ENS Event | |
|---|---|
17:15 May 13, 2008 | |
| Title | "[The Department of Veterans Affairs Called] to Report Receipt of One Package of Radioactive Material with Removable Surface Contamination on the Outside of the Package Greater than the Limits in 10 Cfr 71.87(I). |
| Event Description | The package was received at approximately 12:15 PM Eastern Time (ET), May 13, 2008 by the VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL.
A wipe test performed on the external surface of the package around 12:30 PM ET indicated a removable contamination level of 42 dpm/cm2 as compared to the regulatory limit of 22 dpm/cm2. The package contained a PET radioactive drug with Fluorine-18 (F-18) shipped from Cardinal Health of Jupiter, Florida. The vendor/shipper also serves as the delivery carrier. The shipper/delivery carrier was notified of the contaminated package at approximately 12:55 PM ET by the VA Medical Center's Radiation Safety Officer. Spectral measurements indicated that the contaminant involved is F-18. The package did not appear to be damaged. The package is being held for radiological decay and will be returned to the vendor in a couple of days. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Department Of Veterans Affairs North Little Rock, Arkansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 03-23853-01VA |
| Organization: | Va Hospital Of West Palm Beach Fl |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.3 h-0.0958 days <br />-0.0137 weeks <br />-0.00315 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Thomas Huston 14:57 May 13, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | May 13, 2008 |
| 44208 - NRC Website | |
Department Of Veterans Affairs with 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 488582013-03-27T17:48:00027 March 2013 17:48:00
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