ENS Event | |
|---|---|
18:10 Apr 20, 2006 | |
| Title | Technetium 99M Surface Contamination Found On Package Exterior |
| Event Description | St. Vincent Hospital received a package with surface contamination levels excess of Department Of Transportation 49 CFR 173.443 required levels. The package was an expected shipment of Iodine 131 for hospital use. The Hospital identified the contaminant via exterior swipe surveys as Technetium 99m at levels in excess of 5200 decays per minute per 100 centimeters squared. The integrity of the package was not compromised. No contamination was found on the interior of the package. The hospital called the shipper, Cardinal Health Systems, to notify them of the contamination found and has isolated the package in a controlled area.
The licensee is retracting this event based on the fact that the reported surface contamination levels are not above the DOT limits referenced above. Notified NMSS (Morell), R3DO (Peterson). |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| St. Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, Indiana (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 13-00133-02 |
| Organization: | St. Vincent Hospital |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-5.58 h-0.233 days <br />-0.0332 weeks <br />-0.00764 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ed Wroblewski 12:35 Apr 20, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Apr 24, 2006 |
| 42518 - NRC Website | |
St. Vincent Hospital with 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 475582011-12-29T14:00:00029 December 2011 14:00:00
[Table view]10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1) Radiopharmaceutical Package Received with External Contamination ENS 425182006-04-20T18:10:00020 April 2006 18:10:00 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1) Technetium 99M Surface Contamination Found on Package Exterior 2011-12-29T14:00:00 | |