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Event Notification Report for January 19, 2022

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EVENT REPORTS FOR
01/18/2022 - 01/19/2022

EVENT NUMBERS
55701 55702
Agreement State
Event Number: 55701
Rep Org: Louisiana DEQ
Licensee: Union Carbide Corporation
Region: 4
City: Hahnville   State: LA
County:
License #: LA-2163-L01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Pate
HQ OPS Officer: Donald Norwood
Notification Date: 01/11/2022
Notification Time: 08:23 [ET]
Event Date: 01/10/2022
Event Time: 15:35 [CST]
Last Update Date: 01/11/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Groom, Jeremy (R4)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
Event Text
EN Revision Imported Date: 1/19/2022

EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - NUCLEAR GAUGE HOLDER BROKEN HANDLE

The following information was received via E-mail:

"On January 10, 2022, at 1535 CST, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) was notified by the Union Carbide Corporation Radiation Safety Officer, via phone, concerning a handle that had broken off an Ohmart Vega FH-F2-0 nuclear gauge holder (housing). The holder serial number is 20285009. The source serial number is 156OCO. The source activity is 500 mCi of Cs-137. The gauge is in the 'On' position in its present condition."

"This event occurred at the Union Carbide Corporation Taft Plant in Taft, Louisiana."

Louisiana Event Report ID No.: LA 20220001


Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 55702
Rep Org: Curium US LLC
Licensee: Curium US LLC
Region: 3
City: Maryland Heights   State: MO
County:
License #: 24-04206-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Scott Surovi
HQ OPS Officer: Ossy Font
Notification Date: 01/12/2022
Notification Time: 09:44 [ET]
Event Date: 12/10/2021
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 01/12/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - Lost/Stolen LNM>10x
Person (Organization):
Skokowski, Richard (R3)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
Eve, Elise (R1DO)
Event Text
EN Revision Imported Date: 1/19/2022

EN Revision Text: NON-AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST PACKAGES IN TRANSIT

The following is a summary of information received from the licensee via telephonic communication:

On December 10, 2021, 15 packages were scheduled to be delivered by a common carrier to multiple locations in New York. It was then discovered that two packages were missing. The packages contained 44 mCi of Ga-67 and 7.2 mCi of Cu-64, both in liquid form and used for nuclear medicine diagnostic testing. The carrier investigated and searched for the packages but were unable to locate them and they were declared lost on Dec. 17, 2021.

The licensee will notify the Region III office and the New York Department of Health.

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