ENS 42626
ENS Event | |
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05:00 May 27, 2006 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The State provided the following information via facsimile:
The density/moisture gauge was stolen from the West Gate Tavern's parking lot located at 2725 Mississippi in Metairie, Louisiana, which is in Jefferson Parish. The gauge was stolen sometime between the evening of May 27, 2006 and the morning of May 28, 2006. The theft was reported to the Jefferson Police Department on May 28, 2006. The gauge was a Troxler Model T3440, Serial Number-20980, Source Activity: Cs-137 (8 millicuries, serial # 75-2404; Am-241:Be (40 millicuries), serial # 47-16481. Last leak test was March 17, 2006. [The gauge operator] stopped to have a drink at the tavern on Saturday after performing a job at the Michoud Canal. He did not return the gauge to the Hahnville storage location before visiting the tavern. [The gauge operator] had to have someone pick him up from the tavern and bring him home; leaving the truck and the chained container with gauge in the Tavern's parking lot. When [the gauge operator] returned to the truck on Sunday, May 28, 2006, the gauge container (with the gauge in it) was cut from its chains and was gone. The gauge container was chained and locked, and the gauge itself was locked at the time of the theft. The gauge was properly labeled with caution signs and contact phone numbers. The Department was notified immediately after the discovery of the stolen source. The facility spent countless hours trying to find the gauge. More training was provided to the operator. The facility ordered eight new bolt-in containers to secure the gauges in the bed of the trucks to deter theft. The Radiation Safety Officer stated that he will probably have it put in the newspaper as well. He also stated that he will write a letter to the Department within 30 days with description of the incident including corrective actions. The state generated report number LA060009 for this event. THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL 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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| Alpha Testing And Inspection Metairie, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-5856-L01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Radiation Protection Div |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+268.18 h11.174 days <br />1.596 weeks <br />0.367 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Joe Noble 09:11 Jun 7, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Rotton |
| Last Updated: | Jun 7, 2006 |
| 42626 - NRC Website | |
Alpha Testing And Inspection with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 426262006-05-27T05:00:00027 May 2006 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge 2006-05-27T05:00:00 | |