ENS 56444
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Mar 30, 2023 | |
| Title | Radioactive Source Lost in Shipment |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality via email:
On February 17, 2023, the [Alpha-Omega] Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) shipped a high dose rate (HDR) source through [a common carrier] for shipment to Radiation Oncology, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. The shipment's last known location was the [common carrier's] Memphis Hub. Alpha-Omega contacted the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality / Emergency Response Services Division / Radiation Section to report that a HDR Ir-192 source was lost in transit with [a common carrier] on March 30, 2023. The source serial number is 02-01-1027-001-021523-11023-87. The activity of the Ir-192 source on 2/17/23 was 400 GBq when it was shipped. The current activity on 3/31/23 is 7.292 Ci (269.8 GBq).The [common carrier's representative] in Dangerous Goods Administration stated that, '[the common carrier's] position is that an exhaustive manual search was completed and the parcel is no longer in our control.' Louisiana Event Report ID No.: LA20230006 THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Category 3' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Alpha-Omega Services, Inc. Vinton, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-10025-L01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Radiation Protection Div |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+32.52 h1.355 days <br />0.194 weeks <br />0.0445 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James Pate Iii 13:31 Mar 31, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Gott |
| Last Updated: | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 56444 - NRC Website | |
Alpha-Omega Services, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 564442023-03-30T05:00:00030 March 2023 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Radioactive Source Lost in Shipment ENS 550702021-01-15T21:30:00015 January 2021 21:30:00 Agreement State Lost Source in Transit ENS 550222020-12-04T06:00:0004 December 2020 06:00:00 Agreement State Lost High Dose Rate Source While in Transit ENS 532552018-03-09T21:15:0009 March 2018 21:15:00 Agreement State Louisiana Agreement State Report - Lost Iridium-192 Source ENS 528042017-06-13T12:30:00013 June 2017 12:30:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Incorrect Source Shipment ENS 525352017-02-06T08:00:0006 February 2017 08:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Transportation Posting Inaccuracy ENS 517992016-03-15T05:00:00015 March 2016 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Radioactive Source Shipment in Excess of Licensed Quantity ENS 488992013-04-02T07:00:0002 April 2013 07:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report Involving a Mis-Delivered Shipment of Radioactive Material 2023-03-30T05:00:00 | |