ENS Event | |
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06:00 Apr 3, 2004 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Nuclear Density Gauge Missing with Employee |
| Event Description | Dressler Consulting reported to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that a trusted employee failed to show up at his worksite at 634 Prospect, Kansas City, MO this morning. Dressler Consulting is located in Shawnee Mission, KS. The employee had in his possession a Humboldt Moisture Density Gauge, Model 5000, Serial Number 2655 which had a 10 millicuries Cs-137 and 40 millicuries Am-241source. Dressler Consulting also notified the local law enforcement, Raytown Police Department, and the MO Department of Health. The gauge is normally restrained with a 2000# tow strap and locks in the employee's truck. The employee was told to store the gauge inside his home overnight. A Dressler Consulting representative attempted to contact the employee on telephone and went to his apartment in Raytown, MO with negative results. The employee last contacted Dressler Consulting at 1700 CST on 4/2/04 when he finished a job at 6700 Agnes, Kansas City, MO.
Dressler Consulting reported that the driver was contacted by his sister on his personal cell phone. His truck is broken down between Saint Louis and Kansas City, MO. The gauge is not in the truck. The driver will be contacted again to determine the location of the gauge. Notified NMSS (Moore) and R4DO (Powers)
Dressler Consulting reported that the gauge was found in the employees apartment and is no longer considered missing. The protocol for handling and storing gauges will be reviewed by the licensee. Notified NMSS (L. Psyk) and R4DO (B. Spitzberg). |
| Where | |
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| Dressler Consulting Engineering Shawnee Mission, Kansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 22-B837 |
| Organization: | Kansas Dept Of Health & Environment |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+7.93 h0.33 days <br />0.0472 weeks <br />0.0109 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Tom Conley 13:56 Apr 3, 2004 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Gott |
| Last Updated: | Apr 5, 2004 |
| 40638 - NRC Website | |
Dressler Consulting Engineering with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 406382004-04-03T06:00:0003 April 2004 06:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Nuclear Density Gauge Missing with Employee 2004-04-03T06:00:00 | |