ENS 42499

v t e ENS Event
14:30 Apr 13, 2006
Title	Agreement State - Damaged Troxler Gauge
Event Description	The State provided the following information via facsimile: On the morning of April 13, 2006 at approximately 9:30 am CDT, a Troxler model 3430 moisture density gauge, serial number 22787 containing 8 millicuries of Cs-137 and 40 millicuries of Am-241:Be was damaged while in use at a temporary job site in Eutaw, Alabama when it was run over by a dump truck. The licensee, Gallet & Associates notified the Alabama Office of Radiation Control at 11:55 am. Gallet & Associates is authorized to possess and use radioactive material under their Alabama Radioactive Material License No. 991. The licensee representative stated that they were able to place the sealed source rod in the shielded position and lock the device in the safe position. Radiation levels around the gauge were found to be within the normal range. The gauge was placed back in the transport container and returned to the licensee's facility. The licensee was advised to perform a leak test of the gauge. This is all the information that this Agency has at this time and is current as of 8:00 am CDT, April 14, 2006. Alabama Incident No 06-21

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Where
Gallet And Associates Eutaw, Alabama (NRC Region 1)
License number:	AL-991
Organization:	Alabama Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.45 h0.769 days <br />0.11 weeks <br />0.0253 months <br />)
Opened:	David Turberville 08:57 Apr 14, 2006
NRC Officer:	Bill Huffman
Last Updated:	Apr 14, 2006
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