ENS 42765
ENS Event | |
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07:00 Aug 11, 2006 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Stolen Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The State provided the following information via email:
The RSO called RHB this morning to report a missing gauge that he believes was stolen. He personally had placed the gauge in the locked storage location in Vista, CA on Wednesday, August 2, 2006. The gauge user that normally uses this gauge states he used a different one on August 3 - 4, 2006, but did not sign the in and out log on those two days. That user was on vacation Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday August 9 - 10, he did sign out a different gauge. On August 9, that user asked the RSO what had happened to the gauge he normally used. The RSO said it was either in the storage locker, or someone else had checked it out. The RSO decided to perform a full inventory of the gauges on Friday morning, the 11th. It was at this point that the RSO discovered that gauge was missing. The storage location is locked, and the gauges are stored in a locked area within that location. Nothing else was apparently taken, although there are several other gauges stored there. The RSO reported this to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, who will be investigating. The RSO also stated he would post a reward in a local paper. The RSO has contacted all the gauge users, and they state they have no information about the whereabouts of this gauge. The gauge is a Troxler, Model 3440, with a nominal 9 mCi Cs-137 and 44 mCi Am-241. RHB will follow up with the licensee. The licensee will post reward in either San Diego Union Tribune or North County Times.
Earlier today the California Radiologic Health Branch (RHB) provided a report regarding a stolen moisture-density gauge from Geo Tek, Inc. The RSO from Geo Tek just called, and the gauge had been taken out three days ago by an authorized technician who failed to record it being checked out on the daily log. As of now, all gauges owned by Geo Tek are accounted for and in their locked storage area. RHB will follow up with the licensee regarding the potential procedural violations. Notified R4DO (Gody), NMSS (Holahan), ILTAB (e-mail), Mexico (via fax) 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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| Geo Tek, Inc Vista, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+7.6 h0.317 days <br />0.0452 weeks <br />0.0104 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Barbara Hamrick 14:36 Aug 11, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Jason Kozal |
| Last Updated: | Aug 11, 2006 |
| 42765 - NRC Website | |
Geo Tek, Inc with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State - Stolen Moisture Density Gauge 2006-08-11T07:00:00 | |