Event Notification Report for April 10, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 04/09/2002 - 04/10/2002 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 38843 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Hospital |Event Number: 38843 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: VA NATIONAL HP PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/09/2002| |LICENSEE: VETERANS MEDICAL CENTER IN ALABAMA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:25[EDT]| | CITY: BIRMINGHAM REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 04/09/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: AL |EVENT TIME: 08:31[EDT]| |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/09/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |RANDY MUSSER R2 | | |JOHN HICKEY NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: GARY WILLIAMS | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |BAA1 20.1906(d)(1) SURFACE CONTAM LEVELS >| | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | RECEIPT OF PACKAGE WITH A CONTAMINATED LABEL | | | | A magnetic label on a radioactive transport container (metal "ammo" box') | | was found to be contaminated with Technetium-99m upon arrival at the VA | | Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. This was found during a receipt | | inspection survey and the contamination level was 70 DPM/CM squared. The | | package originated at Central Pharmacy in Birmingham, Alabama. The vendor | | and the State were notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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