Headquarters Daily Report

                         MAY 02, 1997

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PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - HEADQUARTERS MAY  2, 1997

MR Number: H-97-0047

                           NRR DAILY REPORT ITEM
                           GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS



Bulletin 97-01, "POTENTIAL FOR ERRONEOUS CALIBRATION, DOSE RATE, OR      
RADIATION EXPOSURE MEASUREMENTS WITH CERTAIN VICTOREEN MODEL 530 AND     
530SI ELECTROMETER/DOSEMETERS," was issued on April 30, 1997.            
                                                                         
This bulletin was issued to all medical institution licensees, irradiator
licensees, manufacturing and distribution licensees, and calibration     
service licensees to (1) notify them of the potential for erroneous      
measurements with certain Victoreen electrometer/dosemeters, (2) request 
that licensees possessing one of the defective instruments take certain  
actions, and (3) require that licensees possessing one of the defective  
instruments provide NRC with a written response.                         
                                                                         
Contacts:  Robert L. Ayres, NMSS         Kevin M. Ramsey, NMSS           
           (301) 415-5746                (301) 415-7887                  
           E-mail: rxa1@nrc.gov          E-mail: kmr@nrc.gov             
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Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

                                       MR Number: 2-97-0033
Federal Express                        Date: 05/02/97
Memphis,Tennessee                                                         

Subject: MISSING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL                                    

Discussion:

The State of Tennessee informed the NRC (May 1, 1997) that on April 30,  
1997 a one milliliter volume glass vial containing 1.23 millicuries (mCi)
of chromium-51 was identified as missing at the Federal Express Facility 
in Memphis, TN. The FedEx RSO indicated that the event was noted when the
vial shield (lead pig) was found during processing, and later the        
container that housed the shield was located and noted opened, however,  
the vial was missing. The radioactive material was shipped from Amersham 
to the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston,      
Texas. FedEx continues the search for the vial. As of the May 2, 1997    
10:00 am all efforts to locate the vial have been unsuccessful.          

Regional Action:

The Region will continue to follow the event.                            

Contact:  J. POTTER                  (404)562-4731
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