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Event Notification Report for January 23, 2025

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
01/22/2025 - 01/23/2025

EVENT NUMBERS
57496 57497 57499
Agreement State
Event Number: 57496
Rep Org: Florida Bureau of Radiation Control
Licensee: Baptist Hospital Pensacola
Region: 1
City: Pensacola   State: FL
County:
License #: 0158-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Monroe Cooper
HQ OPS Officer: Robert A. Thompson
Notification Date: 01/16/2025
Notification Time: 13:13 [ET]
Event Date: 01/14/2025
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 01/16/2025
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Carfang, Erin (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING DEPLETED URANIUM SOURCE

The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email:

"BRC received notification of a missing 270-pound depleted uranium source on January 14, 2025. Baptist Hospital discovered the missing source during an inventory performed in October, 2024. The last documented inventory where this material was observed occurred in 1998.

"Estimated activity: 40mCi"

FL Incident Number: FL25-006

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: 57497
Rep Org: Tennessee Div of Rad Health
Licensee: Energy Solutions, Inc.
Region: 1
City: Memphis   State: TN
County:
License #: R-79171-K32
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Andrew Holcomb
HQ OPS Officer: Robert A. Thompson
Notification Date: 01/16/2025
Notification Time: 13:33 [ET]
Event Date: 01/14/2025
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 01/16/2025
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Carfang, Erin (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Logan Allen (NMSS)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - UNPLANNED CONTAMINATION DUE TO FIRE

The following information was provided by the Tennessee Division of Radiological Health via email:

"An unplanned fire occurred during the cutting of waste material (steam generators) in a restricted area. Memphis Fire Department used light water and foam to contain the fire. The material involved (plutonium) did exceed five times the annual limit on intake. Berms were established to contain any contaminated water. The building did have negative ventilation. Particulate filters showed background levels and air sampling showed no contamination outside. Also, there was no damage to the facility or injuries to personnel.

"Corrective actions or reports as well as additional information will be updated with a NMED report within 30 days."

Tennessee Event Report ID Number: TN-25-005


Agreement State
Event Number: 57499
Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency
Licensee: Lincoln Memorial Hospital
Region: 3
City: Lincoln   State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01784-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Art Tucker
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross
Notification Date: 01/16/2025
Notification Time: 16:32 [ET]
Event Date: 10/23/2024
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 01/16/2025
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Betancourt-Roldan, Diana (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST SOURCE

The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via phone and email:

"On January 8, 2025, the Agency was notified by representatives of the Lincoln Memorial Hospital of two sources that were missing after being offered for shipment through a common carrier. The two sealed Co-57 calibration sources collectively accounted for approximately 0.5 millicuries. While the sources were offered for shipment on October 23, 2024, the fact the sources never reached their destination was not discovered until an audit on January 8, 2025. After having received no further information from the carrier, the package is being declared as lost. The Agency staff will evaluate the timeliness in reporting, the level of accountability exerted over the sources, and root cause for the loss in a reactive inspection this coming week. Updates will be provided as they become available."

Source Number: 1
Source/Radioactive Material: SEALED SOURCE CALIB/MARKER
Manufacturer: Eckert & Ziegler
Model Number: PP-057-250u
Serial Number: N4-286
Radionuclide: Co-57
Activity: 0.000000098 Ci (98 nCi or 3.626 kBq)
IAEA Category: NA

Source Number: 2
Source/Radioactive Material: SEALED SOURCE CALIB/MARKER
Manufacturer: Eckert & Ziegler
Model Number: PF24R-057-10M
Serial Number: 2236-088
Radionuclide: Co-57
Activity: 0.0005 Ci (500 ?Ci or 18.5 MBq)
IAEA Category: NA

Illinois Report Number: IL250001

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