ENS 43170
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06:00 Feb 19, 2007 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report Involving Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge Model 3440 |
| Event Description | The Arkansas Department of Health reported that one of their licensees, Materials Testing of Arkansas, had a Troxler moisture density gauge stolen from a pickup truck in front of a Wal-Mart in Little Rock, Arkansas between 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. CST. When the licensee returned to the vehicle, he found that the chain securing the gauge had been cut, and the Troxler and some other personal equipment had been stolen from the back of the vehicle. The Troxler is a Model 3440 S/N 19914 and contains 9 milli Curies of Cs-137 and 44 milli Curies of Am-241. The Little Rock Police Department is investigating the theft under case number 07-18990.
The Arkansas Department of Health is preparing a press release on this event.
The State provided the following information via facsimile: On Friday, May 18, 2007, the moisture density gauge stolen on February 19, 2007, was recovered in a vacant residence in Little Rock, Arkansas. The gauge transport case, as well as, the gauge handle were not locked when found. The gauge appeared to be undamaged and was transported to the licensee's authorized storage facility. Representatives from the Arkansas Radiation Control Program conducted a leak test in the field and the RSO was conducting a leak test for analysis by the licensee's consultant prior to placing the gauge back in service. The Department [Arkansas Department of Health] considers this event closed. Notified R4DO (Johnson), FSME (Burgess), ILTAB (Via Email) 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. This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source |
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| Materials Testing Of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | ARK-859 |
| Organization: | Arkansas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
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| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2.93 h0.122 days <br />0.0174 weeks <br />0.00401 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Bernie Bevill 08:56 Feb 19, 2007 |
| NRC Officer: | Joe O'Hara |
| Last Updated: | May 21, 2007 |
| 43170 - NRC Website | |
Materials Testing Of Arkansas with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 431702007-02-19T06:00:00019 February 2007 06:00:00
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