Event Notification Report for February 01, 2005
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
01/31/2005 - 02/01/2005
General Information or Other
Event Number: 41364
Rep Org: FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee:
Region: 1
City: MIAMI State: FL
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: STEVE FURNACE
HQ OPS Officer: CHAUNCEY GOULD
Licensee:
Region: 1
City: MIAMI State: FL
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: STEVE FURNACE
HQ OPS Officer: CHAUNCEY GOULD
Notification Date: 02/01/2005
Notification Time: 17:57 [ET]
Event Date: 02/01/2005
Event Time: 17:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 02/01/2005
Notification Time: 17:57 [ET]
Event Date: 02/01/2005
Event Time: 17:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 02/01/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
TODD JACKSON (R1)
M. WAYNE HODGES (NMSS)
CREWS (NRC)
TODD JACKSON (R1)
M. WAYNE HODGES (NMSS)
CREWS (NRC)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - NONLICENSED RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA CONFISCATED BY US CUSTOMS IN FLORIDA
A private plane landed at the Tamiami airport in Miami, FL and US Customs discovered a Model 802 radiography camera with an Iridium 192 source measuring approximately 11 curies aboard. The camera belonged to a Guatemala company by the name of S.I.E. Limitada located in Guatemala City. The company was doing work in the Grand Cayman Islands for a Florida company by the name of Tampa Tank. The contract company was returning from the Grand Cayman Islands to Guatemala via Miami. US Customs has confiscated the camera and has it under their control until the State can get their people in place to take control of the device. As soon as a State representative can transport the camera to the Miami Airport it will be flown back to Guatemala City via Arrow transport.
A private plane landed at the Tamiami airport in Miami, FL and US Customs discovered a Model 802 radiography camera with an Iridium 192 source measuring approximately 11 curies aboard. The camera belonged to a Guatemala company by the name of S.I.E. Limitada located in Guatemala City. The company was doing work in the Grand Cayman Islands for a Florida company by the name of Tampa Tank. The contract company was returning from the Grand Cayman Islands to Guatemala via Miami. US Customs has confiscated the camera and has it under their control until the State can get their people in place to take control of the device. As soon as a State representative can transport the camera to the Miami Airport it will be flown back to Guatemala City via Arrow transport.
General Information or Other
Event Number: 43639
Rep Org: IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Licensee: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Region: 3
City: IOWA CITY State: IA
County:
License #: 0037152AAB
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: RANDAL DAHLIN
HQ OPS Officer: JASON KOZAL
Licensee: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Region: 3
City: IOWA CITY State: IA
County:
License #: 0037152AAB
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: RANDAL DAHLIN
HQ OPS Officer: JASON KOZAL
Notification Date: 09/13/2007
Notification Time: 15:04 [ET]
Event Date: 02/01/2005
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/13/2007
Notification Time: 15:04 [ET]
Event Date: 02/01/2005
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/13/2007
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
SONIA BURGESS (R3)
MICHELE BURGESS (FSME)
SONIA BURGESS (R3)
MICHELE BURGESS (FSME)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DOSE DIFFERS BY GREATER THAN 50% OF PRESCRIBED
The State provided the following information via email:
"A teletherapy patient received a dose greater than 50% of the prescribed fractionated dose due to an improperly calculated dose delivery time. The medical physicist used a fractionated dose of 200 cGy instead of the prescribed dose of 100 cGy. This overexposure occurred during the first fraction to the patient. Before the second scheduled treatment, a different therapist questioned the long treatment time and brought the matter to the medical physicist. The physicist checked the calculations, discovered the error and cancelled the treatment for the day. The radiation oncologist anticipates no unusual acute or late effects from the delivered dose. The University of Iowa no longer is in possession of this device. It was de-sourced on November 16, 2005."
The device was a sealed Co-60 teletherapy source. The therapy was targeting the bone marrow.
Iowa report number: IA070003
The State provided the following information via email:
"A teletherapy patient received a dose greater than 50% of the prescribed fractionated dose due to an improperly calculated dose delivery time. The medical physicist used a fractionated dose of 200 cGy instead of the prescribed dose of 100 cGy. This overexposure occurred during the first fraction to the patient. Before the second scheduled treatment, a different therapist questioned the long treatment time and brought the matter to the medical physicist. The physicist checked the calculations, discovered the error and cancelled the treatment for the day. The radiation oncologist anticipates no unusual acute or late effects from the delivered dose. The University of Iowa no longer is in possession of this device. It was de-sourced on November 16, 2005."
The device was a sealed Co-60 teletherapy source. The therapy was targeting the bone marrow.
Iowa report number: IA070003