ENS Event | |
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15:30 Jun 27, 2006 | |
| Title | Sc Agreement State Report - Sheared End of Pd-103 Seed |
| Event Description | The State provided the following information via facsimile:
The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified on Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at 5:18 p.m., that a Pd-103 [1.33 mCi] seed had jammed in a Mick applicator at 11:30 a.m., on June 27, 2006. Medical Physicist [Name Deleted] stated that the Mick cartridge was unscrewed to release spring pressure, which subsequently sheared the end of the seed off. The cartridge was removed and placed in a lead container, the applicator was flushed out and the seed was placed in a lead container. All remaining seeds were then placed in a shielded container and the implant was completed. [The Medical Physicist] stated that the area was surveyed with a Ludlum Model 3A utilizing a scintillation probe. One towel and water drained in a basin indicated contamination. These items were bagged and taken to the hot lab for decay in storage. [The Medical Physicist] was advised by Mark L. Windham to submit a written report detailing this event to the Department within 30 days. The event is considered closed and pending the licensee's investigation and report to the Department, updates will be made through the national NMED system. SC Report ID No.SC060009 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. |
| Where | |
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| Summerville Medical Center Summerville, South Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 210 |
| Organization: | Sc Div Of Health & Env Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+19.17 h0.799 days <br />0.114 weeks <br />0.0263 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Mark L. Windham 10:40 Jun 28, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Arlon Costa |
| Last Updated: | Jun 28, 2006 |
| 42670 - NRC Website | |
Summerville Medical Center with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 426702006-06-27T15:30:00027 June 2006 15:30:00
[Table view]Agreement State Sc Agreement State Report - Sheared End of Pd-103 Seed 2006-06-27T15:30:00 | |