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05:00 Apr 11, 2008 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Missing Strontium-90 Beta Applicator |
| Event Description | The State of Texas reported that a 55 milliCuries strontium-90 beta applicator, Amersham Model SIA.20, is currently missing. The device was formally used at a cancer treatment facility in Plano, Texas, which has since filed for bankruptcy protection. The device was not returned to the authorized user upon sale of the property. The state believes the device is locked and stored in the building and is attempting to gain access through the bankruptcy trustee. The state is investigating and will provide further details at a later date.
The State of Texas has inspected the business and accounted for the missing beta applicator. Additionally, they have discovered some other nuclear source material. The state has served an impoundment order on the business and has secured all of the sources in the building pending additional investigation and follow-up. Texas Incident No. I-8500 Notified R4DO(Deese) and FSME(Kock). 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. This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source |
| Where | |
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| Network Cancer Care Plano, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L05348 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+8 h0.333 days <br />0.0476 weeks <br />0.011 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ray Jisha 13:00 Apr 11, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Joe O'Hara |
| Last Updated: | Apr 11, 2008 |
| 44133 - NRC Website | |
Network Cancer Care with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Missing Strontium-90 Beta Applicator 2008-04-11T05:00:00 | |