Event Notification Report for March 11, 2023
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
03/10/2023 - 03/11/2023
EVENT NUMBERS
56419
56419
Agreement State
Event Number: 56419
Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency
Licensee: G.E. Healthcare DBA/ Medi+Physics
Region: 3
City: Arlington Heights State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01109-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee
HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West
Licensee: G.E. Healthcare DBA/ Medi+Physics
Region: 3
City: Arlington Heights State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01109-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee
HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West
Notification Date: 03/17/2023
Notification Time: 16:47 [ET]
Event Date: 03/11/2023
Event Time: 00:09 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 04/18/2023
Notification Time: 16:47 [ET]
Event Date: 03/11/2023
Event Time: 00:09 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 04/18/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Nguyen, April (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
Nguyen, April (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 4/19/2023
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST PACKAGES
The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email:
"Shortly after reporting the first two missing packages (see EN56418), the Agency was contacted on 3/17/23 by General Electric (GE) Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL to advise of a third radiopharmaceutical package that went missing in transit. The last known location was the carrier hub in Memphis, TN. The carrier has advised efforts to locate the packages have ceased and the package was declared as lost. This package does not represent a significant public safety hazard and there is no indication of intentional theft or diversion. TN and AL program officials were notified. Details are provided below.
"Package Details:
[The package] shipped on 3/10/23 to Cardinal Health in Birmingham, AL. [The package] contained (1) 10mL shielded vial of In-111. Package activity at the time of shipment was 3.2 mCi. [The package] contains 0.563 mCi [as of 3/17/2023, 1647 EDT]. The last scan occurred at 0009 CDT on 3/11/23. GE Healthcare contacted the customer and confirmed that the package was not received.
"Additional details will be provided as they become available. This matter has a 30-day reporting requirement to the NRC with a required call to the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer."
IL Event Number: IL230008
* * * UPDATE ON 04/18/23 AT 1220 EDT FROM GARY FORSEE TO JOHN RUSSELL * * *
"As of 4/17/23 the packages remain lost. No additional information has been provided by the carrier. The packages have decayed to background and do not represent a public safety hazard. This report will be updated with any new information but is otherwise considered closed."
Notified R3DO (Orth), NMSS Events Notification, and ILTAB via email.
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
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST PACKAGES
The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email:
"Shortly after reporting the first two missing packages (see EN56418), the Agency was contacted on 3/17/23 by General Electric (GE) Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL to advise of a third radiopharmaceutical package that went missing in transit. The last known location was the carrier hub in Memphis, TN. The carrier has advised efforts to locate the packages have ceased and the package was declared as lost. This package does not represent a significant public safety hazard and there is no indication of intentional theft or diversion. TN and AL program officials were notified. Details are provided below.
"Package Details:
[The package] shipped on 3/10/23 to Cardinal Health in Birmingham, AL. [The package] contained (1) 10mL shielded vial of In-111. Package activity at the time of shipment was 3.2 mCi. [The package] contains 0.563 mCi [as of 3/17/2023, 1647 EDT]. The last scan occurred at 0009 CDT on 3/11/23. GE Healthcare contacted the customer and confirmed that the package was not received.
"Additional details will be provided as they become available. This matter has a 30-day reporting requirement to the NRC with a required call to the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer."
IL Event Number: IL230008
* * * UPDATE ON 04/18/23 AT 1220 EDT FROM GARY FORSEE TO JOHN RUSSELL * * *
"As of 4/17/23 the packages remain lost. No additional information has been provided by the carrier. The packages have decayed to background and do not represent a public safety hazard. This report will be updated with any new information but is otherwise considered closed."
Notified R3DO (Orth), NMSS Events Notification, and ILTAB via email.
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