ENS Event | |
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06:00 Nov 8, 2023 | |
| Title | Lost Radioactive Material |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Department) via phone and email:
On November 9, 2023, the Department was notified by the licensee that a shipment of 960 millicuries of iridium - 192 Zero Wash had not arrived at its Alice, Texas, location. The licensee stated the shipment was scheduled to arrive in Alice, Texas on October 31, 2023. The licensee stated that the carrier used often misses the arrival date by as much as a week, so they did not start looking for the shipment until November 7, 2023. The licensee contacted the shipping company and the last know location of the shipment is Abilene, Texas. The shipper is searching that location for the material. The licensee stated the material was shipped inside a 55 gallon drum. It is currently believed that it is not likely that any individual would exceed any exposure limits. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident Number 10065
The following update was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services via email: On November 9, 2023, the licensee reported they had located the missing shipment of 960 millicuries of iridium - 192 Zero Wash. The licensee had placed two orders for the materials for two separate locations and the shipping company had inadvertently delivered both shipments to the same location. Notified R4DO (Warnick), and NMSS Event Notifications, ILTAB, and CSNS Mexico via email. 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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| Core Laboratories Lp Abilene, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L 03835 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+31.75 h1.323 days <br />0.189 weeks <br />0.0435 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 13:45 Nov 9, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Eric Simpson |
| Last Updated: | Nov 9, 2023 |
| 56843 - NRC Website | |
Core Laboratories Lp with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 568432023-11-08T06:00:0008 November 2023 06:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Lost Radioactive Material 2023-11-08T06:00:00 | |