ENS Event | |
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06:00 Nov 3, 2005 | |
| Title | Agreement State Notificaton - Missing Shipment of Radioactive Material |
| Event Description | On November 3, 2005, reported that a radioactive shipment was missing its contents.
On November 3, 2005, at approximately 2:30 pm, Spectratek Services received a call from Protechnics in Kilgore, TX. They stated a seven piece shipment of four (4) fiberboard boxes and three (3) 20-gallon drums had been received. The contents of one of the 20-gallon drums were not in the drum. The drum was to have contained an ammo box with two 25 pound lead shipping containers, each containing 40 millicuries of Antimony-124 used in oil and gas well completion studies. All packages had security seals in place when they arrived at the Protechnics facility in Kilgore. Notification was made to the Protechnics corporate office, the freight company, and the NM Radiation Control Bureau. Interviewing all employees involved in packaging the shipment resulted in written statements from them. The inventory has been double-checked and it appears the material balance is correct. Security camera tapes have been reviewed showing the packaging area for 10/31/2005 (the day of the shipment). The tapes show the radioactive material being loaded into the containers and the containers being closed and they also show the shipment being loaded onto the freight carrier's trailer. Members of the FBI and Homeland Security made visits while conducting their investigation. The investigation is ongoing. Notification was made to the inspector with the Environmental Monitoring Program, Radiation Branch, Department of State Health Services in Texas. State of Texas also notified NRC. See EN-42118. |
| Where | |
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| Spectratek Services Kilgore, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | TA 172 |
| Organization: | New Mexico Rad Control Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+148.93 h6.205 days <br />0.886 weeks <br />0.204 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Walter Medina 10:56 Nov 9, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Ronald Harrington |
| Last Updated: | Nov 9, 2005 |
| 42130 - NRC Website | |
Spectratek Services with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Misplaced Radioactive Shipment ENS 421302005-11-03T06:00:0003 November 2005 06:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Notificaton - Missing Shipment of Radioactive Material 2014-10-14T07:00:00 | |