Event Notification Report for October 08, 2025
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
10/07/2025 - 10/08/2025
EVENT NUMBERS
57990
57990
Agreement State
Event Number: 57990
Rep Org: Georgia Radioactive Material Pgm
Licensee: Piedmont Heart Institute
Region: 1
City: Douglasville State: GA
County:
License #: GA 1195-2
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Avionne Fortner
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton
Licensee: Piedmont Heart Institute
Region: 1
City: Douglasville State: GA
County:
License #: GA 1195-2
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Avionne Fortner
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton
Notification Date: 10/16/2025
Notification Time: 08:20 [ET]
Event Date: 10/08/2025
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/16/2025
Notification Time: 08:20 [ET]
Event Date: 10/08/2025
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/16/2025
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Young, Matt (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Young, Matt (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LEAKING SOURCE
The following information was provided by the Georgia Radioactive Material Program (the Department) via email:
"On October 8, 2025, a leaking source was discovered while performing a routine leak test. The leak test revealed more than 0.005 mCi of removable contamination of Cs-137. The definitive cause of the leakage was not determined; however, cracks in the source were noticed through visible inspection. The leaking source was placed in a lead pig. The pig and cleanup waste were placed in a double bagged plastic bag and stored behind lead bricks. Removable contamination surveys were performed at the site of the leaking source and on the hands of the physicists. All areas and personnel were found to be free of removable contamination. The licensee will contact a company for waste disposal and will notify the department when the disposal is completed. The incident was reported to our office on October 10, 2025."
GA Incident Number: 109
The following information was provided by the Georgia Radioactive Material Program (the Department) via email:
"On October 8, 2025, a leaking source was discovered while performing a routine leak test. The leak test revealed more than 0.005 mCi of removable contamination of Cs-137. The definitive cause of the leakage was not determined; however, cracks in the source were noticed through visible inspection. The leaking source was placed in a lead pig. The pig and cleanup waste were placed in a double bagged plastic bag and stored behind lead bricks. Removable contamination surveys were performed at the site of the leaking source and on the hands of the physicists. All areas and personnel were found to be free of removable contamination. The licensee will contact a company for waste disposal and will notify the department when the disposal is completed. The incident was reported to our office on October 10, 2025."
GA Incident Number: 109