ENS 41990

v t e ENS Event
04:00 Jun 1, 2005
Title	Agreement State Report - Tritium Sources Disposed at Landfill
Event Description	Nineteen Tritium Exit Signs were inadvertently disposed in Robeson County Landfill in St. Pauls, North Carolina in mid June 2005, totaling 403 Curies of Tritium gas (H-3). The incident location is at 22828 NC Way 87 W. Fayetteville, NC. 28306-7332. A survey of the landfill has not yet been performed and there are no significant exposure hazards. No one has been injured by the event. (NC Incident No.05-32). Less than the quantity of an IAEA Category 3 source. Sources that are 'Less than IAEA Category 3 sources,' are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. These are IAEA Category 5 sources and are not dangerous: No one could be permanently injured by this amount of radioactive material.

ENS 41990 +/-
Where
Dupont Fluoroproducts Fayettville, North Carolina (NRC Region 1)
Organization:	Nc Div Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2528.5 h105.354 days <br />15.051 weeks <br />3.464 months <br />)
Opened:	Lee Cox 12:30 Sep 14, 2005
NRC Officer:	Arlon Costa
Last Updated:	Sep 14, 2005
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