ENS Event | |
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04:00 May 5, 2022 | |
| Title | Lost Source |
| Event Description | The following was received from the state of New York, Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection (BERP):
A portable XRF device containing a 6 millicurie Cobalt-57 source was shipped via [common carrier] to Viken on April 13, 2022. Viken (device manufacturer) was contacted on or around May 4, 2022, and indicated they never received the package. Specific device information is below. Based on tracking information, the package arrived in Syracuse but there are no records of it leaving. BERP is monitoring this situation under Incident No. 1396. Device Manufacturer: Viken; Device Model: Pb200i; Device S/N: 2599; Source Manufacturer: Isotope Products Laboratory; Source Model: Model 3901 Series; Source S/N: TBD; Isotope: Cobalt-57" NEW YORK EVENT REPORT ID NO. NYDOH - 22-03
The following was received via fax from the state of New York, Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection (BERP): On Friday, May 6, 2022, BERP was notified via electronic mail that the device was located in New Hartford, NY [common carrier] Package Center. A representative from the Herkimer District Office went to the Center and picked up the device on Monday. The package appears intact with no damage. Notified R1DO (Ferdas), NMSS Events Notification, ILTAB, and CSNC (Canada) 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. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Nysdoh Herkimer District Office Herkimer, New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 3076 |
| Organization: | New York State Dept. Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+30.18 h1.258 days <br />0.18 weeks <br />0.0413 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Desmond Gordon 10:11 May 6, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Thomas Herrity |
| Last Updated: | May 10, 2022 |
| 55884 - NRC Website | |
Nysdoh Herkimer District Office with Agreement State | |
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