Schlumberger called the State of
Louisiana to report a missing shipment of four
tritium generators. Each unit contains 3 to 5 Ci (curies) of
tritium. The shipment was picked up by Federal Express on July 15, 2005 in Shreveport, LA. It was to arrive at its destination on July 17, 2005 at Princeton, NJ. Federal Express notified Schlumberger yesterday that as of that date the shipment had not arrived at its Memphis transportation hub.
The units are sealed in the sense that they need software to be used.
The State of Louisiana is following up.
- * * UPDATE TO NRC (HUFFMAN) FROM STATE REP (NOBLE) @ 12:12 EDT ON 7/28/05 * * *
Federal Express has located the shipment of tritium generators and redirected the shipment to the final destination in New Jersey. The State was told that the shipment was misdirected due to a package labeling problem. The State considers this report closed.
R4DO (Graves) and
NMSS EO (Essig) notified.