Event Notification Report for June 26, 2006
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
06/25/2006 - 06/26/2006
EVENT NUMBERS
42667
General Information or Other
Event Number: 42667
Rep Org: MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Licensee: DAYTON'S BLUFF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES
Region: 3
City: ST. PAUL State: MN
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: GEORGE JOHNS
HQ OPS Officer: MIKE RIPLEY
Licensee: DAYTON'S BLUFF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES
Region: 3
City: ST. PAUL State: MN
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: GEORGE JOHNS
HQ OPS Officer: MIKE RIPLEY
Notification Date: 06/26/2006
Notification Time: 17:48 [ET]
Event Date: 06/26/2006
Event Time: 12:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 06/26/2006
Notification Time: 17:48 [ET]
Event Date: 06/26/2006
Event Time: 12:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 06/26/2006
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JOHN MADERA (R3)
SCOTT FLANDERS (NMSS)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
CANADA CNSC (EMAIL)
JOHN MADERA (R3)
SCOTT FLANDERS (NMSS)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
CANADA CNSC (EMAIL)
MINNESOTA AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - ANALYZER MISSING IN TRANSIT
On 06/26/06 at 1230 CDT, the State was notified that a package shipped by Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Services arrived empty at Thermo Electron, Corp. in Billerica, MA. The package was shipped on 06/23/06 and was scheduled for delivery on 06/26/06. When shipped, the package contained a NITON X-ray Florescent Paint Analyzer containing a 3.0 milliCurie Cd-109 source which was being returned to Thermo Electron for source replenishment. Thermo Electron and the RSO at FedEx were notified and it was determined that the analyzer must have come out of the package at some point during shipment. FedEx is currently searching for the analyzer (FedEx Tracking No. 854260375661) .
* * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY MR. JOHNS TO JEFF ROTTON AT 2107 EDT ON 06/26/06 * * *
FedEx RSO notified licensee at 1950 CDT on 06/26/06 that the analyzer was found at the Indianapolis FedEx facility and will be shipped to Thermo Electron, Corp. tomorrow. It was reported by FedEx that there was no damage to the analyzer.
Notified R3DO (Madera) and NMSS EO (Flanders) Emailed update to ILTAB and Canada CNSC.
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.
On 06/26/06 at 1230 CDT, the State was notified that a package shipped by Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Services arrived empty at Thermo Electron, Corp. in Billerica, MA. The package was shipped on 06/23/06 and was scheduled for delivery on 06/26/06. When shipped, the package contained a NITON X-ray Florescent Paint Analyzer containing a 3.0 milliCurie Cd-109 source which was being returned to Thermo Electron for source replenishment. Thermo Electron and the RSO at FedEx were notified and it was determined that the analyzer must have come out of the package at some point during shipment. FedEx is currently searching for the analyzer (FedEx Tracking No. 854260375661) .
* * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY MR. JOHNS TO JEFF ROTTON AT 2107 EDT ON 06/26/06 * * *
FedEx RSO notified licensee at 1950 CDT on 06/26/06 that the analyzer was found at the Indianapolis FedEx facility and will be shipped to Thermo Electron, Corp. tomorrow. It was reported by FedEx that there was no damage to the analyzer.
Notified R3DO (Madera) and NMSS EO (Flanders) Emailed update to ILTAB and Canada CNSC.
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.