Event Notification Report for May 08, 2015
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/07/2015 - 05/08/2015
EVENT NUMBERS
51056
Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 51056
Rep Org: CARDINAL HEALTH NUCLEAR PHARMACY
Licensee: CARDINAL HEALTH NUCLEAR PHARMACY
Region: 3
City: DUBLIN State: OH
County:
License #: 34-29200-01MD
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DAN HILL
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Licensee: CARDINAL HEALTH NUCLEAR PHARMACY
Region: 3
City: DUBLIN State: OH
County:
License #: 34-29200-01MD
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DAN HILL
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Notification Date: 05/08/2015
Notification Time: 08:05 [ET]
Event Date: 05/08/2015
Event Time: 05:40 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/08/2015
Notification Time: 08:05 [ET]
Event Date: 05/08/2015
Event Time: 05:40 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/08/2015
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X
Person (Organization):
RICHARD SKOKOWSKI (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)
BARRY WRAY (ILTA)
RICHARD SKOKOWSKI (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)
BARRY WRAY (ILTA)
STOLEN RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
The following event occurred in Kansas City, MO.
The corporate office of Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy was notified that a vehicle being used to deliver material to the VA [Veterans Affairs] Hospital in Kansas City, MO had been stolen at approximately 0540 CDT on 5/8/2015. Inside the vehicle were two packages, each containing Tc-99m. The maximum combined activity of the Tc-99m in the two packages was less than 250 millicuries.
Both VA security and the Kansas City, MO police were notified. VA security is reviewing security videos for possible leads. The Kansas City, MO police case number is 15-31091.
* * * UPDATE FROM DAN HILL TO DONALD NORWOOD AT 1052 EDT ON 5/8/2015 * * *
The following information was received via E-mail:
"The vehicle was located in Overland Park, KS by the police in Overland Park. Cardinal Health Kansas City sent drivers to retrieve the vehicle. It is now back at the Cardinal Health Kansas City nuclear pharmacy as of 0935 CDT on May 8, 2015. Packages containing radioactive materials in the vehicle with tamper resistant seals are intact and unopened."
Apparently the vehicle was stolen by a patient of the VA Hospital. The identity of this individual was able to be confirmed.
Notified R3DO (Skokowski), ILTAB (Wray), and NMSS Events Notification..
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 event occurred in Kansas City, MO.
The corporate office of Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy was notified that a vehicle being used to deliver material to the VA [Veterans Affairs] Hospital in Kansas City, MO had been stolen at approximately 0540 CDT on 5/8/2015. Inside the vehicle were two packages, each containing Tc-99m. The maximum combined activity of the Tc-99m in the two packages was less than 250 millicuries.
Both VA security and the Kansas City, MO police were notified. VA security is reviewing security videos for possible leads. The Kansas City, MO police case number is 15-31091.
* * * UPDATE FROM DAN HILL TO DONALD NORWOOD AT 1052 EDT ON 5/8/2015 * * *
The following information was received via E-mail:
"The vehicle was located in Overland Park, KS by the police in Overland Park. Cardinal Health Kansas City sent drivers to retrieve the vehicle. It is now back at the Cardinal Health Kansas City nuclear pharmacy as of 0935 CDT on May 8, 2015. Packages containing radioactive materials in the vehicle with tamper resistant seals are intact and unopened."
Apparently the vehicle was stolen by a patient of the VA Hospital. The identity of this individual was able to be confirmed.
Notified R3DO (Skokowski), ILTAB (Wray), and NMSS Events Notification..
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