Event Notification Report for May 23, 2021
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/22/2021 - 05/23/2021
Agreement State
Event Number: 55273
Rep Org: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM
Licensee: GeoSoils Consultant, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Van Nuys State: CA
County:
License #: 4741-19
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Donald Oesterle
HQ OPS Officer: Joanna Bridge
Licensee: GeoSoils Consultant, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Van Nuys State: CA
County:
License #: 4741-19
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Donald Oesterle
HQ OPS Officer: Joanna Bridge
Notification Date: 05/24/2021
Notification Time: 21:30 [ET]
Event Date: 05/23/2021
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 05/26/2021
Notification Time: 21:30 [ET]
Event Date: 05/23/2021
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 05/26/2021
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
GEPFORD, HEATHER (R4)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION, (EMAIL)
GEPFORD, HEATHER (R4)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION, (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 6/25/2021
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED GAUGE
The following was received from the California Department of Public Health via e-mail:
"On May 24, 2021, [the licensee], contacted Los Angeles County Radiation Management regarding a CPN International MC3 (serial number not reported, containing nominally 10 millicuries Cs-137 and 50 millicuries Am:Be-241) moisture density gauge that had been stored in a gauge operators home that was involved in a house fire on May 23, 2021. The gauge was stored in the transport case. The gauge was found to have been melted and was unrecognizable. An inspector from the Los Angeles County was sent to the scene to perform radiation surveys and to evaluate the damage to the gauge and determine if the sealed sources were intact. The disposal of the source will be determined once the evaluation of the damage to the gauge has been completed. The California Department of Public Health will continue to investigate the incident.
"CA 5010 Number: 052421"
* * * UPDATE ON 5/26/2021 AT 2053 EDT FROM ROBERT GREGER TO JEFFREY WHITED * * *
The following was received from the California Department of Public Health via e-mail:
"The Cs-137 and Am:Be-241 sources were recovered the evening of May 24 by a member of the California radiation control program. The sources were taken to a licensed gauge service provider the next day, where wipes were taken of the sources for leak testing. The leak test results were received from the gauge manufacturer on May 26 showing that neither source was leaking. The serial number of the gauge was reported as M34125843."
Notified R4DO (Gepford) and NMSS Event Notifications (email)
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED GAUGE
The following was received from the California Department of Public Health via e-mail:
"On May 24, 2021, [the licensee], contacted Los Angeles County Radiation Management regarding a CPN International MC3 (serial number not reported, containing nominally 10 millicuries Cs-137 and 50 millicuries Am:Be-241) moisture density gauge that had been stored in a gauge operators home that was involved in a house fire on May 23, 2021. The gauge was stored in the transport case. The gauge was found to have been melted and was unrecognizable. An inspector from the Los Angeles County was sent to the scene to perform radiation surveys and to evaluate the damage to the gauge and determine if the sealed sources were intact. The disposal of the source will be determined once the evaluation of the damage to the gauge has been completed. The California Department of Public Health will continue to investigate the incident.
"CA 5010 Number: 052421"
* * * UPDATE ON 5/26/2021 AT 2053 EDT FROM ROBERT GREGER TO JEFFREY WHITED * * *
The following was received from the California Department of Public Health via e-mail:
"The Cs-137 and Am:Be-241 sources were recovered the evening of May 24 by a member of the California radiation control program. The sources were taken to a licensed gauge service provider the next day, where wipes were taken of the sources for leak testing. The leak test results were received from the gauge manufacturer on May 26 showing that neither source was leaking. The serial number of the gauge was reported as M34125843."
Notified R4DO (Gepford) and NMSS Event Notifications (email)
Agreement State
Event Number: 55307
Rep Org: COLORADO DEPT OF HEALTH
Licensee: Cardinal Health 414, LLC
Region: 4
City: Denver State: CO
County:
License #: CO 1219-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Phillip Peterson
HQ OPS Officer: Jeffrey Whited
Licensee: Cardinal Health 414, LLC
Region: 4
City: Denver State: CO
County:
License #: CO 1219-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Phillip Peterson
HQ OPS Officer: Jeffrey Whited
Notification Date: 06/15/2021
Notification Time: 15:51 [ET]
Event Date: 05/23/2021
Event Time: 10:28 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 06/15/2021
Notification Time: 15:51 [ET]
Event Date: 05/23/2021
Event Time: 10:28 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 06/15/2021
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
JOSEY, JEFFREY (R4)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION, (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
JOSEY, JEFFREY (R4)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION, (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 7/15/2021
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - PACKAGE LOST IN TRANSIT
The following was received from the Colorado Department of Health via email:
"A package of radium-223 (Xofigo) was lost in transit. The package was shipped on 5/22/21 containing 112.4 microCi radium-223. The final destination of the package was Saint Paul, MN; however, the last scan of the package by [the common carrier] was on 5/23/21 in Memphis, TN. Cardinal Health notified the Colorado radioactive materials unit on 6/11/21 that a package was missing and provided additional information (including isotope, activity, assay date, and tracking number) on 6/15/21. The activity of the package as of 6/11/21 (initial report date to Colorado) was approximately 33.5 microCi."
Event Report ID No.: CO210016
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
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - PACKAGE LOST IN TRANSIT
The following was received from the Colorado Department of Health via email:
"A package of radium-223 (Xofigo) was lost in transit. The package was shipped on 5/22/21 containing 112.4 microCi radium-223. The final destination of the package was Saint Paul, MN; however, the last scan of the package by [the common carrier] was on 5/23/21 in Memphis, TN. Cardinal Health notified the Colorado radioactive materials unit on 6/11/21 that a package was missing and provided additional information (including isotope, activity, assay date, and tracking number) on 6/15/21. The activity of the package as of 6/11/21 (initial report date to Colorado) was approximately 33.5 microCi."
Event Report ID No.: CO210016
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