ENS 42154
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01:45 Nov 18, 2005 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report Involving a Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was received via email:
Event Report # WA-05-062 This is notification of an event in Washington State as reported to or investigated by the WA Department of Health, Office of Radiation Protection. STATUS: new Licensee: USKH, Inc. City and state: Spokane, Washington License number: WN-I0409-1 Type of license: Portable Gauge Date of event: 17 November 2005, Called in 5:45 PM. Location of Event: Spokane, Washington ABSTRACT: The license's Radiation Safety Officer reported that sometime between 2 and 5 PM a Troxler, Model 3411B, moisture density gauge, Serial Number 5541, was stolen out of the operator's transport vehicle parked in a Diamond Parking lot adjacent to the 'Flour Mill' where the company's offices are located at 621 W. Mallon Avenue, Suite 309, Spokane, Washington. A police report was filed on 17 November 2005 but Spokane police declined to investigate the scene. Bolt cutters were used to liberate the gauge/transport box from 2 separate chains with a padlock on each attaching the box to the rear of the operator's pick-up truck. The parking lot (of over 75 vehicles) has an attendant who did not observe the theft. The operator appears to have violated at least one DOH requirement that may have contributed to the theft to the device. Department of Health Order, dated 2 December 2002, requires that when the licensee's portable gauge is not physically under the control of the operator that the device must be covered or carried in such a way that the passer-by cannot see the device. Another potential contributing factor to the theft, is that the operator was planning on transporting the gauge to his residence to recharge and take it to the work site the next morning because the work site was halfway between the operator's residence and the primary storage location. Preliminary information indicates that the work site is within 50 miles of the primary storage location. This is still under investigation. The licensee will be cited for at least one violation as a result of the event, and corrective actions will be discussed with the licensee. The event is currently under investigation. This report will be updated to include any new findings. No media attention noted at present. What is the notification or reporting criteria involved? WAC 246-221-240 Reports of stolen, lost or missing radiation sources Activity and Isotope(s) involved: 296 megaBq (8 millicuries) Cesium-137 and 1480 megaBq (40 millicuries) Americium 241/Beryllium. Overexposures? (number of workers/members of the public; dose estimate; body part receiving dose; consequence) N/A Lost, Stolen or Damaged? STOLEN (mfg., model, serial number) noted above Disposition/recovery: pending Leak test? Unknown Vehicle: (description; placards; Shipper; package type; Pkg. ID number) pick-up truck with no cap Release of activity? N/A Activity and pharmaceutical compound intended: N/A Misadministered activity and/or compound received: N/A Device (HDR, etc.) Mfg., Model; computer program: N/A Exposure (intended/actual); consequences: N/A Was patient or responsible relative notified? N/A Was written report provided? Pending Was referring physician notified? N/A Consultant used? N/A 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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| Uskh, Inc. Spokane, Washington (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | WN-I0409-1 |
| Organization: | Wa Division Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.13 h0.755 days <br />0.108 weeks <br />0.0248 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Terry Frazee 19:53 Nov 18, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | Nov 18, 2005 |
| 42154 - NRC Website | |
Uskh, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 421542005-11-18T01:45:00018 November 2005 01:45:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report Involving a Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge 2005-11-18T01:45:00 | |