ENS Event | |
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04:00 Jul 11, 2019 | |
| Title | Ni-63 Source Inadvertently Sent to Disposal Facility |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of a phone call with the licensee:
The U.S. Air Force Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) received report of a source which they believe has been inadvertently sent to a waste disposal facility. The source (Ni-63, 15 mCi, S/N 30306) was housed in a desktop chemical scanner, and has been in use for some time. On 4/26/2019, the scanner was sent to the U.S. Air Force Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO). On 5/13/2019, DRMO then sent the scanner to DLA as scrap/waste, after which it was likely sent to a disposal facility. On 7/11/19, it was determined that the source has been inadvertently disposed of. DLA is currently working to determine which waste facility received the source, so recovery can be attempted. The source was last leak tested on 10/01/2018, with no leaks detected. No exposures were expected from the disposal of the source. The licensee has contacted NRC RIV (Poston-Brown). 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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| United States Air Force Fort Eustis, Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | GL |
| Organization: | Usaf Defense Logistics Agency |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+944.52 h39.355 days <br />5.622 weeks <br />1.294 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Scott Nemmers 12:31 Aug 19, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeffrey Whited |
| Last Updated: | Aug 19, 2019 |
| 54227 - NRC Website | |
Usaf Defense Logistics Agency with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | ||
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