Event Notification Report for August 12, 2023
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/11/2023 - 08/12/2023
EVENT NUMBERS
56682
56682
Agreement State
Event Number: 56682
Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency
Licensee: G.E. Healthcare DBA
Region: 3
City: Arlington Heights State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01109-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Licensee: G.E. Healthcare DBA
Region: 3
City: Arlington Heights State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01109-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 08/17/2023
Notification Time: 12:15 [ET]
Event Date: 08/12/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/25/2023
Notification Time: 12:15 [ET]
Event Date: 08/12/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/25/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Betancourt-Roldan, Diana (R3DO)
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Betancourt-Roldan, Diana (R3DO)
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EN Revision Imported Date: 9/26/2023
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST SOURCES MISSING IN TRANSIT
The following information was received via email and telephone by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency [the Agency]:
"The Agency was notified the afternoon of August 16, 2023 by G.E. Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL (RML IL-01109-01) to advise of two radiopharmaceutical packages missing in transit. The last known location was the common carrier facility in Memphis, TN. The carrier informed the licensee that the packages could not be located and are now identified as missing. These packages do not represent a significant public safety hazard and there are no indications of intentional theft or diversion. Details of the packages are below:
"Package 1: Shipped on August 11, 2023 to RLS USA, Inc. Sugar Notch in Pittston, PA under tracking number 782355003930. Contained (1) 3 mL shielded vial of In-111. Package activity at the time of shipment was 5.210 mCi. Currently, 1.5 mCi at the time of this e-mail. The last scan occurred at 0035 CDT on August 12, 2023. GE Healthcare contacted the customer and confirmed that the package was not received.
"Package 2: Shipped on August 11, 2023 to Cardinal Health in Sarasota, FL under tracking number 782382357185. Contained (1) 3 mL shielded vial of In-111. Package activity at the time of shipment was 5.210 mCi. Currently, 1.512 mCi at the time of this e-mail. The last scan occurred at 0035 CDT on August 12, 2023. GE Healthcare contacted the customer and confirmed that the package was not received."
* * * UPDATE ON 9/25/2023 AT 1127 EDT FROM IEMA TO LAWRENCE CRISCIONE * * *
"The licensee advises no updates have become available and the packages are both considered lost. As both have decayed to background, the Agency considers these incidents closed."
Illinois Event Number: IL230018
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 SOURCES MISSING IN TRANSIT
The following information was received via email and telephone by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency [the Agency]:
"The Agency was notified the afternoon of August 16, 2023 by G.E. Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL (RML IL-01109-01) to advise of two radiopharmaceutical packages missing in transit. The last known location was the common carrier facility in Memphis, TN. The carrier informed the licensee that the packages could not be located and are now identified as missing. These packages do not represent a significant public safety hazard and there are no indications of intentional theft or diversion. Details of the packages are below:
"Package 1: Shipped on August 11, 2023 to RLS USA, Inc. Sugar Notch in Pittston, PA under tracking number 782355003930. Contained (1) 3 mL shielded vial of In-111. Package activity at the time of shipment was 5.210 mCi. Currently, 1.5 mCi at the time of this e-mail. The last scan occurred at 0035 CDT on August 12, 2023. GE Healthcare contacted the customer and confirmed that the package was not received.
"Package 2: Shipped on August 11, 2023 to Cardinal Health in Sarasota, FL under tracking number 782382357185. Contained (1) 3 mL shielded vial of In-111. Package activity at the time of shipment was 5.210 mCi. Currently, 1.512 mCi at the time of this e-mail. The last scan occurred at 0035 CDT on August 12, 2023. GE Healthcare contacted the customer and confirmed that the package was not received."
* * * UPDATE ON 9/25/2023 AT 1127 EDT FROM IEMA TO LAWRENCE CRISCIONE * * *
"The licensee advises no updates have become available and the packages are both considered lost. As both have decayed to background, the Agency considers these incidents closed."
Illinois Event Number: IL230018
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