ENS Event | |
|---|---|
06:00 Jan 2, 2005 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | The gauge was locked and secured to the technician's company pickup truck. The technician had taken the gauge to his residence for storage.. The technician discovered the gauge was missing from the truck and determined that the lock securing the wire rope cable which secured the transport case had been cut. The gauge and transport case along with other tools from the vehicle are missing. A police report was filed with the Houston Police Department. The gauge is a Troxler Model 3430, Serial No. 31792, containing two sealed sources: Cs-137, nominal 8 millicuries, Serial No 750-6702, and Am-241/Be, nominal 40 millicuries, Serial No. 47-1785. The Licensee issued a memorandum on January 3, 2005 to all personnel regarding gauge storage and transport procedures.
Licensee is planning to offer a reward and will publicize through the local media. Texas Incident ID No: I-8196
The State provided, via email, details of interviews held with the licensee along with a listing of proposed corrective actions to prevent recurrence of this and similar incidents. Contact the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer for details. Notified R4 DO (T. Farnholtz) and NMSS EO (G. Janosko) |
| Where | |
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| Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc. Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L04848-000 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+75.43 h3.143 days <br />0.449 weeks <br />0.103 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James H. Ogden, Jr. 09:26 Jan 5, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | John Mackinnon |
| Last Updated: | Mar 15, 2005 |
| 41308 - NRC Website | |
Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 413082005-01-02T06:00:0002 January 2005 06:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Texas Agreement State Report: Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge 2005-01-02T06:00:00 | |