Event Notification Report for January 26, 2024
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
01/25/2024 - 01/26/2024
EVENT NUMBERS
56981
56981
Agreement State
Event Number: 56981
Rep Org: New York State Dept. of Health
Licensee: NRD, LLC
Region: 1
City: Grand Island State: NY
County:
License #: C1429
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Daniel Samson
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross
Licensee: NRD, LLC
Region: 1
City: Grand Island State: NY
County:
License #: C1429
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Daniel Samson
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross
Notification Date: 02/20/2024
Notification Time: 14:18 [ET]
Event Date: 01/26/2024
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 02/20/2024
Notification Time: 14:18 [ET]
Event Date: 01/26/2024
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 02/20/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Deboer, Joseph (R1DO)
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ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
CNSC (Canada) (EMAIL)
CNSNS (Mexico) (EMAIL)
Deboer, Joseph (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
CNSC (Canada) (EMAIL)
CNSNS (Mexico) (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST SOURCES
The following information was provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) via fax:
"The Radiation Safety Officer for NRD, LLC (NYS Radioactive Materials License number: C1429) contacted the NYSDOH on February 20, 2024, regarding a shipment of 10,000 Americium-241 foils (approximately 0.77microCi per foil) that were shipped and lost via common carrier. The model is A-001. The destination for this shipment was El Paso, Texas.
"On January 22, 2024, NRD, LLC shipped 11 boxes, each box containing 10,000 units of Americium-241. The shipment was picked up by a common carrier through Buffalo, New York, to El Paso, Texas. The client confirmed that only 10 of the 11 shipped boxes were delivered. The Tracking ID (774896057866) indicated that the missing package in question was unaccounted for in/after the Buffalo, New York location. In reviewing the other 10 shipments, stops were made in Buffalo, New York, Binghamton, New York, Fort Worth, Texas and eventually to El Paso, Texas.
"NRD, LLC requested that the common carrier investigate the location of this lost shipment (Case Number C-138364453 Reference-46194) and the common carrier confirmed that they were unable to locate this shipment on February 13, 2024. To date, this shipment is still missing. NYSDOH is actively monitoring this incident and has assigned Incident number 1475 to track this event. NYSDOH has contacted Texas for awareness, as this event involves their client. NRD, LLC will be contacting their client intermittently and monitoring their returned shipments if this package is delivered or returned to sender. In accordance with 10 CFR 20.2201 (d), NRD, LLC, will be reporting any substantive information to the loss of these devices within 30 days of their awareness. Additional information will be reported to NMED once available."
NYSDOH EVENT REPORT ID NUMBER: NY-24-02
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 information was provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) via fax:
"The Radiation Safety Officer for NRD, LLC (NYS Radioactive Materials License number: C1429) contacted the NYSDOH on February 20, 2024, regarding a shipment of 10,000 Americium-241 foils (approximately 0.77microCi per foil) that were shipped and lost via common carrier. The model is A-001. The destination for this shipment was El Paso, Texas.
"On January 22, 2024, NRD, LLC shipped 11 boxes, each box containing 10,000 units of Americium-241. The shipment was picked up by a common carrier through Buffalo, New York, to El Paso, Texas. The client confirmed that only 10 of the 11 shipped boxes were delivered. The Tracking ID (774896057866) indicated that the missing package in question was unaccounted for in/after the Buffalo, New York location. In reviewing the other 10 shipments, stops were made in Buffalo, New York, Binghamton, New York, Fort Worth, Texas and eventually to El Paso, Texas.
"NRD, LLC requested that the common carrier investigate the location of this lost shipment (Case Number C-138364453 Reference-46194) and the common carrier confirmed that they were unable to locate this shipment on February 13, 2024. To date, this shipment is still missing. NYSDOH is actively monitoring this incident and has assigned Incident number 1475 to track this event. NYSDOH has contacted Texas for awareness, as this event involves their client. NRD, LLC will be contacting their client intermittently and monitoring their returned shipments if this package is delivered or returned to sender. In accordance with 10 CFR 20.2201 (d), NRD, LLC, will be reporting any substantive information to the loss of these devices within 30 days of their awareness. Additional information will be reported to NMED once available."
NYSDOH EVENT REPORT ID NUMBER: NY-24-02
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