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Event Notification Report for August 5, 2005

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

Event Reports For
08/04/2005 - 08/05/2005

** EVENT NUMBERS **

41892

Other Nuclear Material	Event Number: 41892
Rep Org: AMERICAN RADIO-LABELED CHEMICALS Licensee: AMERICAN RADIO-LABELED CHEMICALS INC Region: 3 City: MARYLAND HEIGHTS State: MO County: License #: 24-21362-01 Agreement: N Docket: NRC Notified By: REGIS GREENWOOD HQ OPS Officer: BILL GOTT	Notification Date: 08/04/2005 Notification Time: 13:36 [ET] Event Date: 07/29/2005 Event Time: [CDT] Last Update Date: 08/04/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 20.2201(a)(1)(i) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X	Person (Organization): MONTE PHILLIPS (R3) JOHN HICKEY (NMSS) BEN SANDLER (EMAIL) (TAS)

Event Text

MISSING NUCLEAR MATERIAL

American Radio-Labeled Chemicals Inc. was expecting a shipment of 1 Curie Sulfur-35 on 07/22/05. It was being shipped from South Africa. The shipping company, DHL, picked up the shipment on 07/21/05 in Chicago, IL. On 07/22/05, American Radio-Labeled Chemicals contacted DHL since the shipment had not been delivered. At that time, DHL could not locate the shipment. DHL found the shipment in a dangerous goods warehouse in Ohio on 07/29/05. However, on 08/04/05, DHL indicated that it again does not know the location of the shipment. DHL is investigating the incident.

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