Event Notification Report for August 29, 2023
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/28/2023 - 08/29/2023
Agreement State
Event Number: 56701
Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency
Licensee: G.E. Healthcare DBA Medi Physics
Region: 3
City: Arlington Heights State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01109-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee
HQ OPS Officer: Lawrence Criscione
Licensee: G.E. Healthcare DBA Medi Physics
Region: 3
City: Arlington Heights State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01109-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee
HQ OPS Officer: Lawrence Criscione
Notification Date: 08/30/2023
Notification Time: 12:55 [ET]
Event Date: 08/29/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/05/2023
Notification Time: 12:55 [ET]
Event Date: 08/29/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/05/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Skokowski, Richard (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
Skokowski, Richard (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST LESS THAN CAT 3 SOURCE
The following is a summary of information received via email from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA):
IEMA was notified August 29, 2023, by G.E. Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL (RML IL-01109-01) to advise a radiopharmaceutical package was missing - presumably in transit. This package contained (3) shielded vials of In-111, accounting for 12.3 mCi at the time of shipment. The last known location was the [common carrier] Indianapolis transfer hub on August 24, 2023. This package does not represent a significant public safety hazard and there is no indication of intentional theft or diversion.
The radiopharmaceutical package was offered for shipment on August 24, 2023, for delivery to the customer the following day. The package was labeled Yellow-II (TI of 0.1), UN2915. At of the time of the report, the activity has since decayed to approximately 2.8 mCi. The licensee advised that on August 29, 2023, [common carrier] declared the package as lost with an unknown status.
Illinois Item Number: IL230022
See EN56682 and EN56697 for similar events.
* * * UPDATE ON 9/5/203 AT 1448 EDT FROM GARY FORSEE TO ERNEST WEST * * *
"This package was located at a landfill in Indiana on 9/5/2023"
Notified R3DO (Ruiz), NMSS Event Notifications and ILTAB via 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
The following is a summary of information received via email from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA):
IEMA was notified August 29, 2023, by G.E. Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL (RML IL-01109-01) to advise a radiopharmaceutical package was missing - presumably in transit. This package contained (3) shielded vials of In-111, accounting for 12.3 mCi at the time of shipment. The last known location was the [common carrier] Indianapolis transfer hub on August 24, 2023. This package does not represent a significant public safety hazard and there is no indication of intentional theft or diversion.
The radiopharmaceutical package was offered for shipment on August 24, 2023, for delivery to the customer the following day. The package was labeled Yellow-II (TI of 0.1), UN2915. At of the time of the report, the activity has since decayed to approximately 2.8 mCi. The licensee advised that on August 29, 2023, [common carrier] declared the package as lost with an unknown status.
Illinois Item Number: IL230022
See EN56682 and EN56697 for similar events.
* * * UPDATE ON 9/5/203 AT 1448 EDT FROM GARY FORSEE TO ERNEST WEST * * *
"This package was located at a landfill in Indiana on 9/5/2023"
Notified R3DO (Ruiz), NMSS Event Notifications and ILTAB via 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
Agreement State
Event Number: 56716
Rep Org: WA Office of Radiation Protection
Licensee: Nelson Geotechnical Associates
Region: 4
City: Trinidad State: WA
County:
License #: WN-I0421-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Jasmin Hernandez
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Licensee: Nelson Geotechnical Associates
Region: 4
City: Trinidad State: WA
County:
License #: WN-I0421-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Jasmin Hernandez
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 09/05/2023
Notification Time: 19:51 [ET]
Event Date: 08/29/2023
Event Time: 14:30 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 09/05/2023
Notification Time: 19:51 [ET]
Event Date: 08/29/2023
Event Time: 14:30 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 09/05/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Azua, Ray (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Azua, Ray (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED GAUGE
The following is a summary from a report received via email from the Washington State Department of Health:
A Troxler 3440 portable gauge (two sealed sources containing 9 mCi of Cs-137 and 44mCi of Am/Be-241) was run over by a bulldozer at a construction site. The full report with corrective actions has yet to be issued. No significant releases of radioactivity occurred.
Washington Incident Number: WA-23-015
The following is a summary from a report received via email from the Washington State Department of Health:
A Troxler 3440 portable gauge (two sealed sources containing 9 mCi of Cs-137 and 44mCi of Am/Be-241) was run over by a bulldozer at a construction site. The full report with corrective actions has yet to be issued. No significant releases of radioactivity occurred.
Washington Incident Number: WA-23-015