ENS Event | |
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20:30 Aug 16, 2003 | |
| Title | Damaged Molybdenum Generator Yellow Ii Type a Boxes |
| Event Description | Four molybdenum 99 generators which were being shipped from the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, CA to Mallinckrodt Medical Center in Maryland Hts, MO had their packaging become wet while they were at the Roadway Express terminal in Bloomington, CA. Battery acid spilled out of a battery that fell on the floor came in contact with the bottoms of the four packages. The four 45lb packages were placed into two drums. The packages were only wet and not damaged. There was no contamination or rad releases. The trucking firm will contact Mallinckrodt as soon as possible to determine how the material should be handled.
The following information on the shipment was noted: TI - 0.12 rem UN 2915 Activity 5.395 (?) |
| Where | |
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| Us Department Of The Navy Bloomington, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Information Only | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+5.87 h0.245 days <br />0.0349 weeks <br />0.00804 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Robert Greger 02:22 Aug 17, 2003 |
| NRC Officer: | Chauncey Gould |
| Last Updated: | Aug 16, 2003 |
| 40083 - NRC Website | |
Us Department Of The Navy with Information Only | |
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[Table view]Information Only Damaged Molybdenum Generator Yellow Ii Type a Boxes 2003-08-16T20:30:00 | |