ENS 56026
ENS Event | |
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17:03 Aug 1, 2022 | |
| Title | Missing Radioactive Material Shipment |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program via email:
The licensee (QSA Global, Inc., License No. 12-8361) reported at 1359 EDT on August 1, 2022 that it discovered on same day (August 1, 2022) at 1303 EDT that two packages (Yellow-III, Type B(U)) containing 12 sealed sources (Ir-192; 1279.4 Ci total) were reported missing by the shipper, QSA Global. Package 1 was shipped on July 19, 2022 in two pieces and one of the pieces containing 4 Ir-192 sources (430.2 Ci) was reported missing. Package 2, also reported as missing, was shipped on July 20, 2022 containing 8 Ir-192 sources (849.2 Ci). Both packages were intended for export to Mexico. Package 1 was most recently scanned at common carrier facility in Memphis, TN on July 28. Package 2 was most recently scanned at the common carrier facility in Memphis on July 22. The reporting requirement is immediate and is of 105 CMR 120.281(A)(1), missing licensed radioactive materials in aggregate quantity equal to or greater than 1,000 times quantity specified in 105 CMR 120.297, Appendix C. The four-hour reporting requirement of 105 CMR 120.077(B), missing shipment of Category 2 quantity of radioactive material, also applies. The Agency considers this event to be open. Notified DHS SWO, DOE Operations Center, FEMA Operations Center, HHS Operations Center, USDA Operations Center, EPA Emergency Operations Center, FDA Emergency Operations Center, Nuclear SSA, FEMA National Watch Center, and CWMD Watch Desk via email.
The following was received from the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program via email: The Licensee reported at 1040 EDT on August 4, 2022 that the common carrier has confirmed all packages have been located and have arrived at their intended destination in Mexico. The Agency considers this event closed. Notified internal: R1RDO (Henrion), NMSS DAY (Rivera-Capella), IR MOC (Crouch), and ILTAB (MacDonald), and via email: INES (Smith), NMSS Events Notification, and ILTAB. Notified external: DHS SWO, FEMA Ops Center, USDA Ops Center, HHS Ops Center, DOE Ops Center, DHS CISA Central, and EPA EOC and via E-mail: FDA EOC, Nuclear SSA, FEMA National Watch Center, CWMD Watch Desk, and CNSNS Mexico.
The following was received from the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program via email: Reference: NMED Item 220346 and Massachusetts Event 20-5089. Original Agency Report to NMED 09/01/2022 Updates and Information noted in the NMED database as previously not reported by this Agency: Corrective Actions Information: No corrective action taken Source/Radioactive Material Information: Source 1 Model Number: A424-9 Source 2 Model Number: A424-9 Device/Associated Equipment Information: Device 1 Manufacturer: QSA Global, Inc. Device 1 Model Number: SC-360-4 Device 1 Serial Number: DU4021 Device 2 Manufacturer: QSA Global, Inc. Device 2 Model Number: SC-650L Device 2 Serial Number: 2145 Notified R1DO (Young) and NMSS Events Notifications via email. THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Category 2' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Qsa Global Inc Burlington, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 12-8361 |
| Organization: | Ma Radiation Control Program |
| Reporting | |
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| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1 h-0.0417 days <br />-0.00595 weeks <br />-0.00137 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Bob Locke 16:03 Aug 1, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Brian Lin |
| Last Updated: | Sep 13, 2022 |
| 56026 - NRC Website | |
Qsa Global Inc with Agreement State | |
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