ENS 44286
ENS Event | |
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04:00 Jun 11, 2008 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Recovered Nuclear Material |
| Event Description | The state provided this information via e-mail:
It was reported today by [Pennsylvania Department of Radiation Protection] staff, that an orphan radioactive source was found in a lot of equipment and materials that had been acquired years prior from a bankrupt firm. The source is in Lake City, PA, and was inspected today for radionuclide identification, external exposure rates, and possible leakage. The source is in storage and appears to be in a shielded configuration (~ 3 mR/h contact with the device; background outside the storage area), no leakage was detected. [The source is contained in an industrial density gauge.] Information is still being gathered, but it apparently has been in storage for years. It was identified as a Cesium-137 source, activity noted as 100 millicuries (mCi) in 1979, thus, with a 30 year half-life, is now about 50 mCi. BRP is working with the owner and external agencies and organizations (i.e., NRC, DOE and CRCPD) to ensure the source remains secure, and, proper transfer and/or disposal is performed in a timely manner. There are also some records of prior ownership available, which may possibly assist in cost recovery with this abandoned 'generally licensed' (GL) source. An initial NRC 'NMED report' will be filed shortly.
The state provided this information via e-mail: Working with CRCPD, a health physics service provider was hired to take the Oakes Machine Corp density gauge. The cabinet was opened and a KayRay Model 7062P, Cs-137 source housing was found; serial # 7825. It contained an original activity of 100 mCi (May1978). CRCPD has arranged for transfer to another licensed firm, who will recycle or dispose of the source. BRP will submit a NMED report to NRC. Notified R1DO (Summers) and FSME (Mauer). |
| Where | |
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| Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection Lake City, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1) | |
| Organization: | Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+16.23 h0.676 days <br />0.0966 weeks <br />0.0222 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David Allard 20:14 Jun 11, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Joe O'Hara |
| Last Updated: | Jun 13, 2008 |
| 44286 - NRC Website
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