ENS Event | |
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18:00 Aug 18, 2006 | |
| Title | Tritium Sources Missing During Annual Inventory But Subsequently Found |
| Event Description | An inventory of the tritium sources at the Defense Logistics Agency in Aniston, AL was performed.
Initial results of Annual Inventory indicates a loss of the following items: 4 ea NSN 1240001508886 Telescopic panoramic at 3.8 Curies each 5 ea NSN 1240001508890 Mount Telescope at 0.15 Curies each 2 ea NSN 1240003321780 Collimator at 10 Curies each Causative research is currently being conducted and results will be reported in follow up letter to NRC. Total loss would equal 35.95 Curies of H3. The last annual inventory was completed 10/11/2005.
The Defense Distribution Center Depot has accounted for all items previously reported as being missing. The items were located in a proper radiological storage area. However, they were not located in the same area as the licensee had documented in their computer system. After performing a full inspection of the radiological storage area, the items were accounted for and properly documented in a report issued 9/28/06. Notified R1DO(Krohn) and NMSS(Burgess) 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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| Defense Distribution Center New Canterbury, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 37-30062-01 |
| Organization: | Defense Distribution Center |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.58 h-0.108 days <br />-0.0154 weeks <br />-0.00353 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David Collins 15:25 Aug 18, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Oct 2, 2006 |
| 42786 - NRC Website | |
Defense Distribution Center with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 454442009-10-16T07:00:00016 October 2009 07:00:00
[Table view]10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) Strontium-90 Pressure Indicators Missing During an Annual Inventory ENS 427862006-08-18T18:00:00018 August 2006 18:00:00 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) Tritium Sources Missing During Annual Inventory But Subsequently Found 2009-10-16T07:00:00 | |