Event Notification Report for June 30, 2004
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
06/29/2004 - 06/30/2004
General Information or Other
Event Number: 40851
Rep Org: NEW YORK CITY BUREAU OF RAD HEALTH
Licensee: UNKNOWN
Region: 1
City: NEW YORK State: NY
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: RICHARD BORRI
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON
Licensee: UNKNOWN
Region: 1
City: NEW YORK State: NY
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: RICHARD BORRI
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON
Notification Date: 07/02/2004
Notification Time: 15:24 [ET]
Event Date: 06/30/2004
Event Time: 18:30 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 07/02/2004
Notification Time: 15:24 [ET]
Event Date: 06/30/2004
Event Time: 18:30 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 07/02/2004
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
CLIFFORD ANDERSON (R1)
ROBERTO TORRES (NMSS)
DUNCAN WHITE (R1)
CLIFFORD ANDERSON (R1)
ROBERTO TORRES (NMSS)
DUNCAN WHITE (R1)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT FROM THE NEW YORK CITY BUREAU OF RAD HEALTH
On 06/30/04 a portal monitor at JFK airport alarmed. US Customs opened a box from China and found 15 dice and a small cylindrical object (about 24 mm in diameter by 5 mm in height). Three of the 15 dice were found to have a contact radiation reading of 15 millirem per hour. The small cylindrical object outside radiation reading was in the microcurie range. The cylindrical object was found to contain a substance that had strontium-90 mixed in it. The State of New York Health Department after talking with Department of Energy Radiation Assistance Program (RAP) believe that this substance is used to mark dice. The New York City Bureau of Rad Health is continuing their investigation of this incident.
On 06/30/04 a portal monitor at JFK airport alarmed. US Customs opened a box from China and found 15 dice and a small cylindrical object (about 24 mm in diameter by 5 mm in height). Three of the 15 dice were found to have a contact radiation reading of 15 millirem per hour. The small cylindrical object outside radiation reading was in the microcurie range. The cylindrical object was found to contain a substance that had strontium-90 mixed in it. The State of New York Health Department after talking with Department of Energy Radiation Assistance Program (RAP) believe that this substance is used to mark dice. The New York City Bureau of Rad Health is continuing their investigation of this incident.
General Information or Other
Event Number: 40849
Rep Org: FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee: CERTIFIED TESTING LABORATORIES, INC.
Region: 1
City: CLERMONT State: FL
County:
License #: 2332-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: CHARLES ADAMS
HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH
Licensee: CERTIFIED TESTING LABORATORIES, INC.
Region: 1
City: CLERMONT State: FL
County:
License #: 2332-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: CHARLES ADAMS
HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH
Notification Date: 06/30/2004
Notification Time: 17:27 [ET]
Event Date: 06/30/2004
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 06/30/2004
Notification Time: 17:27 [ET]
Event Date: 06/30/2004
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 06/30/2004
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
RICHARD BARKLEY (R1)
SCOTT MOORE (NMSS)
RICHARD BARKLEY (R1)
SCOTT MOORE (NMSS)
FLORIDA AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STUCK RADIOGRAPHY SOURCE
"Radiography was being performed at a steel fabrication shop when it was determined that the source could not be returned to the shielded position. The source was determined to be at the end of the tube. The camera was dragged to an isolated area and a 2 [milliRem/Hr] boundary was established. The crew (2 men) received about 130 [milliRem] exposure. The lab manager was called and responded. The guide tube was disconnected and the source shook from the tube. Using 4 [foot-long] tongs, the source was replaced in the exposure device. The lab manager received 2 Rem exposure during this process. The crank-to-source connections were subsequently inspected with the Amersham go-no go gauge and found acceptable. Subsequent device operations have been faultless. Florida is investigating."
The source is 51.6 Curies of Iridium-192. The radiography camera belongs to Certified Testing Laboratories, Inc. of Orlando, FL. The State of Florida incident number is FL04-094.
"Radiography was being performed at a steel fabrication shop when it was determined that the source could not be returned to the shielded position. The source was determined to be at the end of the tube. The camera was dragged to an isolated area and a 2 [milliRem/Hr] boundary was established. The crew (2 men) received about 130 [milliRem] exposure. The lab manager was called and responded. The guide tube was disconnected and the source shook from the tube. Using 4 [foot-long] tongs, the source was replaced in the exposure device. The lab manager received 2 Rem exposure during this process. The crank-to-source connections were subsequently inspected with the Amersham go-no go gauge and found acceptable. Subsequent device operations have been faultless. Florida is investigating."
The source is 51.6 Curies of Iridium-192. The radiography camera belongs to Certified Testing Laboratories, Inc. of Orlando, FL. The State of Florida incident number is FL04-094.