ENS Event | |
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18:00 Feb 16, 2006 | |
| Title | Packages Received With High Levels Of External Technecium 99 Contamination |
| Event Description | The RSO for St Marys Health Care performed receipt inspections on two packages delivered from Cardinal Health Pharmacy in Denison, MI that contained 9 milliCuries of I-131 and 14 milliCuries of I-131.
The package that contained the 9 milliCurie source had external radiation levels of 0.08 mRem/hr at 3 feet and 1.5 mRem/hr on the surface, and external removable contamination of 16,000 DPM of Tech 99 (gamma emitter). That package also had removable surface contamination on the exterior of the source container inside the packaging material of 619,000 DPM of Tech 99. The second package that contained the 14 milliCurie source had external radiation levels of 0.08 mRem/hr at 3 feet and 1.5 mRem/hr on the surface, and external removable contamination of 5,000 DPM of Tech 99. That package also had removable surface contamination on the exterior of the source container inside the packaging material of 320,000 DPM of Tech 99. The licensee immediately notified the RSO for Cardinal Health Pharmacy in Denison, MI concerning the delivery. |
| Where | |
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| St Marys Health Care Grand Rapids, Michigan (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 21-01078-01 |
| Organization: | St Marys Health Care |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(2) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-4.42 h-0.184 days <br />-0.0263 weeks <br />-0.00605 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Dale Schippers 13:35 Feb 16, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Rotton |
| Last Updated: | Feb 16, 2006 |
| 42344 - NRC Website | |
St Marys Health Care with 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(2) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 20.1906(d)(2) Packages Received with High Levels of External Technecium 99 Contamination 2006-02-16T18:00:00 | |