ENS 44547
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Oct 7, 2008 | |
| Title | Lost Tritium Exit Signs |
| Event Description | Wal-Mart is conducting a worldwide audit of their tritium exit signs. This morning they discovered three missing signs.
The first missing sign was located at the store in Noblesville, Indiana. The serial number is 301651, manufacturer unknown. Curie content unknown. The sign was last inventoried in the spring of 2008. The second sign was located at the store in Charlotte, Michigan. The serial number and manufacturer were unknown. Curie content unknown. The sign was last inventoried in the spring of 2008. The third sign was located at the store in Yankton, South Dakota. The serial number is 293214, manufacturer unknown. Curie content unknown. The sign was last inventoried in the spring of 2008. All three stores were searched for the signs without success.
Three additional signs were discovered missing in the state of Michigan: 1. At a store located at 995 Razorback Dr., Houghton, MI 49931. The serial number is unknown, the manufacturer is Isolite (11.5 Ci of tritium). 2. At a store located at 10772 West Carson City Rd., Greenville, MI 48838. The serial number is unknown, the manufacturer is Isolite (11.5 Ci of tritium). 3. At a store located at 7021 SW Nedge Ave, Portage, MI 49002. The serial number is 357889, the manufacturer is Isolite (11.5 Ci of tritium). All three stores were searched for the signs without success. Notified R3DO (Lara), and FSME (Burgess) and ILTAB via email.
An additional missing exit sign was identified during the on-going inventory. The exit sign was manufactured by SRB and contained 20 Ci of tritium, S/N 280802. It was last inventoried in Spring 2008 at Wal-Mart Store #5039 which is located in Camden, DE. Notified R3DO (Lara), FSME (Einberg) and ILTAB via email.
An additional missing exit sign was identified during the on-going inventory. The exit sign was manufactured by SRB and contained 20 Ci of tritium, S/N 277880. It was last inventoried in Spring 2008 at Wal-Mart Store #1833 which is located in Fredericksburg, VA. Notified R1DO (Jackson), R3DO (Phillips), FSME (Vontill) and ILTAB via email.
Two additional missing exit signs were identified during the on-going inventory. 1. 1 sign at store #566, 1115 American Way, Booneville, IN 75237. The exit sign was manufactured by SRB and contained 20 Ci of tritium, S/N 306432. 2. 1 sign at store #3548, 910 Walcott Street, Waterbury, CT 06705. The exit sign was manufactured by SRB and contained 20 Ci of tritium, S/N 266092. Notified FSME (Burgess), R3DO (Hironori Peterson), R1DO (Cahill), and ILTAB via email.
Wal-Mart Corporate Office reported a total of 2 tritium exit signs missing from one store in Missouri. Store management and maintenance personnel have conducted a search and have determined that the signs are not on the premises. Wal-Mart last inventoried these signs April 2008 and is declaring these signs to be missing. The device information is as follows: 1. Location: Dexter, Missouri, Serial number - 314882, Curie content - 11.5. 2. Location: Dexter, Missouri, Serial number - 314890, Curie content - Unknown. Notified FSME (Mauer), R4DO (Deese) and ILTAB via email.
Wal-Mart Corporate Office reported a tritium exit sign missing from a store in Virginia. Store management and maintenance personnel have conducted a search and have determined that the signs are not on the premises. Wal-Mart last inventoried these signs April 2008 and is declaring these signs to be missing. The device information is as follows: 1. Location: Norton, Virginia, Serial number - 316467, Curie content - 11.5. Notified FSME (Einberg), R1DO (Cobey) and ILTAB via email.
Wal-Mart Corporate Office reported a total of 3 tritium exit signs missing from two stores in Michigan, and 1 sign from a store in Indiana. Store management and maintenance personnel have conducted a search and have determined that the signs are not on the premises. Wal-Mart last inventoried these signs April 2008 and is declaring these signs to be missing. The device information is as follows: 1. Store number 1791 Location: 7083 West 48th Street, Freemont, MI 49412, Serial Number: Unknown, Manufacturer - Isolite, Activity - 11.5 Ci. 2. Store number 1791 Location: 7083 West 48th Street, Freemont, MI 49412, Serial Number: 256573, Manufacturer - Isolite, Activity - 11.5 Ci. 3. Store number 2238 Location: 1879 East Sherman Blvd., Muskegon, MI 49444 Serial Number: 254487, Manufacturer - SRB, Activity - 20 Ci. 4. Store number 2339 Location: 2801 North Western Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906, Serial Number: 295648, Manufacturer - Isolite, Activity - 11.5 Ci. Notified FSME (Einberg), R3DO (Kozak) and ILTAB via email.
Wal-Mart Corporate Office reported a total of 2 tritium exit signs missing from one store in Hawaii and 1 sign from a store in Connecticut. Store management and maintenance personnel have conducted a search and have determined that the signs are not on the premises. The device information is as follows: 1. Store number 5274 Location: 1131 Kuala Street, Pearl City, HI 96782, Serial Number: 33526, Manufacturer - Isolite, Activity - 11.5 Ci. 2. Store number 2331 Location: 155 Waterford Parkway North, Waterford, CT 06385, Serial Number: 286501, Manufacturer -SBR, Activity - Unknown Notified FSME (Suber), R4DO (Campbell), R1DO (Caruso) and ILTAB via email.
Wal-Mart Corporate Office reported a total of 2 tritium exit signs missing. One in New Jersey and 1 sign from a store in Virginia. Store management and maintenance personnel have conducted a search and have determined that the signs are not on the premises. The device information is as follows: 1. Store number 1742 Location: 3501 Rt 42, Turnersville, NJ 08012 Serial number: 162266, Manufacturer: Foreverlight, Activity: Unknown. 2. Store number 1726 Location: 171 Burgess Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Serial number: 288780, Manufacturer: SRB, Activity: 20 Ci. Notified FSME (Suber), R1DO (Trapp) and ILTAB via email.
1. Store number 2449 Location: Ave Rafael Cordero Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725 Serial number, Manufacturer and Activity Unknown. 2. Store number 3219 Location: 731 East Rochambeau Rd Williamsburg, VA 23188 Serial number: 275031, Manufacturer: SRB, Activity: Unknown 3. Store number 4755 Location: 750 Ke'eaumoku St. Honolulu, HI 96814 Serial number: 315483, Manufacturer: Isolite, Activity: Unknown. 4. Store number 4755 Location: 750 Ke'eaumoku St. Honolulu, HI 96814 Serial number: 315484, Manufacturer: Isolite, Activity: Unknown. Notified R1DO (Trapp) and R4DO (Whitten), FSME (Burgess), ILTAB email
1. Store number 1811 Location: 1170 North Military Hwy Norfolk, VA 23502 Serial number, 294096 Manufacturer SRB Activity Unknown. 2.Store number 1811 Location: 1170 North Military Hwy Norfolk, VA 23502 Serial number, 294111 Manufacturer SRB Activity Unknown. 3. Store number 3734 Location: 1207 Princeton Street Vermillion, SD 57069 Serial number Unknown, Manufacturer: Isolite, Activity: Unknown. Notified R1DO (Trapp) and R4DO (Whitten), FSME (Burgess), ILTAB by email
1. Store number 2518 Location: 700 Marketplace Blvd., Hamilton, NJ 08691 Serial number, 280984 Manufacturer SRB Activity 20 Ci Tritium. Notified R1DO (Doerflein), FSME (Burgess) and ILTAB via email.
A Wal-Mart corporate representative reported that Wal-Mart was unable to account for an additional 2439 tritium exit signs (which are general licensed materials) that were used at one time in Wal-Mart stores throughout 14 non-agreement States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Wal-Mart had previously reported between September 16 and December 1, 2008, to the NRC a total of 29 unaccounted for tritium exit signs in several of the non-agreement states (see also EN #44495). The Wal-Mart representative informed the NRC that they had exhausted their search for the tritium exit signs and considered them to be lost and/or missing. The NRC was provided a listing from Wal-Mart of the store locations along with information on the tritium exit sign manufacturers, model and serial numbers and curie content if known. Notified R1DO (Burritt), R2DO (Blamey), R3DO (Duncan), R4DO (Lantz), FSME EO (Burgess) and 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 |
| Where | |
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| Wal-Mart Bentonville, Arkansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | GL |
| Organization: | Wal-Mart |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.9 h0.496 days <br />0.0708 weeks <br />0.0163 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Rich Dailey 16:54 Oct 7, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Jan 16, 2009 |
| 44547 - NRC Website | |
Wal-Mart with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 460762010-06-17T05:00:00017 June 2010 05:00:00
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