ENS 42141
ENS Event | |
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06:00 Nov 14, 2005 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Gauge |
| Event Description | The State provided the following information via email:
The State of Texas received a call from the Radiation Safety Officer for Terra-Mar Inc. on Tuesday, November 15, 2005, reporting the theft of a moisture/density gauge, Troxler Model # 3430, Serial # 32220, with a 40 milliCurie AmBe source, Serial # 47-28552 and an 8 milliCurie Cs-137, Serial # 750-7360. The licensee went to the gauge storage area of the site on Monday, November 14, 2005, and discovered that the gauge was missing. The licensee checked with personnel to see if any one had removed it from the storage area. When no one acknowledged removing the gauge, the licensee contacted Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Dallas-Ft Worth Department of Public Safety, and the Irving Police Department that the gauge was possibly stolen. The licensee will send in the police report and a written statement to DSHS. The last leak test performed on the missing gauge was performed on July 9, 2005. Texas Report Number: I-8277
The licensee provided more detail surrounding the missing Troxler gauges and added security measures for the storage area of other gauges. Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for further information. The incident report No. from DFW Airport DPS is 050-5143. The DFW DPS is investigating the apparent theft and has assigned a detective to the case. A copy of the police report was sent to DSHS. On November 17, 2005, licensee installed an additional keyed padlock on the nuclear storage doors and placed a heavy duty chain and lock through the case handles of the remaining gauges. The licensee has also changed the combination code to the entry door of the building. Only the site RSO and one authorized user have access to the building and gauge storage area. Notified R4DO (Johnson) and NMSS (Morell)
On Monday, January 30, 2006, I received a call from the RSO for Terra-Mar US Labs, informing the agency that an employee of the company had found the stolen gauge. The gauge was recovered at "First Cash Pawn" located at Wisdom Camp Rd., Duncanville, TX. The agency immediately responded by dispatching an inspector to verify that the gauge was in fact the property of the licensee. Once accomplished, the licensee was notified to recover the property. The gauge is now in possession of the licensee. Law enforcement officials are investigating the possibility of criminal prosecution. Case Close. R4DO (Runyan), NMSS EO (Greg Morell), TAS (e-mail) & MEXICO (e-mail) notified. 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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| Terra-Mar Inc. Irving, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L03157 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+30 h1.25 days <br />0.179 weeks <br />0.0411 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Latischa Hanson 12:00 Nov 15, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Feb 1, 2006 |
| 42141 - NRC Website | |
Terra-Mar Inc. with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Gauge 2005-11-14T06:00:00 | |