ENS 43786
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Nov 14, 2007 | |
Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Cs-137 Source Holder |
Event Description | Ohmart-VEGA RSO was informed on 11/14/07 that a shipment of SR-1A source holders sent to Gibraltar Mines in McLeese Lake, BC, Canada has been lost in transit. The missing consignment consists of 5 devices, each containing 100 mCi of Cs-137. The shipment left the Ohmart facility on 10/25/07. The Ohmart representative in Canada [DELETED] is leading the effort to locate the missing shipment. [DELETED] of the CNSC was notified by Canadian Freightways personnel on 11/14/07.
TST Overland confirms turning over (2) skids to Canadian Freightways on Oct 29, 2007 in Burnaby, BC for furtherance to McLeese Lake, BC. One skid containing detectors was delivered to the customer in McLeese Lake. [DELETED] was unaware of this missing item until he received a phone call from the customer. He is pressing the trucking company to locate the equipment. Timeline as currently known: TST-Overland picked up two skids at Ohmart-Vega in Cincinnati, OH on 10/25/07; TST signed for them on waybill 766-4148797. TST-Overland moved the shipment through Sarnia, ON for delivery to TST-Porter Burnaby, BC. TST-Porter in Burnaby verified receipt of two skids. CFL was called to pick up 2 skids from TST-Porter in Burnaby on waybill 354-982526 per the attached copy. CFL delivered the shipment of one pallet only to Williams Lake November 2. Trace started with CFL November 9. Devices are five Sealed Source Fixed Gauges activity of 100 mCi each Serial Numbers (5943CN, 5950CN, 6157CN, 6160CN, 6165CN). Ohio report number: OH070006
Mr. Beaudin from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission called with information that the missing sources were found intact in Burnaby, B.C. The sources were never lost. They were misplaced and located in a warehouse at a different location than expected. Notified Ohio (S. James), R3DO (M. Ring) and FSME EO (A. Mohseni). Notified via email R4DO (J. Clark), FSME NMED PM (Burgess), R3 SLO (via M. Ring), R4 SLO (McLean, Erickson), OIP (Baker, Dembeck) and ILTAB. 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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Ohmart-Vega Cincinnati, Ohio (NRC Region 3) | |
License number: | 03214310002 |
Organization: | Ohio Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
Reporting | |
Agreement State | |
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+52.25 h2.177 days <br />0.311 weeks <br />0.0716 months <br />) | |
Opened: | Stephen James 09:15 Nov 16, 2007 |
NRC Officer: | Jason Kozal |
Last Updated: | Nov 23, 2007 |
43786 - NRC Website | |
Ohmart-Vega with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 437862007-11-14T05:00:00014 November 2007 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Cs-137 Source Holder 2007-11-14T05:00:00 | |