Event Notification Report for August 08, 2016

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT: LOST IODINE-125 SEEDS

The following was received from the State of Illinois via email:

"The radiation safety officer, (RSO) at GE Health, called to advise that two identical packages of I-125 seeds which had been given to [common carrier] to deliver to Athens, Greece had not reached their destination by the desired date. The packages are the typical 'shoebox' size of 11x7x10 inches of 'excepted package - limited quantity'. Both contain 15 seeds with 6.5 milliCi (actual) in each box for a total of 13 milliCi calibrated for Friday 7/29/16 at noon. The RSO has been in touch with [common carrier] since the July 26, 2016 when GE's customer service became concerned while routinely performing package tracking. [Common carrier] last had positive tracking for these packages in Newark, NJ on the 23rd. [Common carrier] is still conducting visual surveys in Newark and Athens in an attempt to locate the boxes and has no evidence to indicate the materials have been delivered to an outside entity. Surveys conducted at O'Hare Airport in Chicago were negative. [Common carrier] reports that it is still conducting searches and has put a 'world wide tracer' into effect to locate the material as it still believes it is within their delivery system."

Illinois Report Number: IL16005


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

FITNESS-FOR-DUTY REPORT INVOLVING A NON-LICENSEE CONTRACT SUPERVISOR

"At 1045 EDT, on August 8, 2016, it was determined that a non-licensee contract supervisor had failed to provide a urinalysis specimen for a random test and the medical explanation was not sufficient. It was ruled a refusal by the Medical Review Officer.

"The individual's access has been permanently denied. This is reportable under 10 CFR26.719(b)(2)(ii).

"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE

The following was received from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania via email:

"On August 10, 2016, the Department [Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection] was notified by Testing Services, Inc. that a moisture/density gauge had been damaged while on location at a temporary job site. It is reportable per 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2).

"While at a temporary job site, a Humboldt Model 5001 gauge was damaged and became unusable after being run over by a compactor. A survey of the gauge indicated that the source was still in its shielded position. A leak test sample has been taken and sent for analysis and the gauge has been removed from service and secured. No over exposures have occurred. A service provider has been contacted to see if repairs are possible or if the gauge will be returned to the manufacturer.

"Radionuclides: Cs-137 and Am-241:Be
Manufacturer: Humboldt
Model: 5001
Serial Number: 2394
Activity: 11 mCi Cs-137, 44 mCi Am-241:Be

"The gauge has been securely stored and placed out of service until repairs/return can be accomplished. The Department has scheduled a reactive inspection. More information will be provided when available."

PA report # PA160022