ENS 53873
ENS Event | |
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06:00 Feb 13, 2019 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Report of Loss of Brachytherapy Seeds |
| Event Description | The following was received from the State of Illinois via e-mail:
The agency [Illinois Emergency Management Agency] was notified the morning of 2/13/19 by Bard Brachytherapy, IL-02062-01, in Carol Stream to advise that a package of (34) I-125 brachytherapy seeds arrived with no obvious damage, but (5) of the (34) seeds were unaccounted for. Facility staff were immediately alerted of the issue when [the common carrier] opened the dock door and meters alerted to elevated radiation readings. (2) seeds were identified by the licensee staff outside of the package on the floor. Package wipes were taken and there is no indication of removable contamination. Each of the seeds has a current activity of 0.346 mCi and would have an exposure rate of approximately 0.6 mR/h at one foot. There is currently no reason to suspect any malicious intent or deliberate diversion of package contents. The five unaccounted for seeds contain an aggregate activity of 1.73 microCuries as of 2/13/19. The [common carrier] driver's vehicle was surveyed by licensee staff. Additionally, it was determined that the driver picked the package up at O'Hare airport, went to the [common carrier's] hub and then directly to Bard. Licensee staff are coordinating with [the common carrier] and are currently en route to the hub to perform surveys. Additional details will be provided as they become available. This matter remains open. Illinois Item Number: IL190008 THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Bard Brachytherapy Carol Stream, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | IL-02062-01 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+7.33 h0.305 days <br />0.0436 weeks <br />0.01 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 13:20 Feb 13, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeffrey Whited |
| Last Updated: | Feb 13, 2019 |
| 53873 - NRC Website
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Bard Brachytherapy with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 571932024-06-25T05:00:00025 June 2024 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Broken Brachytherapy Seed ENS 571272024-05-13T05:00:00013 May 2024 05:00:00 Agreement State Lost Brachytherapy Seed ENS 563412023-02-06T06:00:0006 February 2023 06:00:00 Agreement State Lost Brachytherapy Seeds ENS 561812022-10-25T05:00:00025 October 2022 05:00:00 Agreement State Lost Shipments ENS 561452022-09-30T05:00:00030 September 2022 05:00:00 Agreement State Lost Shipment ENS 560832022-08-31T05:00:00031 August 2022 05:00:00 Agreement State Lost I-125 Brachytherapy Seeds ENS 560992022-08-23T05:00:00023 August 2022 05:00:00 Agreement State Loss of I-125 Brachytherapy Seed ENS 560112022-06-29T05:00:00029 June 2022 05:00:00 Agreement State Lost Sources ENS 559512022-06-16T21:00:00016 June 2022 21:00:00 Agreement State Shipment Lost Then Found ENS 538732019-02-13T06:00:00013 February 2019 06:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Report of Loss of Brachytherapy Seeds ENS 429842006-11-10T06:00:00010 November 2006 06:00:00 Agreement State Shipment of Iodine - 125 Seeds Lost in Transit ENS 411592004-10-29T05:00:00029 October 2004 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report 2024-06-25T05:00:00 | |