ENS Event | |
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04:00 Feb 27, 2020 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report Radioactive Material Rejected at Waste Facility |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of information received via email:
On 2/27/20, the Vermont Department of Health (VDH) was notified that a waste transport truck was rejected at a waste facility in Hudson Falls, NY. The truck was rejected because radioactive material was detected measuring 1.4 mrem/hr while background radiation was 0.01 mrem/hr. The truck was redirected to Tam Recycling in Pownal, VT, and instructed to isolate the waste. On 3/2/20, the Vermont Hazardous Materials Response Team (VHMRT) and a member of VDH Radiation Control responded to the recycling center. The radioactive waste was identified as human bladder control products which contained an estimated 4.6 microCi of I-131. The contents were double bagged and isolated in a remote storage area at the recycling center for to decay. On 4/3/20, VDH issued Vermont Information Notice IN 20-001 (Release of humans and animals receiving I-131 therapy) to all Vermont radioactive materials licensees who are authorized to use I-131. This Information Notice recommends all affected licensees review their I-131 administration procedures, patient release criteria, and pet owner release instructions. On 6/26/20, a VDH inspector returned to survey the material, and found that the radiation levels of the material were indistinguishable from background. With the decay of the I-131 waste this incident has been closed out by VDH on 8/5/20. Vermont Incident No.: VT-20-001 |
| Where | |
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| Tam Recycling Pownal, Vermont (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | N/A |
| Organization: | Vt Office Of Radiological Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3854.28 h160.595 days <br />22.942 weeks <br />5.28 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Francis O'Neill 17:17 Aug 5, 2020 |
| NRC Officer: | Andrew Waugh |
| Last Updated: | Aug 5, 2020 |
| 54818 - NRC Website | |
Vt Office Of Radiological Health with Agreement State | |
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