ENS 40606

v t e ENS Event
18:15 Mar 23, 2004
Title	the Us Army Reported a Missing Beam Splitter for a M1A1 Tank.
Event Description	On 03/03/04 the Texas National Guard discovered that one of their M1A1 tanks which was stored in a outside fenced area at their Army training facility in Wylie, Texas was missing a tritium beam splitter from its muzzle reference sensor. A thorough search was made of the entire area with negative results and a wipe of the tank also tested negative. The beam splitter contained a sealed 10 curie tritium source. All of the other tanks stored in the same fenced area with the one having the missing source were inspected and found to be intact. * * RETRACTION AT 1030 ON 2/26/04 GIZICKI TO RIPLEY * * * Following reinspection, it was determined that the tritium beam splitter was not missing from the muzzle reference sensor. The individual who conducted the initial inspection could not see the illumination in the day light. When it was reinspected in a dark area, appropriate illumination was noted. Therefore the source was still in the beam splitter. Notified NMSS (Psyk), R3DO (Madera) and R4DO (Graves).

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Where
Us Army Rock Island, Illinois (NRC Region 3)
License number:	12-00722-06
Organization:	Us Army
Reporting

10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3 h-0.125 days <br />-0.0179 weeks <br />-0.00411 months <br />)
Opened:	Thomas Gizicki 15:15 Mar 23, 2004
NRC Officer:	Chauncey Gould
Last Updated:	Mar 26, 2004
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