Event Notification Report for August 21, 2026

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FOUND SOURCE

The following is a summary of information provided by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Radioactive Materials Branch (NCRAM) via phone and email:

The Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control (FLBRC) responded to a call from the public and impounded 2 lead pigs possessed by a Florida resident. One lead pig held an estimated 50 mCi Ra-226 nasopharyngeal radium applicator with a 25 R/hr on contact dose rate. The second pig was empty. FLBRC determined that the lead pigs originated from a residence located in Rocky Mount, NC, owned by the family of the Florida resident. FLBRC informed NCRAM of the missing Ra-226 source. NCRAM located the second source, unshielded, in the garage of the North Carolina residence. The source in North Carolina was removed from the residence and is currently secured at NCRAM.

NCRAM reports dose rates of 400 mR/hr at 30 cm, and 50 mR/hr at 1 meter, for the found Ra-226 source. Exposures to members of the public are unknown, and the licensee is unknown.

An NMED written report will follow. All data is confirmed but preliminary.

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 REPORT - MEDICAL EVENT

The following information was provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services (the Department) via email:

"The Department received notification from Banner Desert Medical Center regarding a medical event involving a two-month-old patient that occurred on August 14, 2026. The patient was prescribed 1 millicurie of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) for a renal scan, however, the patient was inadvertently administered 30 millicuries of Tc-99m for a bone scan. Following the event, the licensee performed a dose assessment and estimated that the administered activity resulted in an absorbed dose of approximately 22 Gy to the bone and 15 Gy to the bladder wall. The Department continues to investigate the event.

"Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300."

Arizona incident: 26-047

A Medical Event may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient.