ENS Event | |
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16:00 Apr 17, 2004 | |
| Title | Damaged Troxler Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The licensee RSO reported that at 1200 EDT, a Troxler Moisture Density Gauge, Model #3440 (Serial #32741 containing 40 millicuries Am-241/Be and 8 millicuries Cs-137) was run over by heavy equipment on a residential construction site in Vienna, VA. A 20 square foot area around the location of the incident was cordoned off, and the damaged equipment was transported to the company's laboratory in Manassas, VA. According to the RSO, the device was damaged, but the source remained intact.
At 2020 EDT the Fairfax County, VA HazMat team was directed to the construction site, and conducted testing to see if any contamination occurred. At 2125 EDT, the HazMat responders reported that no radiation above normal background was found at the site, and they were following up with the operator of the device to check for personal contamination. At 2208 EDT, the team reported that no contamination was found on either the individual who operated and transported the device, or his clothing. |
| Where | |
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| Construction Testing & Engineering Manassas, Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 4525554-01 |
| Organization: | Construction Testing & Engineering |
| Reporting | |
| Information Only | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3.62 h0.151 days <br />0.0215 weeks <br />0.00496 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Farid Vessal 19:37 Apr 17, 2004 |
| NRC Officer: | Jamie Heisserer |
| Last Updated: | Apr 17, 2004 |
| 40681 - NRC Website | |
Construction Testing & Engineering with Information Only | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 406812004-04-17T16:00:00017 April 2004 16:00:00
[Table view]Information Only Damaged Troxler Moisture Density Gauge 2004-04-17T16:00:00 | |