ENS 44842

v t e ENS Event
21:00 Feb 9, 2009
Title	Removable Surface Contamination Above Limits
Event Description	Two packages containing radioactive material were received with removable surface contamination on the outside of the packages greater than the limit cited in 10 CFR 71.87(i). The two packages were received at approximately 4:00 p.m. EDT, February 9, 2009, by the VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL. The two packages contained Germanium-68 PET/CT calibration sources. Wipe tests performed on the two packages indicated the following removable contamination levels: 802 dpm/cm2 on one package and 400 dpm/cm2 on the other, as compared to the regulatory limit of 220 dpm/cm2 for beta-gamma emitters. Spectral measurements (gamma energy) of the wipes were consistent with the radionuclide contained in the package. The final delivery carrier was notified of the contaminated packages at approximately 5:00 p.m. EDT on February 9, 2009, by the VA Medical Center's Radiation Safety Officer. The shipper [Eckert Ziegler Isotope Products] was also notified (by recorded voice message) of the contaminated packages. Licensee will notify our NRC Project Manager (Cassandra Frazier, NRC Region III) of this event. Additional information: Permits are issued under the license to Veterans Health Administration facilities. The permit number for the facility involved in these medical events is VHA Permit No. 09-25328-01.

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Where
Department Of Veterans Affairs West Palm Beach, Florida (NRC Region 1)
License number:	03-23853-01VA
Organization:	Department Of Veterans Affairs
Reporting

10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.17 h-0.132 days <br />-0.0189 weeks <br />-0.00434 months <br />)
Opened:	Tom Huston 17:50 Feb 9, 2009
NRC Officer:	Jeff Rotton
Last Updated:	Feb 9, 2009
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