CBRN event in Delaware, Seaford area, United States of America on Fri 28th June 2013

28th June 2013

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On June 28, 2013, the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital (NMH) in Seaford, Delaware shipped a cylinder phantom and 2 source rods to Eckert & Ziegler (EZ) Isotope Products in Burbank, California. The source rods each contained 1.35 mCi of GE68. The shipper confirmed delivery on July 8, 2013, but in September 2013, EZ informed NMH that the package containing the source rods was empty. The shipper confirmed proper delivery despite the fact that NMH could not find the missing source rods in their inventory. EZ are still investigating the source rods' disappearance.

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Delaware ( Seaford area )

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