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Event Notification Report for October 21, 2004

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
10/20/2004 - 10/21/2004

EVENT NUMBERS
41146

General Information or Other
Event Number: 41146
Rep Org: WA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION
Licensee: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA
Region: 4
City: BELLEVUE   State: WA
County:
License #: WN-I030-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ARDEN SCROGGS
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Notification Date: 10/25/2004
Notification Time: 19:10 [ET]
Event Date: 10/21/2004
Event Time: 15:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 10/25/2004
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
GARY SANBORN (R4)
ELMO COLLINS (NMSS)
JIM WHITNEY (TAS)
CNCS (FAX)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN RADIOACTIVE SOURCES

Received via email from Washington Department of Health, Office of Radiation Protection

"The licensee possesses and uses sealed sources for calibrating nuclear medical instrumentation. Two sources, Cobalt-57 and Americium-241 each assay activity of about 74 megabecquerel (2 millicurie), were contained in lead pigs kept in the service technician's toolbox. The toolbox was reported as "probably" locked. The toolbox was not secured in the vehicle. The vehicle was parked in the driveway of the technician's home. The toolbox and two boxes of spare parts were reported stolen. The theft was reported to Liberty Lake Police Department between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. [PDT]."

Washington Event Report #: WAC 246-221-240