| U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center Event Reports For
12/06/2005 - 12/07/2005 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** |
 | General Information or Other | Event Number: 42181 | Rep Org: NC DIV OF RADIATION PROTECTION
Licensee: P.E.T. NET PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Region: 1
City: DURHAM State: NC
County:
License #: 032-1229-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JAMES ALBRIGHT
HQ OPS Officer: MIKE RIPLEY | Notification Date: 12/01/2005
Notification Time: 18:46 [ET]
Event Date: 12/01/2005
Event Time: 10:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/01/2005 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
| Person (Organization):
TODD JACKSON (R1)
ROBERT PIERSON (NMSS)
JANET SCHLUETLER (STP)
GREG MORELL (EMAIL) (NMSS)
| Event Text AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - POTENTIAL PERSONNEL OVEREXPOSURE
"Brief Description of Incident:
Licensee's October Landauer [dosimetry processor] report reported a whole body exposure of 11,016 milliRem (Deep) and 10,465 milliRem (Shallow) to an individual who is a cyclotron operator. Landauer reported that this appears to have been a single exposure event, not a continuous exposure over the course of the month. Landauer is assessing the badge at this time to determine if it is a static or a dynamic exposure. The licensee reported a single contamination event that occurred 10/5/05 and resulted in skin and clothes contamination. The licensee is evaluating their documentation of this contamination event at this time. The licensee also reported that ring badges are exchanged weekly but that the badges in use during this contamination event are missing or have not been reported yet. The licensee reported that the individual in question was wearing an electronic dosimeter during the contamination event and recovery time span and had a recorded dose of 19 milliRem on 10/5/05. More information will follow as it becomes available.
"Additional Notes:
Licensee reported a contamination event (details to be reported later) that occurred 10/5/05 resulting in contamination of the cyclotron operator's skin, clothes and lab coat. The individual left his/her badge on the lab coat overnight so the RAM on the lab coat could decay (110 min half life). Landauer reported the dose today (12/1/05) and has not evaluated if it is a static or dynamic exposure yet, but did report to the licensee that the reported dose appears to be from a single event. The individual who purportedly received this dose has been placed in non-RAM worker status."
North Carolina Incident No. 05-40
HOO Note: The radioisotope identified in the report is F-18 (FDG) which is accelerator produced. |
| General Information or Other | Event Number: 42186 | Rep Org: WA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION
Licensee: AEROFAB INCORPORATED
Region: 4
City: PACIFIC State: WA
County:
License #: WN-I0315-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ARDEN SCROGGS
HQ OPS Officer: MIKE RIPLEY | Notification Date: 12/02/2005
Notification Time: 14:18 [ET]
Event Date: 03/08/2005
Event Time: [PST]
Last Update Date: 12/02/2005 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
| Person (Organization):
ANTHONY GODY (R4)
ROBERT PIERSON (NMSS)
CANADA CNSC (FAX) ()
TAS (EMAIL) ()
| Event Text AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
The State provided the following information via email:
"Date of Event: March 8, 2005 (reported to DOH December 1, 2005)
Location of Event: Pacific, Washington
"In a phone call made Thursday, December 1, by DOH staff to set up a time to meet with a licensee for a routine inspection, we were informed that a part of the licensed material they store had been stolen. The material stolen was 2,719 pounds magnesium metal plate that contained 2 and 3 percent Thorium-232. The plate thickness varied between 1.125 inches to 2.25 inches, with most measuring 1.25 inches. The plate dimensions varied. The longest and most numerous pieces were 72 inches long. The width varied from 3.38 inches to 65 inches with most measuring 8.25 inches. The largest plate weighed 590 pounds with three plates weighing around 250 pounds. Most pieces weighed 50 pounds. This is approximately one third of the licensee's inventory of this material. The size of the material left behind was larger than that taken and could be the reason the entire inventory was not stolen.
"Bolt cutters were used to cut off the locks to the storage building where the plate was stored. The material was loaded onto trucks and driven off the premises.
"The theft was reported to the local police when the theft was discovered by the licensee. The police report number of 05378 was given to this case. An insurance claim has also been filed. The licensee replaced the locks in a manner that will prevent them from being cut through again. Each door has two locks for a total of four locks.
"No media notified.
"Isotope and Activity involved:
Thorium-232, activity less than 6 millicuries. Activity was calculated based on the entire weight of 3% thorium alloy.
"Overexposures? (number of workers/members of the public; dose estimate; body part receiving dose; consequence): Not known.
Lost, Stolen or Damaged? (mfg., model, serial number): Stolen.
Disposition/recovery: There has been no recovery to date.
Leak test? N/A
Vehicle: (description; placards; Shipper; package type; Pkg. ID number) N/A
Release of activity? Not known.
Activity and pharmaceutical compound intended: N/A
Misadministered activity and/or compound received: N/A
Device (HDR, etc.) Mfg., Model; computer program: N/A
Exposure (intended/actual); consequences: N/A"
Washington Event Report # WA-05-070
This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source. | |