The State provided the following information via email:
DRH received notification on 8-15-07 from the Washington Dept. of Health, about the possibility of two (2) Industrial Dynamic Models FT-12 (Device Serial # 101942/Source # 318) and FT-50 (Device Serial No. 116158/Source # 3109) each containing 100 millicuries of Americium 241, being [inadvertently] delivered to a company in Mississippi. Washington DOH asked MS DRH to assist. DRH sent inspectors to the Canton, Mississippi location and verified that the sources were in both devices. DRH called Washington DOH and reported that the devices were indeed at that location.
DRH called contractor QSA Global for assistance with disposal. QSA will deal directly with company that shipped devices to Mississippi.
DRH confirmed both sources were in [the] devices with survey measurements of 0.7 Mr/hr at [the] surface.
Mississippi report number - MS 07003
- * * UPDATE FROM STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (SMITH) TO HUFFMAN AT 1735 EDT ON 8/30/07 * * *
The State provided the following information via email:
The Americium sources (2 sources/100 millicuries each) in the Industrial Dynamic Filtec gauges were picked up for disposal by licensed contractor on 8-30-07. DRH will also notify State of Washington DOH about disposal of sources.
R4DO (Nease) and
FSME (McConnell) notified.