ENS Event | |
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15:30 May 17, 2006 | |
| Title | California Agreement State Report- Moisture Density Gauge Run Over |
| Event Description | Eberhart/United Consultants, Inc. located in Placentia, CA reported to the State of California at 1000 PDT on 05/17/06 that one of their CPN MC3 (serial number M390304918) moisture density gauge was run over at a work site; Fontana Speedway, 9300 Cherry Avenue, CA; at 0830 PDT. When the gauge was run over the gauge was in backscatter mode of operation. The casing of the gauge was destroyed. The area was cordoned off and the RSO for Eberhart/United Consultants, Inc. was contacted. CPN Maurer Technical Services came out to the site and took possession of the gauge and took it back to their facility located in Laguna Hills. Wipe test of the sources are clean and the sources will be leak tested. Maurer Technical Services reported that the shielding for the Cesium-137 source had been compromised. State of California representative stated the highest radiation reading from the gauge at one foot was 18 milliRem per hour. The gauge contains a 10 milliCurie Cesium-137 source and a 50 millicurie Am-241/Be source. The RSO will be giving retraining to all staff to cover the emergency procedures for this type of incident. |
| Where | |
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| Eberhart/United Consultants, Inc. Placentia, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | CA 3564-30 |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+4.97 h0.207 days <br />0.0296 weeks <br />0.00681 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Donelle Krajewski 20:28 May 17, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | John Mackinnon |
| Last Updated: | May 17, 2006 |
| 42583 - NRC Website | |
Eberhart/United Consultants, Inc. with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State California Agreement State Report- Moisture Density Gauge Run Over 2006-05-17T15:30:00 | |