Event Notification Report for July 05, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
07/04/2022 - 07/05/2022
EVENT NUMBERS
55977
55977
Agreement State
Event Number: 55977
Rep Org: Louisiana DEQ
Licensee: QSA Global Inc.
Region: 4
City: Baton Rouge State: LA
County:
License #: LA-5934-L01, Amend. 33
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Pate
HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales
Licensee: QSA Global Inc.
Region: 4
City: Baton Rouge State: LA
County:
License #: LA-5934-L01, Amend. 33
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Pate
HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales
Notification Date: 07/05/2022
Notification Time: 15:52 [ET]
Event Date: 07/05/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 07/05/2022
Notification Time: 15:52 [ET]
Event Date: 07/05/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 07/05/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Proulx, David (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Proulx, David (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MATERIAL EXCEEDING REGULATORY LIMITS DURING TRANSPORTATION
The following was received from the state of Louisiana via email and phone:
"[On] July 5, 2022, QSA Global, Inc. received a package for disposal from Costa Rica. The package read 500 mrem at the surface [exceeding the 200 mrem requirement]. The shipment contained two drums which had two sources inside each drum.
"One drum whose shielding had moved during shipment contained two Am-241 sources, serial numbers 9224 LX and 9225 LX, with an activity of one curie each. The source models are QXV 9000. The manufacturer is Valmet.
"Sources were received from DEL BCR 125 M ESTE, Cole SA, Costa Rica."
The following was received from the state of Louisiana via email and phone:
"[On] July 5, 2022, QSA Global, Inc. received a package for disposal from Costa Rica. The package read 500 mrem at the surface [exceeding the 200 mrem requirement]. The shipment contained two drums which had two sources inside each drum.
"One drum whose shielding had moved during shipment contained two Am-241 sources, serial numbers 9224 LX and 9225 LX, with an activity of one curie each. The source models are QXV 9000. The manufacturer is Valmet.
"Sources were received from DEL BCR 125 M ESTE, Cole SA, Costa Rica."