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Event Notification Report for November 17, 2003

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

Event Reports For
11/14/2003 - 11/17/2003

** EVENT NUMBERS **

Hospital	Event Number: 40324
Rep Org: QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER Licensee: QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER Region: 4 City: HONOLULU State: HI County: License #: 531653302 Agreement: N Docket: NRC Notified By: SCOTT DUPE HQ OPS Officer: CHAUNCEY GOULD	Notification Date: 11/14/2003 Notification Time: 14:41 [ET] Event Date: 11/04/2003 Event Time: [HST] Last Update Date: 11/14/2003
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X	Person (Organization): WILLIAM JONES (R4) ROBERTO TORRES (NMSS)

Event Text

REPORTED LOSS OF NINE IMPLANTED I-125 SEEDS

The licensee reported that 9 out of 156 I-125 seeds are unaccounted for following an autopsy performed on the recipient of an implant. The implant recipient was a dolphin which received the seeds on 08/16/03 and it died 11/02/03 and an autopsy was performed 11/04/03. The seeds probably came out of the dolphin where it was kept in a tank and washed into the harbor.

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