ENS Event | |
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04:00 Jun 30, 2012 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Radioactive Iodine Seed Detected in Refuse |
| Event Description | The Commonwealth of Virginia submitted the following information via facsimile:
On Monday July 30th, the VRPM [Virginia Radioactive Materials Program] was notified by the Maryland Radiation Program that SteriCycle's monitor detected radiation from a Bio box picked up at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. RSO, Inc. of Maryland performed a radiation survey with the highest reading of 0.7 mrem/hr on contact. They also performed radioisotope identification with a Bicron Fieldspec which indicated I-125. The Bio box was returned to INOVA Fairfax Hospital on August 1st where it was examined by Radiation Safety staff. A red bag of infectious waste containing one I-125 seed was discovered. The seed was assayed using a well-counter which indicated it to be 0.22 mCi. INOVA Fairfax decay corrected this activity to the normal seed activity of 0.28 mCi, which indicated it was implanted on July 10th. A review of patient implants for July 10th is being performed and staff involved are being interviewed. Media attention: none. VA Event Report ID No.: VA-12-04 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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| Inova Fairfax Hospital Fairfax, Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 610-116-1 |
| Organization: | Virginia Rad Materials Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+900.48 h37.52 days <br />5.36 weeks <br />1.233 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Michael Welling 16:29 Aug 6, 2012 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Aug 6, 2012 |
| 48162 - NRC Website | |
Inova Fairfax Hospital with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 504142014-08-29T04:00:00029 August 2014 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Medical Event ENS 481622012-06-30T04:00:00030 June 2012 04:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Radioactive Iodine Seed Detected in Refuse ENS 499392012-03-11T04:00:00011 March 2012 04:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Error in Dose Calculation and Underdose Administration 2014-08-29T04:00:00 | |