Event Notification Report for April 21, 2014
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
04/20/2014 - 04/21/2014
EVENT NUMBERS
50195
Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 50195
Rep Org: U.S. AIR FORCE
Licensee: U.S. AIR FORCE
Region: 1
City: ROSSLYN State: VA
County:
License #: 42-23539-01 A
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: MAJOR EDWARD KELLY
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Licensee: U.S. AIR FORCE
Region: 1
City: ROSSLYN State: VA
County:
License #: 42-23539-01 A
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: MAJOR EDWARD KELLY
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Notification Date: 06/12/2014
Notification Time: 14:19 [ET]
Event Date: 04/21/2014
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 06/12/2014
Notification Time: 14:19 [ET]
Event Date: 04/21/2014
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 06/12/2014
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X
Person (Organization):
GREG WERNER (R4DO)
FSME EVENTS RESOURCE (EMAI)
ILTAB (EMAI)
GREG WERNER (R4DO)
FSME EVENTS RESOURCE (EMAI)
ILTAB (EMAI)
LOST NICKEL-63 ION SCAN SOURCE
"On 21 April 2014, BE [AMDS Bioenvironmental Engineering] received an email from AFRRAD [Air Force Radioactive Recycling and Disposal] with a certification of transfer & receipt indicating that the Ionscan [Model 400/ serial number 10172] received by AFRRAD did not contain radioactive material. BE made a site-visit to 305th APS Passenger Terminal [Building 1706 located in New Jersey on 87 AMDS/SGPB, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst] to assist in searching for the ion scanner source. When the source could not be found, BE emailed a picture of what the component should look like to the URSO [Unit RSO] and his alternate to further assist in searching for the source while also asking for documentation of the last time the source was sent to manufacturer to determine whether the source was removed at that time. Neither the source nor the documentation could be found.
"From 21 April - 21 May 2014, BE maintained communication with the URSO and his alternate and informed them that if they did not find the source by 21 May, a telephonic notification would be made to the RIC [Radioisotope Committee]. During this period, BE communicated the health risks both to 305 APS & 87 AMDS commanders and affected personnel.
"On 21 May, the URSO made it clear that they had exhausted all efforts to find the source. Later that day, BE made telephonic notification to the RIC (Maj. Ed Kelly) indicating that the source was missing and could not be found."
Ionscan 400 contains a Ni-63 source with an activity of 15 milliCi. The Sealed Source and Device Registry number (SS&DR) associated with the Ionscan 400 is NR-0163-D-801-G. The device is used to screen passengers for hazardous material. The licensee will be notifying NRC Region IV (Cook)
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
"On 21 April 2014, BE [AMDS Bioenvironmental Engineering] received an email from AFRRAD [Air Force Radioactive Recycling and Disposal] with a certification of transfer & receipt indicating that the Ionscan [Model 400/ serial number 10172] received by AFRRAD did not contain radioactive material. BE made a site-visit to 305th APS Passenger Terminal [Building 1706 located in New Jersey on 87 AMDS/SGPB, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst] to assist in searching for the ion scanner source. When the source could not be found, BE emailed a picture of what the component should look like to the URSO [Unit RSO] and his alternate to further assist in searching for the source while also asking for documentation of the last time the source was sent to manufacturer to determine whether the source was removed at that time. Neither the source nor the documentation could be found.
"From 21 April - 21 May 2014, BE maintained communication with the URSO and his alternate and informed them that if they did not find the source by 21 May, a telephonic notification would be made to the RIC [Radioisotope Committee]. During this period, BE communicated the health risks both to 305 APS & 87 AMDS commanders and affected personnel.
"On 21 May, the URSO made it clear that they had exhausted all efforts to find the source. Later that day, BE made telephonic notification to the RIC (Maj. Ed Kelly) indicating that the source was missing and could not be found."
Ionscan 400 contains a Ni-63 source with an activity of 15 milliCi. The Sealed Source and Device Registry number (SS&DR) associated with the Ionscan 400 is NR-0163-D-801-G. The device is used to screen passengers for hazardous material. The licensee will be notifying NRC Region IV (Cook)
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