Event Notification Report for February 25, 2005
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
02/24/2005 - 02/25/2005
EVENT NUMBERS
41449
Other Nuclear Material
Event Number: 41449
Rep Org: FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER
Licensee: FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER
Region: 1
City: PHILADELPHIA State: PA
County:
License #: 37-02766-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KAREN SHEEHAN
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Licensee: FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER
Region: 1
City: PHILADELPHIA State: PA
County:
License #: 37-02766-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KAREN SHEEHAN
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Notification Date: 02/28/2005
Notification Time: 15:35 [ET]
Event Date: 02/25/2005
Event Time: 11:11 [EST]
Last Update Date: 02/28/2005
Notification Time: 15:35 [ET]
Event Date: 02/25/2005
Event Time: 11:11 [EST]
Last Update Date: 02/28/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(i) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(i) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X
Person (Organization):
DANIEL HOLODY (R1)
PAM HENDERSON (R1)
SCOTT MOORE (NMSS)
DANIEL HOLODY (R1)
PAM HENDERSON (R1)
SCOTT MOORE (NMSS)
DELIVERY OF RADIOACTIVE PHOSPHORUS (P-32) TO UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL BY FED-EX
The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for the Fox Chase Cancer Center reported that a shipment of P-32 (3.2 millicuries based on a 2/24/05 calculated decay) was received by her that had been opened by an unknown and unauthorized individual. She stated that she had been expecting the shipment of P-32 from M.P Biomedical of Irvine CA to arrive at the Fox Chase facility on Friday 2/25/05. The RSO stated that when she received the package on 2/28/05, there was clear evidence that the package had been opened and resealed. She stated that the P-32 contents were undamaged and nothing was missing. In addition, a survey of the package showed no contamination.
The RSO tracked the history of the package through Fed-Ex and determined that the package had been delivered to someone else (Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for the name of the person) on 2/25/05 at 11:11a.m. The delivery location was listed as the address previously used by Fox Chase (although a different address it is still at the same building location). The RSO was unable to find anyone in the Fox Chase building by the name documented in the Fed-Ex tracking system.
The licensee believes that this is reportable since the P-32 was unaccounted for and apparently possessed by an unauthorized individual for some period of time after 11:11a.m. on 2/25/05 such that an exposure could have resulted to persons in an unrestricted area.
The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for the Fox Chase Cancer Center reported that a shipment of P-32 (3.2 millicuries based on a 2/24/05 calculated decay) was received by her that had been opened by an unknown and unauthorized individual. She stated that she had been expecting the shipment of P-32 from M.P Biomedical of Irvine CA to arrive at the Fox Chase facility on Friday 2/25/05. The RSO stated that when she received the package on 2/28/05, there was clear evidence that the package had been opened and resealed. She stated that the P-32 contents were undamaged and nothing was missing. In addition, a survey of the package showed no contamination.
The RSO tracked the history of the package through Fed-Ex and determined that the package had been delivered to someone else (Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for the name of the person) on 2/25/05 at 11:11a.m. The delivery location was listed as the address previously used by Fox Chase (although a different address it is still at the same building location). The RSO was unable to find anyone in the Fox Chase building by the name documented in the Fed-Ex tracking system.
The licensee believes that this is reportable since the P-32 was unaccounted for and apparently possessed by an unauthorized individual for some period of time after 11:11a.m. on 2/25/05 such that an exposure could have resulted to persons in an unrestricted area.