ENS Event | |
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05:00 Nov 17, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Misplaced Am-241 Source |
| Event Description | The following report was received via e-mail:
The Tennessee Division of Radiological Health was notified on November 22, 2016, of the discovery by Bionomics staff of an Americium-241 source in a shipment to Bionomics of depleted uranium counterweights. The 2 mCi source is reported to be part of an aircraft fuel gauge. Tennessee Event: TN-16-166 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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| Bionomics, Inc. Oak Ridge, Tennessee (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | R-73021 |
| Organization: | Tennessee Div Of Rad Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+151.18 h6.299 days <br />0.9 weeks <br />0.207 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Mark Andrews 12:11 Nov 23, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Nov 23, 2016 |
| 52392 - NRC Website | |
Bionomics, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 523922016-11-17T05:00:00017 November 2016 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Misplaced Am-241 Source 2016-11-17T05:00:00 | |