Event Notification Report for January 27, 2016
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
01/26/2016 - 01/27/2016
Agreement State
Event Number: 51688
Rep Org: FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee: CARDINAL HEALTH NUCLEAR PHARMACY
Region: 1
City: TAMPA State: FL
County:
License #: 3453-13
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KELLIE ANDERSON
HQ OPS Officer: STEVEN VITTO
Licensee: CARDINAL HEALTH NUCLEAR PHARMACY
Region: 1
City: TAMPA State: FL
County:
License #: 3453-13
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KELLIE ANDERSON
HQ OPS Officer: STEVEN VITTO
Notification Date: 01/27/2016
Notification Time: 10:18 [ET]
Event Date: 01/27/2016
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 01/27/2016
Notification Time: 10:18 [ET]
Event Date: 01/27/2016
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 01/27/2016
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
BRICE BICKETT (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
BRICE BICKETT (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT: RADIATION OVEREXPOSURE TO EXTERNAL WHOLE BODY
The following was received from the State of Florida via email:
"Tampa inspection office [State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] conducted a routine inspection on January 22, 2016. Searching their records [the inspector] found that [one] employee had exceed the annual limit of 5 Rem per year (not including the month of December). [The employee] had nine high exposure investigative reports recorded in the last year. The report also noted that the RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] failed to take any action to mitigate more exposure to ionizing radiation.
"The RSO will be required to submit a report. The BRC [State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] will request a safety inspection of the facility paying particular attention to [the employee] daily duties and make recommendations to reduce exposure. The BRC would also suggest additional unannounced inspections to insure improvement to their adherence to regulations.
"Isotope: F-18
Activity: 16.5 MeV Cyclotron
Material Form: Particle Accelerator
External Whole Body exposure
Maximum Dose Received: 5.2 Rem/year (excluding December)
Florida Incident Number FL16-016."
The following was received from the State of Florida via email:
"Tampa inspection office [State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] conducted a routine inspection on January 22, 2016. Searching their records [the inspector] found that [one] employee had exceed the annual limit of 5 Rem per year (not including the month of December). [The employee] had nine high exposure investigative reports recorded in the last year. The report also noted that the RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] failed to take any action to mitigate more exposure to ionizing radiation.
"The RSO will be required to submit a report. The BRC [State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] will request a safety inspection of the facility paying particular attention to [the employee] daily duties and make recommendations to reduce exposure. The BRC would also suggest additional unannounced inspections to insure improvement to their adherence to regulations.
"Isotope: F-18
Activity: 16.5 MeV Cyclotron
Material Form: Particle Accelerator
External Whole Body exposure
Maximum Dose Received: 5.2 Rem/year (excluding December)
Florida Incident Number FL16-016."
Agreement State
Event Number: 52854
Rep Org: NV DIV OF RAD HEALTH
Licensee: LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
Region: 4
City: LAS VEGAS State: NV
County:
License #: 00-11-0720-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: MICHAEL W. SCHMIDT
HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK
Licensee: LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
Region: 4
City: LAS VEGAS State: NV
County:
License #: 00-11-0720-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: MICHAEL W. SCHMIDT
HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK
Notification Date: 07/13/2017
Notification Time: 16:05 [ET]
Event Date: 01/27/2016
Event Time: 16:35 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 07/13/2017
Notification Time: 16:05 [ET]
Event Date: 01/27/2016
Event Time: 16:35 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 07/13/2017
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
DAVID PROULX (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)
DAVID PROULX (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING AND RECOVERED TROXLER GAUGE
The following was received from the State of Nevada via email:
"Incident involving a lost Troxler Portable gauge, Model 3430, S/N 23626 was reported to the State of Nevada Radiation Control Program on 01/27/2016 at 1635 [PST].
"The RSO of Las Vegas Valley Water District reported the gauge missing. An operator was distracted before the transportation of the gauge and failed to block and brace the gauge or close the tailgate of the transport vehicle. The operator had forgotten the pound plate on-site and walked to where he left it, retrieved the plate but then was distracted and did not secure the gauge. He then started back to the office but realized part way back he had lost the gauge from the back of his vehicle. He retraced his steps, called the RSO and asked another operator to help find the gauge. The gauge was not found at that time. The RSO call the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police [LVMPD]. The Duty Officer for the State of NV, RCP [Radiation Control Program] was notified.
"Update 01/28/2016: The RCP Duty Officer received a call from LVMPD ARMOR that the General Contractor on site found the gauge on 01/27/2016 and took it his storage and secured it over night.
"Update 01/29/16: The person who found it was non English speaking and locked it up at his work. He brought it back in the morning to the general contractor who called Armor the next morning. John and I gave 3 violations for security, blocking & bracing and type A container breach (pop rivets with their license information).
"We [Radiation Control Program] leak tested the gauge and it was negative, and they are having either Troxler or the local InstroTek repair it next week. It is tagged out of service right now.
"Update 05/10/2016: The LVWD has retrained all staff on properly securing device prior to driving vehicles. Investigation is considered closed."
The Troxler Model 3430 usually contains 8mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am241/Be.
Item Number: NV160002
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 was received from the State of Nevada via email:
"Incident involving a lost Troxler Portable gauge, Model 3430, S/N 23626 was reported to the State of Nevada Radiation Control Program on 01/27/2016 at 1635 [PST].
"The RSO of Las Vegas Valley Water District reported the gauge missing. An operator was distracted before the transportation of the gauge and failed to block and brace the gauge or close the tailgate of the transport vehicle. The operator had forgotten the pound plate on-site and walked to where he left it, retrieved the plate but then was distracted and did not secure the gauge. He then started back to the office but realized part way back he had lost the gauge from the back of his vehicle. He retraced his steps, called the RSO and asked another operator to help find the gauge. The gauge was not found at that time. The RSO call the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police [LVMPD]. The Duty Officer for the State of NV, RCP [Radiation Control Program] was notified.
"Update 01/28/2016: The RCP Duty Officer received a call from LVMPD ARMOR that the General Contractor on site found the gauge on 01/27/2016 and took it his storage and secured it over night.
"Update 01/29/16: The person who found it was non English speaking and locked it up at his work. He brought it back in the morning to the general contractor who called Armor the next morning. John and I gave 3 violations for security, blocking & bracing and type A container breach (pop rivets with their license information).
"We [Radiation Control Program] leak tested the gauge and it was negative, and they are having either Troxler or the local InstroTek repair it next week. It is tagged out of service right now.
"Update 05/10/2016: The LVWD has retrained all staff on properly securing device prior to driving vehicles. Investigation is considered closed."
The Troxler Model 3430 usually contains 8mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am241/Be.
Item Number: NV160002
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