PNO-I-99-032, on 990713,licensee Contacted NRC Headquarters Operations Officer to Rept Loss of Package Containing 2 Mci of Liquid I-125.Licensee Contacting Federal Express to Determine If Package Was Actually Delivered
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 03011063 |
| Issue date: | 07/14/1999 |
| From: | Courtemanche S, Dwyer J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| References | |
| PNO-I-99-032, PNO-I-99-32, NUDOCS 9907190193 | |
| Download: ML20209G550 (1) | |
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July 14. 1999
' PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-I-99-032 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance..The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is
~ known by Region I staff in King of Prussia. Pennsylvania on this date.
Facility Licensee Emeroency Classification Howard University Notification of Unusual Event Howard University Alert 2041 Georgia Ave., NW Site Area Emergency Washington. District Of Columbia 20060 General Emergency Dockets: 03011063 License No: 0800386-19 X Not Applicable
Subject:
LOSS OF A PACKAGE CONTAINING 2 MILLICURIES OF 10 DINE-125 (I-125)
On July 13.1999. the licensee contacted the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer to report the loss of a package containing two millicuries of liquid I-125. The material was ordered from the manufacturer. Amersham, on June 4,1999, for an experiment to be conducted on June 14. 1999. The researcher notified the Radiation Safety Office on June 14. 1999 that the package had not been delivered and the Radiation Safety Office staff
-determined that the. package was missing on the same day. The manufacturer informed the licensee that the package containing the radioactive material had been shipped to the licensee by Federal Express on June 4.
1999. The licensee has questioned personnel and examined ) laces of stcrage throughout the facility for the missing package. )ersonnel in the shipping / receiving department. signed a document that a number of packages were received on June 7. 1999, but did not record the number of packages and their Purchase Order Numbers as required by the licensee's internal procedures. Personnel have been retrain d in the pro)er log-in
)rocedures for incoming packages. The licensee is contacting rederal Express to determine if the package was actually delivered.
The District of Columbia has been notified. The licensee has been cortacted and concurs with the technical content of this PN.
The Region 1 Office of Public Affairs is prepared to respond to media incuiries. Region I will conduct an inspection to follow-up on the licensee's actions to recover-the material.
'This PN is current as of 4:00 p.m. on July 14. 1999.
Contact:
S. Courtemanche J. Dwyer
-(610)337-5075 (610)337-5309 990719o193 990714 ok
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