ENS Event | |
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04:00 Nov 1, 2005 | |
| Title | Massachusetts Agreement State - Abandoned Ra-226 Quantity 1000 Times Greater than Labeling Requirements |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the state via fax:
Cause Description: During Clean-Out of Deceased Dermatologist, the family discovered a box with Ra-226. About 11/1/2005: [Deleted] contacted the Boston Regional (Office) of the EPA to dispose of Ra-226 discovered at family home. EPA recommended to [Deleted] that it would be cheaper if he disposed of the Ra-226 directly via a waste broker. EPA suggested Radiac Environmental Services of Brooklyn, NY. 11/17/2005: Radiac (Environmental Services of Brooklyn, NY) visited the Milton, MA residence and estimated that the amount of Ra-226 was about 2.9mCi. In addition, Radiac placed the box of Ra-226 sources into a 5-Gallon DOT Type A steel drum with a ring bolt closure, placed a security seal was placed over the ring, and labeled the drum with yellow/magenta radioactive label. [Deleted] was going to Florida for the winter. 4/27/06: The EPA informed the Mass. Radiation Control Program about the Ra-226 in Milton, MA. Corrective Actions: Material to be disposed of by licensed broker - Radiac Environmental Services of Brooklyn, NY - during the week of May 8, 2006. |
| Where | |
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| Herbert Henken Milton, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| Organization: | Ma Radiation Control Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+4541.8 h189.242 days <br />27.035 weeks <br />6.221 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Mike Whalen 08:48 May 9, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Joe O'Hara |
| Last Updated: | May 9, 2006 |
| 42562 - NRC Website | |
Herbert Henken with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 425622005-11-01T04:00:0001 November 2005 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Massachusetts Agreement State - Abandoned Ra-226 Quantity 1000 Times Greater than Labeling Requirements 2005-11-01T04:00:00 | |