ENS Event | |
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04:00 Apr 24, 2005 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control received the following information from the Radiation Safety Officer for Qore Inc., located in West Palm Beach, FL.
On 04/23/05 at 2300 EDT a Qore Inc. employee discovered that the Troxler Moisture Density gauge that had been cabled and locked to the bed of his truck was missing, cable had been cut Model number of the Troxler gauge is unknown at this time but usually a Troxler Moisture Density gauge contains 10 milliCuries of cesium-137 and 40 milliCuries of Am-241/Be. The gauge serial number is 22430, cesium-137 source serial number is 75-4160 and the americium-241 source serial number is 47-18251. The gauge was in its locked position and locked inside its case at the time it was stolen. The employee's truck was parked in front of a private residence at the time of the incident. West Palm Beach police were notified by the licensee of the stolen Troxler Moisture Density gauge and the report case number is 0S-9770. |
| Where | |
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| Qore Inc. West Palm Beach, Florida (NRC Region 1) | |
| Organization: | Florida Bureau Of Radiation Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+8.42 h0.351 days <br />0.0501 weeks <br />0.0115 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Steve Furnace 12:25 Apr 24, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | John Mackinnon |
| Last Updated: | Apr 24, 2005 |
| 41630 - NRC Website | |
Qore Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 416302005-04-24T04:00:00024 April 2005 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Florida Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge 2005-04-24T04:00:00 | |