Event Notification Report for February 24, 2023
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
02/23/2023 - 02/24/2023
EVENT NUMBERS
56408
56408
Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 56408
Rep Org: PU Radiological and Environment
Licensee: PU Radiological and Environment
Region: 3
City: West Lafayette State: IN
County:
License #: 13-02812-04
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Joshua Young
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Licensee: PU Radiological and Environment
Region: 3
City: West Lafayette State: IN
County:
License #: 13-02812-04
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Joshua Young
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Notification Date: 03/14/2023
Notification Time: 14:46 [ET]
Event Date: 02/24/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 10/20/2023
Notification Time: 14:46 [ET]
Event Date: 02/24/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 10/20/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - Lost/Stolen LNM>10x
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - Lost/Stolen LNM>10x
Person (Organization):
Nguyen, April (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
MacDonald, Mark (ILTAB)
Nguyen, April (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
MacDonald, Mark (ILTAB)
EN Revision Imported Date: 10/23/2023
EN Revision Text: LOST SOURCE
The following is a summary of information provided by the licensee via phone:
On February 24, 2023, the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) noticed a missing source during an annual radioactive material audit. The missing radioactive source is a Nano Tritium sealed source from City Labs (Model: P100a, S/N: 1020140018) containing 94 mCi of H-3. The RSO notified the principle investigator to begin a search for the sealed source, however, the source could not be located. The RSO believes the missing radioactive source may have been confused with an identical non-radioactive battery during previous audits, and the length of time the source has been missing is unknown.
* * * UPDATE ON 10/20/23 AT 0925 EDT FROM JOSHUA YOUNG TO ADAM KOZIOL * * *
The missing 94 mCi tritium sealed source was located in a test chamber in the lab where it was last suspected to have been used. Lab was not regularly utilized and was being organized as a corrective action from the lost source. No exposure caused by this incident.
Notified R3DO (Orth), NMSS (email), and ILTAB (email)
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: LOST SOURCE
The following is a summary of information provided by the licensee via phone:
On February 24, 2023, the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) noticed a missing source during an annual radioactive material audit. The missing radioactive source is a Nano Tritium sealed source from City Labs (Model: P100a, S/N: 1020140018) containing 94 mCi of H-3. The RSO notified the principle investigator to begin a search for the sealed source, however, the source could not be located. The RSO believes the missing radioactive source may have been confused with an identical non-radioactive battery during previous audits, and the length of time the source has been missing is unknown.
* * * UPDATE ON 10/20/23 AT 0925 EDT FROM JOSHUA YOUNG TO ADAM KOZIOL * * *
The missing 94 mCi tritium sealed source was located in a test chamber in the lab where it was last suspected to have been used. Lab was not regularly utilized and was being organized as a corrective action from the lost source. No exposure caused by this incident.
Notified R3DO (Orth), NMSS (email), and ILTAB (email)
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