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Event Notification Report for January 19, 2006

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
01/18/2006 - 01/19/2006

EVENT NUMBERS
4227442275

Power Reactor
Event Number: 42274
Facility: HADDAM NECK
Region: 1     State: CT
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: ROSEMARY PEKAROVIC
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 01/19/2006
Notification Time: 14:00 [ET]
Event Date: 01/19/2006
Event Time: 13:04 [EST]
Last Update Date: 01/19/2006
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
CHRIS HOTT (R1)
Power Reactor Unit Info
Unit SCRAM Code RX Crit Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
1 N N 0 Decommissioned 0 Decommissioned
Event Text
OFFSITE NOTIFICATION OF MINOR OIL SPILL

An excavator leaked approximately three cups of oil within the site boundary. The spill created a sheen on water in the discharge canal. The spill was contained and the soil and water were cleaned up.

The licensee notified the State Police, Department of Environmental Protection, and the Coast Guard.


General Information or Other
Event Number: 42275
Rep Org: FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee: SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Region: 1
City: SARASOTA   State: FL
County:
License #: 2219-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: STEVE FURNACE
HQ OPS Officer: BILL GOTT
Notification Date: 01/19/2006
Notification Time: 17:02 [ET]
Event Date: 01/19/2006
Event Time: 13:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 01/19/2006
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
CHRIS HOTT (R1)
LAWRENCE KOKAJKO (NMSS)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST IODINE SEED

"Thirteen I-125 seeds were implanted in a patient on 1/11/2006 and removed on 1/18/2006. After removal, seeds were transferred to Hot Lab at which time it was discovered that one of the seeds [1.43 millicuries I-125] was missing. All seeds were moved from patient. A search was conducted of the O.R., the patient and the traverse route. The seed has not been found at this time. The licensee stated that a doctor rinsed the item containing the sources in the sink in the O.R., and that it is possible that the missing source was rinsed down the drain. Florida is investigating."

Incident Number: FL06-012

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.