ENS Event | |
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22:00 Oct 19, 2005 | |
| Title | Radioactive Source Found in Scrap Yard |
| Event Description | A scrap yard operator contacted the Indiana State Department of Health to request investigative assistance after their radiation monitor alarm sounded while monitoring a batch of trash. A Health Physicist was dispatched to the scrap yard and discovered a Cesium-137 source in the trash. Upon further investigation it was determined that the source belonged to a general licensed company which was no longer in operation. The company owned two like sources, but only source CS4464 (S/N 4699931) containing 14 millicuries of Cesium-137 was found. The found source is not leaking and it has not caused any injury to personnel. The Indiana State Department of Health has contacted Region III and will continue looking for the other missing 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. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. |
| Where | |
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| Nehi Royal Crown Bottling Indianapolis, Indiana (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | N/A |
| Organization: | Indiana State Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+14.78 h0.616 days <br />0.088 weeks <br />0.0202 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jane Smith 12:47 Oct 20, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Arlon Costa |
| Last Updated: | Oct 20, 2005 |
| 42065 - NRC Website | |
Nehi Royal Crown Bottling with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) Radioactive Source Found in Scrap Yard 2005-10-19T22:00:00 | |