Event Notification Report for October 22, 2020
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
10/21/2020 - 10/22/2020
EVENT NUMBERS
54966
54966
Agreement State
Event Number: 54966
Rep Org: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM
Licensee: QSA Global
Region: 1
City: Burlington State: MA
County:
License #: 12-8361
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Anthony Carpenito
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity
Licensee: QSA Global
Region: 1
City: Burlington State: MA
County:
License #: 12-8361
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Anthony Carpenito
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity
Notification Date: 10/22/2020
Notification Time: 12:47 [ET]
Event Date: 10/22/2020
Event Time: 09:26 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/27/2020
Notification Time: 12:47 [ET]
Event Date: 10/22/2020
Event Time: 09:26 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/27/2020
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
MEL GRAY (R1DO)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
GRETCHEN RIVERA-CAPELLA (NMSS DAY)
MEL GRAY (R1DO)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
GRETCHEN RIVERA-CAPELLA (NMSS DAY)
EN Revision Imported Date: 10/28/2020
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING CATEGORY 2 MATERIAL
The following was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the Agency) via email:
"QSA Global reported via telephone at 1100 EDT on 10/22/2020 that a package shipped via common carrier on 10/9/2020, containing two Model A424-9 Ir-192 industrial radiography sealed sources within a Model 650L source changer, was reported as missing via telephone by common carrier at 0926 EDT on 10/22/2020. Common carrier trace already initiated and in progress, and tracking indicates last known package location was common carrier hub in Memphis, TN. This was a RQ UN2916, Yellow-II, Type B package with a Transport Index of 0.5 at time of shipment. Source changer SN 2238. Sources SN 11393M (65 Ci) and 11394M (33.1 Ci). This situation is an immediately reportable event per regulation. A search for the missing package by common carrier is ongoing. Agency currently considers this docket to still be OPEN"
Intended recipient is Gilligan Engineering Services, Prudhoe, Northumberland, Great Britain.
* * * UPDATE ON 10/27/2020 AT 1305 EDT FROM ANTHONY CARPENITO TO OSSY FONT * * *
The following update was received from the Agency via email:
"The licensee/shipper (QSA Global Inc.) on 10/23/20 reported to this Agency that the missing package was reported by the carrier as found in the carrier's Memphis, TN hub facility on 10/23/20. The package is being returned to the licensee/shipper for inspection.
"Agency expects this event docket to remain open until all details, including action docket numbers, are compiled, licensee's 30-day written report is received, and all relevant documentation is completed and reviewed."
Notified R1DO (Young) and NMSS Events Notification, NMSS Regional Coordinator (Rivera-Capella), and ILTAB via email.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 2" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 2 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 a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING CATEGORY 2 MATERIAL
The following was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the Agency) via email:
"QSA Global reported via telephone at 1100 EDT on 10/22/2020 that a package shipped via common carrier on 10/9/2020, containing two Model A424-9 Ir-192 industrial radiography sealed sources within a Model 650L source changer, was reported as missing via telephone by common carrier at 0926 EDT on 10/22/2020. Common carrier trace already initiated and in progress, and tracking indicates last known package location was common carrier hub in Memphis, TN. This was a RQ UN2916, Yellow-II, Type B package with a Transport Index of 0.5 at time of shipment. Source changer SN 2238. Sources SN 11393M (65 Ci) and 11394M (33.1 Ci). This situation is an immediately reportable event per regulation. A search for the missing package by common carrier is ongoing. Agency currently considers this docket to still be OPEN"
Intended recipient is Gilligan Engineering Services, Prudhoe, Northumberland, Great Britain.
* * * UPDATE ON 10/27/2020 AT 1305 EDT FROM ANTHONY CARPENITO TO OSSY FONT * * *
The following update was received from the Agency via email:
"The licensee/shipper (QSA Global Inc.) on 10/23/20 reported to this Agency that the missing package was reported by the carrier as found in the carrier's Memphis, TN hub facility on 10/23/20. The package is being returned to the licensee/shipper for inspection.
"Agency expects this event docket to remain open until all details, including action docket numbers, are compiled, licensee's 30-day written report is received, and all relevant documentation is completed and reviewed."
Notified R1DO (Young) and NMSS Events Notification, NMSS Regional Coordinator (Rivera-Capella), and ILTAB via email.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 2" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 2 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 a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf