ENS 56946
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Feb 1, 2024 | |
| Title | Lost Source |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of information received from the Georgia Radioactive Material Program (the Department) via email:
The licensee's Assistant Director of Radiation Safety contacted the Department on February 1, 2024, at 1700 EST, to report a missing source. He stated he was notified that morning that a germanium-68 Phantom, for use with a PET/MRI (positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging) machine was reported missing. It has a reference activity of 55 MBq / 1.5mCi. During a follow up call from the Department, the Assistant Director stated the source was delivered and accounted for Monday, January 29, 2024, then reported missing February 1, 2024. The source was in a restricted area and locked in the hot lab. The Assistant Director stated they have created a police report and are awaiting surveillance footage. The licensee believes it may have been thrown away accidentally, therefore they are also searching their dumpsters. Georgia Incident Number: 77
The following is a summary of information received from the Georgia Radioactive Material Program (the Department) via email: The Assistant Director of Radiation Safety contacted the Department on 02/02/24 to provide an update on the steps being taken to find the lost source. They had informed the police department and opened an investigation. Security was also assisting in the investigation. The radiopharmacy that supports Emory University, called on 02/05/24 and reported their driver accidentally removed the source. The source was returned on 02/05/24 and the Assistant Director of Radiation Safety completed the check in and the leak test on the source. Notified R1DO (Lilliendahl), NMSS Events Notification, and ILTAB 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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| Emory University Atlanta, Georgia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | GA 153-1 |
| Organization: | Georgia Radioactive Material Pgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+33.02 h1.376 days <br />0.197 weeks <br />0.0452 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Shatavia Walker 14:01 Feb 2, 2024 |
| NRC Officer: | Kerby Scales |
| Last Updated: | Feb 6, 2024 |
| 56946 - NRC Website | |
Emory University with Agreement State | |
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