Event Notification Report for February 12, 2026

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LEAKING SEALED SOURCE

The following information was provided by the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program (the Department) via email:

"On January 14, 2026, the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) notified the Department of a leaking check source found during a routine check on January 12, 2026. The vial had a visible defect, so the physicist immediately collected a wipe sample and placed the vial back in its shielded container. The container was sealed with tape, and all potentially contaminated items were triple bagged, sealed, labeled, and placed in storage in the hot lab. Area surveys and wipes were performed in the location where the source was located and no contamination was found. The RSO is currently in the process of obtaining quotes from disposal companies and will inform the Department when it is disposed.

"The Department will update with more information when obtained."

GA incident number: 113

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MEDICAL EVENT

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

"A 68-year-old patient with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with Xofigo Ra-223 dichloride was prescribed a dose of 171.6 microcuries and was treated on 02/03/2026. On 02/04/2026, the actual dose delivered was determined to be 118 microcuries. [The treating] physician has been informed. The patient will be notified on 02/05/2026 during a follow up appointment."

Incident number: FL26-011

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.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION VIOLATION

The following information was provided by the licensee via phone:

On January 21, 2026, a technical specification (TS) violation was discovered per TS 3.4.d due to improper shielding during operation. The TS requires that the thermal column be filled with water or graphite, however, the thermal column contained water and lead. Since lead is not identified in the TS as a permissible shield, this was identified as a violation. The site will file a license amendment to add lead to the TS as an approved shielding material for the thermal column.

The licensee notified the NRC Project Manager and Inspector.

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SURRENDER OF UNLICENSED DEVICE

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

"Seizure/surrender of an unlicensed device [occurred] at the Port of Miami on 2/4/2026. The original FL license 1113-1 expired exactly 12 years ago. [The Florida] BRC Materials Administrator received a call [on 2/4/2026] that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stopped an individual with an unlicensed soil moisture density device leaving the Port of Miami. CBP Officer [REDACTED] knew that they provided testing at a private business in the Port of Miami and currently has the person detained. The gauge was not in a case, which was another violation."

The gauge was picked up by BRC personnel on 2/4/2026 and is to be transported to a facility for safe storage.

Incident number: FL26-010

* * * UPDATE ON 02/06/2026 AT 1029 FROM JOHN WILLIAMSON TO KAREN COTTON * * *

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

On 02/05/26 at 1700 EST, the gauge was retrieved and transported to the Orlando facility for safe storage.
Cs-137 presence and neutron counts were confirmed. Wipe tests did not detect any contamination.
Troxler last performed calibration and wipe tests in November of 2021.

Device: Soil Moisture Density
Manufacturer: Troxler
Model Number: 3411B
Serial Number: 7833

Source information:
Cs-137, Model number: 102112, Serial number: 40-5060
Am-241:Be, Model number: A-102451, 47-4153

Notified R1OD (Bickett) and NMSS Events Notifications (Email).

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STUCK SHUTTER

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

"During a routine inspection [on 2/5/2026], the Department identified a shutter on a portable gauge that was stuck open and could not be retracted. The gauge was a Troxler model 3430, serial number 36475, containing 8 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of americium-241/beryllium. The gauge was taken out of service, and a service provider was scheduled to come onsite to troubleshoot the issue.

"The Department has requested additional information and continues to investigate the event."

Arizona Incident Number: 26-005

SHIPMENT EXCEEDS SURFACE CONTAMINATION LIMITS

The following is a summary of information provided by the licensee via phone:

The radiation safety officer reported that a package was received with removable gamma and beta contamination that measured at the limit of 240 disintegrations per minute per centimeter squared.

The package was a container that was being shipped back to Penn State University. The container originally contained Na-24 and was sent to a facility for disposal. The facility that returned the container has been notified and it is currently under investigation regarding how the container was returned with contamination. The container is locked in a secure facility.

Penn State personnel conducted surveys and verified no spread of contamination at the facility. The carrier was contacted and no contamination was found in the delivery vehicle. Wider contamination surveys are planned as well. No personnel were contaminated.