Event Notification Report for October 26, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
10/25/2022 - 10/26/2022
Agreement State
Event Number: 56183
Rep Org: WA Office of Radiation Protection
Licensee: Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company, LLC
Region: 4
City: Longview State: WA
County:
License #: WN-I029-3
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Killingbeck
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Licensee: Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company, LLC
Region: 4
City: Longview State: WA
County:
License #: WN-I029-3
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Killingbeck
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Notification Date: 10/26/2022
Notification Time: 20:08 [ET]
Event Date: 10/26/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 10/26/2022
Notification Time: 20:08 [ET]
Event Date: 10/26/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 10/26/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Roldan-Otero, Lizette (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Roldan-Otero, Lizette (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DROPPED FIXED NUCLEAR GAUGE
The following information was provided by the Washington Office of Radiation Protection via email:
"A fixed nuclear gauge was mounted to a standpipe about a foot above the floor. The mounting bracket failed. The weld broke from vibration, and the fixed nuclear gauge fell about 1 foot to the floor. The fixed gauge appears to be undamaged. It appears that nobody was working near the fallen gauge, so nobody was exposed to the radiation beam. A radiation survey was conducted by the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO), who closed the shutter, locked out the fixed gauge, and chained and locked the fixed gauge to a support column. The area was flagged off, and is in an area away from where personnel are working. The RSO notified the state regulatory agency, who will be sending a health physicist to investigate. The RSO contacted the gauge manufacturer to have them inspect the fixed gauge, repair the mounting, and reinstall the fixed gauge.
"Device: Gauge, fixed.
"Source: Sealed source, gauge.
"Manufacturer: VEGA Americas, Inc.
"Model Number: SHLD1. (SS and D registration certificate number OH-0522-D-120-B.)
"Serial Number: 6023CO. (Manufactured October 2011.)
"Radionuclide: Cesium-137.
"Activity: 0.005 curies when manufactured in October 2011. Current activity of 0.004 curies."
Reference Document Number: WA-22-019.
The following information was provided by the Washington Office of Radiation Protection via email:
"A fixed nuclear gauge was mounted to a standpipe about a foot above the floor. The mounting bracket failed. The weld broke from vibration, and the fixed nuclear gauge fell about 1 foot to the floor. The fixed gauge appears to be undamaged. It appears that nobody was working near the fallen gauge, so nobody was exposed to the radiation beam. A radiation survey was conducted by the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO), who closed the shutter, locked out the fixed gauge, and chained and locked the fixed gauge to a support column. The area was flagged off, and is in an area away from where personnel are working. The RSO notified the state regulatory agency, who will be sending a health physicist to investigate. The RSO contacted the gauge manufacturer to have them inspect the fixed gauge, repair the mounting, and reinstall the fixed gauge.
"Device: Gauge, fixed.
"Source: Sealed source, gauge.
"Manufacturer: VEGA Americas, Inc.
"Model Number: SHLD1. (SS and D registration certificate number OH-0522-D-120-B.)
"Serial Number: 6023CO. (Manufactured October 2011.)
"Radionuclide: Cesium-137.
"Activity: 0.005 curies when manufactured in October 2011. Current activity of 0.004 curies."
Reference Document Number: WA-22-019.
Agreement State
Event Number: 56327
Rep Org: Louisiana DEQ
Licensee: University Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Lafayette State: LA
County:
License #: LA-0746-L02
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Pate
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Licensee: University Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Lafayette State: LA
County:
License #: LA-0746-L02
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Pate
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 01/31/2023
Notification Time: 17:14 [ET]
Event Date: 10/26/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 02/02/2023
Notification Time: 17:14 [ET]
Event Date: 10/26/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 02/02/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Azua, Ray (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Clark, Theresa (NMSS)
Rivera-Capella, Gretchen (NMSS)
Azua, Ray (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Clark, Theresa (NMSS)
Rivera-Capella, Gretchen (NMSS)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - OVEREXPOSURE TO THE FETUS
The following report was received by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality [the Department]:
"On January 31, 2023, University Hospital & Clinics, Inc. notified the Department of a Nuclear Medicine Event. A patient back on October 26, 2022, was being treated with thyroid ablation with isotope I-131 with an activity of 30 mCi. The patient was found out to be pregnant at eleven weeks at the time of treatment. The physicist determined that the fetus received 5 rads."
Louisiana Event Report Number: LA20230001
The following report was received by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality [the Department]:
"On January 31, 2023, University Hospital & Clinics, Inc. notified the Department of a Nuclear Medicine Event. A patient back on October 26, 2022, was being treated with thyroid ablation with isotope I-131 with an activity of 30 mCi. The patient was found out to be pregnant at eleven weeks at the time of treatment. The physicist determined that the fetus received 5 rads."
Louisiana Event Report Number: LA20230001