Event Notification Report for August 09, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/08/2022 - 08/09/2022
EVENT NUMBERS56024 56025 56026
Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 56024
Rep Org: Curium US LLC
Licensee: Curium US LLC
Region: 3
City: Maryland Heights State: MO
County:
License #: 24-04206-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Scott Surovi
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Lin
Notification Date: 08/01/2022
Notification Time: 12:10 [ET]
Event Date: 07/08/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/01/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - Lost/Stolen LNM>10x
Person (Organization):
Ruiz, Robert (R3DO)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
Event Text
MISSING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL SHIPMENT
The following summary was provided by the licensee via email and phone:
Two packages were tendered to a common carrier on July 1, 2022. One of two packages was lost during transport and handling. The last known status was at the common carrier's distribution facility in Memphis, TN on July 8, 2022. The lost package contains a liquid salt solution with an activity of 11.844 GBq (0.3201 Curies) of Thallium 201 (Tl-201). A written report shall be completed and submitted to the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR 20.2201(b). A search of the licensee's facility was not successful. An ongoing search is in progress at the Memphis facility.
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
Agreement State
Event Number: 56025
Rep Org: Tennessee Div of Rad Health
Licensee: SSR Inc.
Region: 1
City: Nashville State: TN
County:
License #: R-79307
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Andrew Holcomb
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Lin
Notification Date: 08/01/2022
Notification Time: 15:44 [ET]
Event Date: 07/31/2022
Event Time: 16:07 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/01/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Henrion, Mark (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The following summary was received from the Tennessee Division of Radiological Health via email:
At 1015 CDT, on 7/31/2022, a truck containing a density gauge was stolen. The gauge was secured and locked in a company work truck near the 4600 Block of Summer Avenue in Memphis, TN. A report has been filed with Memphis Police Department. The gauge is a Instrotek 3500 Xplorer, (SN: 4492) with 40 milliCuries of Am-241 (Source SN: K481/21) and 10 milliCuries of Cs-137 (Source SN: BG1480).
Corrective actions or reports will be updated with a report within 30 days.
TN incident no.: TN-22-056
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
Agreement State
Event Number: 56026
Rep Org: MA Radiation Control Program
Licensee: QSA Global Inc
Region: 1
City: Burlington State: MA
County:
License #: 12-8361
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Bob Locke
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Lin
Notification Date: 08/01/2022
Notification Time: 16:03 [ET]
Event Date: 08/01/2022
Event Time: 13:03 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/04/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Henrion, Mark (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
Rivera-Capella, Gretchen (NMSS DAY)
Grant, Jeffery (IR)
Event Text
EN Revision Imported Date: 8/5/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL SHIPMENT
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.
* * * UPDATE FROM BOB LOCKE TO BILL GOTT AT 1119 EDT ON 08/04/2022 * * *
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.
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