Event Notification Report for July 26, 2017
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
07/25/2017 - 07/26/2017
EVENT NUMBERS
52882
!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!
!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!
Agreement State
Event Number: 52882
Rep Org: GEORGIA RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PGM
Licensee: ELEKTA, INC.
Region: 1
City: ATLANTA State: GA
County:
License #: GA 1153-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: GREG REESE
HQ OPS Officer: BETHANY CECERE
Licensee: ELEKTA, INC.
Region: 1
City: ATLANTA State: GA
County:
License #: GA 1153-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: GREG REESE
HQ OPS Officer: BETHANY CECERE
Notification Date: 08/02/2017
Notification Time: 14:51 [ET]
Event Date: 07/26/2017
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/10/2017
Notification Time: 14:51 [ET]
Event Date: 07/26/2017
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/10/2017
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JON LILLIENDAHL (R1DO)
RAY AZUA (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)
CNSNS (MEXICO) (EMAI)
JON LILLIENDAHL (R1DO)
RAY AZUA (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)
CNSNS (MEXICO) (EMAI)
LOST IRIDIUM SOURCES IN TRANSIT
The following is excerpted from a report emailed from the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program:
On 7/26/17, two Ir-192 Elekta sources (each approximately 11.2 Ci) were shipped from Alpha-Omega Services in Vinton, LA, via a common carrier with two different destination points. They made it to the common carrier's warehouse in Memphis, TN, but then were "lost." An investigation for both cases has been opened with the common carrier and the common carrier point of contact has been notified via email.
The packages were expected on 7/28/17 at their respective destinations. Serial number 31016 to UPMC Altoona in Altoona, PA and serial number 10729 to Arrowhead Radiation & Oncology Imaging Center in Glendale, AZ.
* * * RETRACTION ON 8/10/17 AT 1114 EDT FROM GREG REESE TO BETHANY CECERE * * *
The following is excerpted from an email from the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program:
Georgia is requesting retraction of the Georgia NMED Report of 8/2/17. The two sources referenced therein were never lost.
Notified R1DO (Bickett), R4DO (Gepford), NMSS Events Notification and CNSNS (Mexico) by email.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
The following is excerpted from a report emailed from the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program:
On 7/26/17, two Ir-192 Elekta sources (each approximately 11.2 Ci) were shipped from Alpha-Omega Services in Vinton, LA, via a common carrier with two different destination points. They made it to the common carrier's warehouse in Memphis, TN, but then were "lost." An investigation for both cases has been opened with the common carrier and the common carrier point of contact has been notified via email.
The packages were expected on 7/28/17 at their respective destinations. Serial number 31016 to UPMC Altoona in Altoona, PA and serial number 10729 to Arrowhead Radiation & Oncology Imaging Center in Glendale, AZ.
* * * RETRACTION ON 8/10/17 AT 1114 EDT FROM GREG REESE TO BETHANY CECERE * * *
The following is excerpted from an email from the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program:
Georgia is requesting retraction of the Georgia NMED Report of 8/2/17. The two sources referenced therein were never lost.
Notified R1DO (Bickett), R4DO (Gepford), NMSS Events Notification and CNSNS (Mexico) by email.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf