ENS 44300
ENS Event | |
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04:00 May 16, 2008 | |
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| Event Description | This information was received from the state via e-mail:
A PA licensee, Carlisle Syntec, Inc. (CSI) in Carlisle, PA has reported that a NDC Infrared Engineering gauge model #102X, serial # 4076, GL#1933-70GL, containing a 80 milliCurie (mCi) (or 80,000 uCi) sealed source of Americium-241 (Am-241) was shipped via FedEx Ground and found to be missing from the transport container upon arrival at its destination. The gauge was shipped from the licensee's facility in Carlisle, PA, to the manufacturer (NDC Infrared Engineering Inc.) in Irwindale, CA on May 13, 2008. The empty box arrived in Irwindale on May 16, 2008. The manufacturer notified FedEx Ground and the licensee on May 16, 2008 to set up a trace; FedEx Ground claim [REDACTED]. The Commonwealth's Bureau of Radiation Protection (BRP) was notified of the incident at 4PM on June 13, 2008 by a CSI employee, with no details, other than a radioactive gauge was lost by FedEx. That employee noted the Radiation Safety Officer was out on sick leave. BRP followed-up on June 16, 2008 with CSI to ascertain the above information. CSI uses other NDC radioactive gauges, and a reactive inspection is being planned. This is the initial formal notification to DEP management, PEMA / state EOC, PA HS, PSP, PennDOT, NRC HQs Ops Center and Region I, et al. A NRC NMED report is being drafted.
FedEx searched all the locations of transfer this package went through by requesting a review of the overgoods in each location. Overgoods are the items or materials that become loose from their packages during transit that cannot be linked to the correct package. Overgoods areas were searched from 5/16 to 5/27/2008. The tracking number for this package is [REDACTED] and the claim number for the loss is [REDACTED]. More information when available. This Event will remain an open and unresolved lost source. Notified R1DO (Burritt), R4DO (Hay), FSME (Persinko), and ILTAB (Whitney) 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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| Carlisle Syntec Inc Carlisle, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1) | |
| Organization: | Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+759.43 h31.643 days <br />4.52 weeks <br />1.04 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David Allard 19:26 Jun 16, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Joe O'Hara |
| Last Updated: | Jul 7, 2008 |
| 44300 - NRC Website | |
Carlisle Syntec Inc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 443002008-05-16T04:00:00016 May 2008 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost or Stolen Thickness Gauge 2008-05-16T04:00:00 | |