ENS 42383
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Sep 19, 2005 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Nickel-63 Sources |
| Event Description | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts submitted the following report via e-mail:
A shipment of 23 devices was scheduled for delivery to a customer in Georgia. AIT Worldwide Logistics, the contract freight forwarder, acknowledged receipt of the 23 devices on September 14, 2005 from GE Ion Track. On Sept. 19th, 2005, when the truck checked into the forwarder's final distribution hub, the shipment was noted to be 2 devices short. The freighter forwarder conducted searches of its distribution centers, and was unable to locate the devices. GE Ion Track performed a thorough search of their Wilmington, MA facility and the devices were not located. GE Ion Track's and its subcontractor's database showed that the devices had not been transferred to another customer or recipient. GE Ion Track discovered that these sources were missing on January 24, 2005 and made notification to the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program on January 30, 2006. The customer in Kuwait and Georgia compared the shipping list to what they received and it was determined that the two missing devices are: 1) Vapor Tracer 2, serial number 120014, source number 09-13171 2) Itemizer 3, serial number 20566, source number 09-13480 Each device contained an 8 mCi source of Ni 63 in a foil form, model NER 004 manufactured by Isotope Products Laboratories. GE Ion Track has concluded that the devices were lost in shipment. As a preventative measure, freight forwarders and transport companies will be asked to verify quantity before accepting shipment from GE Ion Track. MRCP will be visiting the licensee on Monday March 6, 2006 for investigation. The missing sources were originally reported in a lost voice mail message to the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program on 1/30/2006. The state verified the loss on 3/3/2006. 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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| Ge Ion Track Wilmington, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 15-5254 |
| Organization: | Ma Radiation Control Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3968.5 h165.354 days <br />23.622 weeks <br />5.436 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Mike Whalen 14:30 Mar 3, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Mar 3, 2006 |
| 42383 - NRC Website | |
Ge Ion Track with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 423832005-09-19T05:00:00019 September 2005 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Nickel-63 Sources 2005-09-19T05:00:00 | |