The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center provided several current event notification reports on Wednesday as part of the agency’s document collection efforts. For the 24-hour period ending December 22, 2021, the NRC disclosed nine separate reports including:
Monument Health Hospital – Rapid City, SD (Event 55643)
Radiation therapy medical underdose with no unintended health affects
Non-Emergency
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. – Pallisades Park, NJ (Event 55644)
Missing 117 mCi of Thalium-201 reported by Massachusetts Radiation Control Program
Shipment in transit during vehicle maintenance
Generator received at destination but thalium remains missing
Less Than Cat 3 Radiation Level – Unlikely to cause permanent injury
Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Lab – Auburn, AL (Event 55645)
Disposal of Varian electron capture detector by unauthorized/unlicensed company reported by Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Radiation Control
Less Than Cat 3 Radiation Level – Unlikely to cause permanent injury
Park Nicollette Methodist Hospital – St. Louis Park, MN (Event 55646)
A 298 I-125 localization seed was lost in pathology department after removal
Less Than Cat 3 Radiation Level – Unlikely to cause permanent injury
Non-Emergency
ECS Southeast. – Mt. Juliet, TN (Event 55647)
Damaged Troxler gauge reported by Tennessee Division of Radiological Health
Ran over by dump truck at local construction site; not operational
Gauge contains a 40 mCi Am:Be-241 and a 8 mCi Cs-137 source
Corrective actions will be updated within 30 days
Environmental Protection Agency – Denver, CO (Event 55648)
Missing Ludlum Model 192 survey instrument containing 1 microCi Cs-137 source
Shipment scheduled for Sweetwater, TX; common carrier reported that incorrect shipping label placed on package and sent to unknown location; last location of survey meter was in Hutchins, TX
Less Than Cat 3 Radiation Level – Unlikely to cause permanent injury
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare – Memphis, TN (Event 55650)
An I-125 seed was lost during removal following operation. Seed thought to have been lost during implant with surgical drape; reported by Tennessee Division of Radiological Health
Less Than Cat 3 Radiation Level – Unlikely to cause permanent injury
Non-Emergency
U.S. Air Force – Albuquerque, NM (Event 55652)
Leaking Radium-226 aircraft dial at Kirkland Air Force Base
Dosimetry for base personnel did not identify any unexpected exposure
Non-Emergency
Leu Conversion Fabrication & Scrap Recovery – Richland, WA (Event 55666)
Sealed acrylic rod containing 5 mCi of Cs-137 removed by Qal-Tek (waste broker) failed leak test; reported by Framatome ANP Richland
Washington State Department of Health and U.S. NRC Region IV notified
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