ENS Event | |
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16:00 Sep 5, 2006 | |
| Title | Missing Tritium Source |
| Event Description | One tritium source (27 - 47 milliCuries) was determined to be missing, during an inventory being conducted to return the sources to the manufacturer, one of the tritium sources (27 - 47 milliCuries) was determined to be missing. Because the source is about the size of a grain of rice, the source is normally mounted in a lucite block. A hole is drilled in the lucite block and a set screw holds the source in place. The sources are stored in a locked cabinet. During the inventory on September 6, 2006, the RSO noted that even though the set screw was in place the tritium source was not in the lucite block. The sources have not been used in over a year and the last inventory was conducted on May 1, 2006.
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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| Burle Industries Lancaster, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 37-30196-01 |
| Organization: | Burle Industries |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+236.57 h9.857 days <br />1.408 weeks <br />0.324 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Scott Moulzolf 12:34 Sep 15, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Gott |
| Last Updated: | Sep 15, 2006 |
| 42843 - NRC Website | |
Burle Industries with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 428432006-09-05T16:00:0005 September 2006 16:00:00
[Table view]10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) Missing Tritium Source 2006-09-05T16:00:00 | |