ENS 43019

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Dec 1, 2006
Title	Agreement State Report - Lost Source
Event Description	The licensee reported a lost static air gun containing 10 millicuries of Po-210. The source is approximately 1 year old and the licensee believes the source was disposed of while attached to an air hose which was thrown away. The State is continuing its investigation into this event and will provide updated information when it is available. 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.

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Where
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group Witchita, Kansas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	29-C064-01
Organization:	Kansas Dept Of Health & Environment
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+10.92 h0.455 days <br />0.065 weeks <br />0.015 months <br />)
Opened:	Tom Conley 16:55 Dec 1, 2006
NRC Officer:	Jason Kozal
Last Updated:	Dec 1, 2006
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