ENS 41060

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04:00 Sep 19, 2004
Title	Agreement State Report of Damage to Soil Moisture Density Gauge
Event Description	The following information was provided to the NRC from the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control via e-mail. A Troxler soil moisture density gauge (Model #3411-B; Serial #8598) was damaged when it was run over by a front end loader. The source rod was broken off and the cesium source was detached from the rod. Investigators searched and recovered the source. The gauge and source will be sent to Troxler for repair. No further action will be taken on this incident. The Troxler source strength is 8 millicuries Cesium-137 and 40 millicuries Americium/Beryllium. There were no personnel exposures.

ENS 41060 +/-
Where
Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc Sarasota, Florida (NRC Region 1)
License number:	1136-6
Organization:	Florida Bureau Of Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+55.28 h2.303 days <br />0.329 weeks <br />0.0757 months <br />)
Opened:	Charles Adams 11:17 Sep 21, 2004
NRC Officer:	Bill Huffman
Last Updated:	Sep 21, 2004
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