycle on Wednesday, August 22 (because of an error in the report, this isn't totally clear), and is being picked up today (August 24) for return to the generating facility. SteriCycle did not provide DEQ with any specifics on radiation levels measured, quantity, etc. DEQ has notified the Kansas radiation program, which will investigate. SteriCycle identified the waste generator as: Cancer Center of KS - Wichita SteriCycle is located at: Stroud, OK We are informed that Kansas radiation control regulates the facility under the name Via Christi. Since the material is being picked up today, Oklahoma DEQ did not attempt a site visit to investigate the material. We have informed the Kansas radiation program and understand they will be following up. There are no known significant exposures to workers or the public, and none are expected at this time. It is not clear that this is reportable, but we are notifying NRC out of an abundance of caution. See EN 53564.

ENS 53561 +/-
Where
Stericycle Stroud, Oklahoma (NRC Region 4)
Organization:	Ok Deq Rad Management
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+6.48 h0.27 days <br />0.0386 weeks <br />0.00888 months <br />)
Opened:	Mike Broderick 11:29 Aug 24, 2018
NRC Officer:	Dong Park
Last Updated:	Aug 24, 2018
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