ENS 44208

v t e ENS Event
17:15 May 13, 2008
Title	"[The Department of Veterans Affairs Called] to Report Receipt of One Package of Radioactive Material with Removable Surface Contamination on the Outside of the Package Greater than the Limits in 10 Cfr 71.87(I).
Event Description	The package was received at approximately 12:15 PM Eastern Time (ET), May 13, 2008 by the VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL. A wipe test performed on the external surface of the package around 12:30 PM ET indicated a removable contamination level of 42 dpm/cm2 as compared to the regulatory limit of 22 dpm/cm2. The package contained a PET radioactive drug with Fluorine-18 (F-18) shipped from Cardinal Health of Jupiter, Florida. The vendor/shipper also serves as the delivery carrier. The shipper/delivery carrier was notified of the contaminated package at approximately 12:55 PM ET by the VA Medical Center's Radiation Safety Officer. Spectral measurements indicated that the contaminant involved is F-18. The package did not appear to be damaged. The package is being held for radiological decay and will be returned to the vendor in a couple of days.

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Where
Department Of Veterans Affairs North Little Rock, Arkansas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	03-23853-01VA
Organization:	Va Hospital Of West Palm Beach Fl
Reporting

10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.3 h-0.0958 days <br />-0.0137 weeks <br />-0.00315 months <br />)
Opened:	Thomas Huston 14:57 May 13, 2008
NRC Officer:	Pete Snyder
Last Updated:	May 13, 2008
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