Event Notification Report for September 14, 2020
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/13/2020 - 09/14/2020
Agreement State
Event Number: 54905
Rep Org: ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MGMT. AGENCY
Licensee: GE Healthcare DBA Medi+ Physics
Region: 3
City: Arlington height State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01109-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Kendzia
Licensee: GE Healthcare DBA Medi+ Physics
Region: 3
City: Arlington height State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01109-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Kendzia
Notification Date: 09/21/2020
Notification Time: 14:29 [ET]
Event Date: 09/14/2020
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/21/2020
Notification Time: 14:29 [ET]
Event Date: 09/14/2020
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/21/2020
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
JAMNES CAMERON (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
JAMNES CAMERON (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOSS OF YELLOW II PACKAGE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 61 mCi OF LIQUID Tl-201
The following is a synopsis of the report received via email from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (Agency):
The Agency was contacted the morning of 9/14/20 by the licensee to report a Yellow-II package containing approximately 61 mCi of Tl-201 had not arrived at its final destination. There is no reason to suspect intentional diversion or criminal activity. The 12 inch x 6 inch x 6 inch package was labeled Radioactive Yellow-II with a transport index of 0.4 and was shipped via a commercial carrier. The package contained six shielded vials of diagnostic radiopharmaceutical liquid thallium-201. It was shipped from the licensee address on Tuesday, 9/8/20 with an assay activity of 225 mCi. The package was expected to arrive at the final destination, but as of 1600 CDT on Friday, 9/11/20, the package had not reported any movement after reaching the commercial carrier hub at Memphis, TN. As a result, the licensee contacted the recipient, as well as the radiation safety officer of the commercial carrier. The licensee contacted the Agency to report the package as lost. The last known location remains as the commercial carrier hub. No updates were available as of 9/21/20. The Tl-201 was shipped in a shielded container and does not represent a significant exposure hazard. The remaining activity as of 9/21/20 is 12 mCi. Unshielded, this dose would give rise to about 1.1 mR/hour at one foot. This quantity of material is over the NRC reporting requirement and is being reported within the required 30 day timeline.
Illinois Item Number: IL200015
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
The following is a synopsis of the report received via email from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (Agency):
The Agency was contacted the morning of 9/14/20 by the licensee to report a Yellow-II package containing approximately 61 mCi of Tl-201 had not arrived at its final destination. There is no reason to suspect intentional diversion or criminal activity. The 12 inch x 6 inch x 6 inch package was labeled Radioactive Yellow-II with a transport index of 0.4 and was shipped via a commercial carrier. The package contained six shielded vials of diagnostic radiopharmaceutical liquid thallium-201. It was shipped from the licensee address on Tuesday, 9/8/20 with an assay activity of 225 mCi. The package was expected to arrive at the final destination, but as of 1600 CDT on Friday, 9/11/20, the package had not reported any movement after reaching the commercial carrier hub at Memphis, TN. As a result, the licensee contacted the recipient, as well as the radiation safety officer of the commercial carrier. The licensee contacted the Agency to report the package as lost. The last known location remains as the commercial carrier hub. No updates were available as of 9/21/20. The Tl-201 was shipped in a shielded container and does not represent a significant exposure hazard. The remaining activity as of 9/21/20 is 12 mCi. Unshielded, this dose would give rise to about 1.1 mR/hour at one foot. This quantity of material is over the NRC reporting requirement and is being reported within the required 30 day timeline.
Illinois Item Number: IL200015
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
Agreement State
Event Number: 54900
Rep Org: TEXAS DEPT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Licensee: Pavetex Engineering LLC
Region: 4
City: Pottsboro State: TX
County:
License #: L 06407
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Art Tucker
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Lin
Licensee: Pavetex Engineering LLC
Region: 4
City: Pottsboro State: TX
County:
License #: L 06407
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Art Tucker
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Lin
Notification Date: 09/16/2020
Notification Time: 07:40 [ET]
Event Date: 09/14/2020
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/08/2020
Notification Time: 07:40 [ET]
Event Date: 09/14/2020
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/08/2020
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
CALE YOUNG (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
CALE YOUNG (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date : 10/9/2020
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST AND FOUND DEVICE
The following information was submitted by the Texas Department of Health Services (the Agency) via email:
"On September 15, 2020, at 1700 CDT, the Agency was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that one of their technicians had left a Troxler model 4640B density gauges at a job site overnight. The technician had completed their work on September 14, 2020, and left the job site after completing their paperwork, but failed to store the device into their truck. The RSO stated the gauge handle was locked and did not believe any individual would receive an exposure. The RSO stated the device contains two cesium-137 sources, but did not know the activities. The manufacturer's website states the activity to be 8 (+ or - 1) milliCuries. The licensee's license states a device source cannot exceed 9 milliCuries. The RSO stated they had technicians out searching for the gauge. At 1736 CDT, on September 15, 2020, the RSO contacted the Agency and reported the gauge had been recovered. He could not provide any additional information. Additional information has been requested. If during the investigation of this event it is determined that an individual could have been exposed, the Agency will submit an update to this report. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300."
Texas Incident No.: 9797
* * * UPDATE ON 10/08/2020 AT 0749 EDT FROM ART TUCKER TO OSSY FONT * * *
The following update was received from the Agency via email:
"On October 7, 2020, the Agency was notified by the licensee that the gauge only had one source and not two as first reported. The licensee stated it thought it had two sources because of the way it calculates the density of the top two inches. The licensee stated it has only one source, but two detectors so it can calculate thin lift density. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300."
Notified R4DO (Josey) and NMSS Events Notification and ILTAB via email.
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