Event Notification Report for December 30, 2019
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
12/29/2019 - 12/30/2019
Agreement State
Event Number: 54458
Rep Org: FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee: CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER
Region: 1
City: CRYSTAL RIVER State: FL
County:
License #: 4377-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: MATTHEW SENISON
HQ OPS Officer: BRIAN P. SMITH
Licensee: CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER
Region: 1
City: CRYSTAL RIVER State: FL
County:
License #: 4377-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: MATTHEW SENISON
HQ OPS Officer: BRIAN P. SMITH
Notification Date: 12/30/2019
Notification Time: 17:26 [ET]
Event Date: 12/30/2019
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/30/2019
Notification Time: 17:26 [ET]
Event Date: 12/30/2019
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/30/2019
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
Person (Organization):
JOSEPH DEBOER (R1DO)
LAURA PEARSON (ILTAB)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
JOSEPH DEBOER (R1DO)
LAURA PEARSON (ILTAB)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - UNACCOUNTED MATERIAL
The following is a summary received from the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control via email:
The now closed Christ Medical Center facility is involved in bankruptcy and other litigation. The Florida Bureau of Radiation Control could not remove the radioactive material from the facility until assets were settled. The facility is now in contract for purchase. The real estate agent stated that he would open the facility for the Florida Bureau of Radiation inspector to review and determine if the five devices containing radiological material are still present. The Florida Bureau of Radiation inspector will inspect the facility and take custody of the sources.
Florida Incident Number: FL19-155
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
The following is a summary received from the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control via email:
The now closed Christ Medical Center facility is involved in bankruptcy and other litigation. The Florida Bureau of Radiation Control could not remove the radioactive material from the facility until assets were settled. The facility is now in contract for purchase. The real estate agent stated that he would open the facility for the Florida Bureau of Radiation inspector to review and determine if the five devices containing radiological material are still present. The Florida Bureau of Radiation inspector will inspect the facility and take custody of the sources.
Florida Incident Number: FL19-155
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
Agreement State
Event Number: 54469
Rep Org: MISSISSIPPI DIV OF RAD HEALTH
Licensee: ALS INDUSTRIAL PTY
Region: 4
City: VICKSBURG State: MS
County:
License #: LA-13553-L01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JAYSON MOAK
HQ OPS Officer: KARL DIEDERICH
Licensee: ALS INDUSTRIAL PTY
Region: 4
City: VICKSBURG State: MS
County:
License #: LA-13553-L01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JAYSON MOAK
HQ OPS Officer: KARL DIEDERICH
Notification Date: 01/09/2020
Notification Time: 12:50 [ET]
Event Date: 12/30/2019
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 02/06/2020
Notification Time: 12:50 [ET]
Event Date: 12/30/2019
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 02/06/2020
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
Person (Organization):
HEATHER GEPFORD (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
HEATHER GEPFORD (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RADIOGRAPHY SOURCE COULDN'T BE RETRACTED
The following was received from the Agreement State via e-mail:
"RSO reported inability to retract a 40.2 Ci Ir-192 source (Source Model A424-9), (Source Serial No. 89706G) into the Sentinel/QSA 880 Delta exposure device (Serial No. D12297) during the period of 12/31/2019 to 1/1/2020.
"Licensee notified of 24 hour reporting requirement and to send written 30-day report."
Mississippi report number: MS-200001.
* * * UPDATE ON 02/06/2020 AT 1321 EST FROM ROBERT SIMS TO BETHANY CECERE * * *
The state of Mississippi sent the following update by email:
"[State Health Physicists] investigated the inability to retract the source, and the RSO reported that corrosion inside the crank cables caused the cable to hang up. The crew followed their emergency procedures and called the RSO. The RSO retracted the source into the fully shielded position and OSL [optically stimulated luminescence] badges were processed showing that no over exposure occurred, and the occupation exposure limits were maintained in compliance."
Notified R4DO (Taylor) and NMSS Events Group by email.
The following was received from the Agreement State via e-mail:
"RSO reported inability to retract a 40.2 Ci Ir-192 source (Source Model A424-9), (Source Serial No. 89706G) into the Sentinel/QSA 880 Delta exposure device (Serial No. D12297) during the period of 12/31/2019 to 1/1/2020.
"Licensee notified of 24 hour reporting requirement and to send written 30-day report."
Mississippi report number: MS-200001.
* * * UPDATE ON 02/06/2020 AT 1321 EST FROM ROBERT SIMS TO BETHANY CECERE * * *
The state of Mississippi sent the following update by email:
"[State Health Physicists] investigated the inability to retract the source, and the RSO reported that corrosion inside the crank cables caused the cable to hang up. The crew followed their emergency procedures and called the RSO. The RSO retracted the source into the fully shielded position and OSL [optically stimulated luminescence] badges were processed showing that no over exposure occurred, and the occupation exposure limits were maintained in compliance."
Notified R4DO (Taylor) and NMSS Events Group by email.