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Radioactive Materials: Information Notices and Regulatory Issue Summaries

This page contains recently identified radiation information about public health and safety issues for review and possible action.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission enforcement guidance memorandums

  • 2013
    • FSME-13-048 (PDF) "Interim Guidance for Dispositioning Violations Involving 10 CFR 35.60 and 10 CFR 35.63 for the Calibration of Instrumentation to Measure the Activity of Rubidium-82 and the Determination of Rubidium-82 Patient Dosages [EGM-13-003]."

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission information notices

  • 2014
    • IN 2014-06 (PDF) "Damage of Industrial Radiographic Equipment due to Falling equipment and improper mounting."
  • 2013
    • IN 2013-16 (PDF) "Importance of Verification of Treatment Parameters for High Dose-Rate Remote Afterloader Administrations."
    • IN 2013-08  "Pending Expiration of the NRC Type B Transportation Package Certificate for Sentinel™ Model 660 Series Radiographic Projectors on June 30, 2013."
  • 2012
    • IN 2012-23 (PDF) "Recent Radiography Events Resulting in Exposures Exceeding Regulatory Limits."
  • 2011
    • IN 2011-09 (PDF) "Fixed Gauge Shutter Failures Due to Operating in Harsh Working Environments."
    • IN 2011-07 (PDF) "Specific License Required when Exporting to Embargoed Destinations listed in 10 CFR 110.28."
  • 2009
    • IN 2009-18 (PDF) "Performance Of Required Shutter Checks And Reporting Of Gauge Shutter Failures."
    • IN 2009-17 (PDF) "Reportable Medical Events involving Treatment Delivery Errors caused by Confusion of Units for the specification of Brachytherapy Sources."
    • IN 2009-15 (PDF) "Varian Medical Systems Varisource High Dose-Rate Remote Afterloader Events: Source Retraction Problems."
    • IN 2009-05 (PDF) "Contamination Events resulting from Damage to Sealed Radioactive Sources during gauge dismantlement and non-routine maintenance operations."
  • 2008
    • IN 2008-22 (PDF) "Molybdenum-99 Breakthrough in Molybdenum-99 / Technetium-99M Generators."
    • IN 2008-03 (PDF) "Precautions to Take Before Sharing Sensitive Security-related Information."
  • 2007
    • IN 2007-38 (PDF) "Ensuring Complete and Accurate Information in the Documentation of Training and experience for Individuals seeking approval as Medical Authorized Users."
    • IN 2007-25 (PDF) "Suggestion from the Advisory Committee on the Medical Use of Isotopes for Consideration to Improve Compliance with Sodium Iodide I-131 Written Directive Requirements in 10 CFR 35.40 and Supervision Requirements in 10 CFR 35.27."
    • IN 2007-16 (PDF) "Common Violations of the Increased Controls Requirements and Related Guidance Documents."
    • IN 2007-10 (PDF) "Yttrium-90 TheraSpheres® and Sirspheres® Impurities."
    • IN 2007-03 (PDF) "Reportable Medical Events Involving Patients Receiving Dosages of Sodium Iodide Iodine-131 Less Than the Prescribed Dosage Because of Capsules Remaining in Vials After Administration."
  • 2006
    • IN 2006-11 (PDF) "Applicability of Patient Intervention in Determining Medical Events for Gamma Stereotactic radiosurgery and other therapy procedures."
  • 2005
  • 2004
    • IN 2004-13 (PDF) "Registration, Use, and Quality Assurance Requirements for NRC-Certified Transportation Packages."
    • IN 2004-02 (PDF) "Strontium-90 Eye Applicators: New Calibration Values and Use."
  • 2001

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulatory issue summaries

  • 2013
    • RIS 2013-14 (PDF) "Reporting Transactions involving Temporary Jobsites to the National Source Tracking System."
    • RIS 2013-04 (PDF) "Content Specification and Shielding Evaluations for Type B Transportation Packages."
    • RIS 2013-03 (PDF) "Pre-application Communication and Scheduling for Medical Radioisotope Facilities Intending to Produce Molybdenum-99."
  • 2008
    • RIS-08-31 (PDF) "Licensing Requirements for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy."
    • RIS-08-24 (PDF) "Security Responsibilities of Service Providers and Client Licensees."
    • RIS-08-23 (PDF) "The Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) Domestic Threat Reduction Program & Federally Funded Voluntary Security Enhancements for High Risk Radiological Material."
    • RIS-08-17 (PDF) "Voluntary Security Enhancements for Self-Contained Irradiators Containing Cesium Chloride sources."
    • RIS-08-11 (PDF) "Precautions to Protect Children who may come in Contact with Patients released after therapeutic Administration of Iodine-131."
    • RIS-08-07 (PDF) "Dose Limit for Patient Release Under 10 CFR 35.75."
  • 2007
    • RIS-07-28 (PDF) "Security Requirements for Portable Gauges."
    • RIS-07-15 (PDF) "Unescorted Access to Materials for Non-Manufacturer and Distributor Service Providers."
    • RIS-07-14 (PDF) "Fingerprinting requirements for Licensees implementing the Increased Control Order."
  • 2006
    • RIS-06-26 (PDF) "Training and Experience and Grandfather Provisions for Authorized Medical Physicists under 10 CFE Part 35."
    • RIS-06-19 (PDF) "Availability of Guidance on Radioactive Seed Localization."
    • RIS-06-18 (PDF) "Requesting Exemption from the Public Dose Limits for Certain Caregivers of Hospital Patients."
  • 2005
    • RIS-05-24 (PDF) "Control of Radiation Dose to Visitors of Hospital Patients."
    • RIS-05-23 (PDF) "Clarification of the Physical Presence Requirement During Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Treatments."
    • RIS-05-21 (PDF) "Clarification of the Reporting Requirements in 10 CFR 20.2201."
    • RIS-05-15 (PDF) "Reporting Requirements for Damaged Industrial Radiographic Equipment."
    • RIS-05-010 (PDF) "Performance Based Approach for Associated Equipment in 10 CFR 34.20."
    • RIS-05-006 (PDF) "Reporting Requirements for Gauges Damaged at Temporary Job Sites."
  • 2004
    • RIS-04-017 (PDF) "Revised Decay-In-Storage Provisions for the Storage of Radioactive Waster Containing Byproduct Material."
    • RIS-04-001 (PDF) "Method for Estimating Effective Dose Equivalent from external radiation sources using two Dosimeters."

Wisconsin information notices

  • 2013-01 (PDF) "Concerning FDA Approval of Ra-223 dichloride (Xofigo®)."
  • 2012-01 (PDF) "Concerning the Source Collection and Threat Reduction (SCATR) Program."
  • 2009-01 (PDF) "Exemption from DHS 157 Requirements on Procurement and Transfer of Technetium-99m, and Calibration of Instrumentation Using Technetium-99m."
  • 2008-01 (PDF) "Information notice concerning medical events caused by failure to properly perform tests on dose calibrators for beta- and low energy photon-emitting radionuclides."
  • Location (PDF) (December 2005) " Information Notice concerning changing location of use or storage."
  • MICK (PDF) (June 2005) "Information Notice concerning MICK Applicators."

Wisconsin regulatory issue summaries

  • 2011-01 (PDF) "Update to Information Notice concerning post-implant verification of permanent brachytherapy procedures."
  • 2010-01 (PDF) "Shipping Requirements for Excepted Packages."
  • 2006-01 (PDF) "Control of security related sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information handled by individuals, firms, and entities subject to DHS regulation of the use of radioactive material."

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Last revised March 20, 2024