ENS Event | |
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05:00 Jul 31, 2008 | |
| Title | Lost Source |
| Event Description | An 8.6 microCi Th-228 licensed source (Isotope Products Lab 535-24-1) of the Physics Department at Hampton University has been identified as lost. As of July 31, 2008, several attempts in trying to locate the source have failed.
The licensee contacted NRC Region 1. 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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| Hampton University Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 45-09657-03 |
| Organization: | Hampton University |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2455.73 h102.322 days <br />14.617 weeks <br />3.364 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Paul Gueye 13:44 Nov 10, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Vince Klco |
| Last Updated: | Nov 10, 2008 |
| 44651 - NRC Website | |
Hampton University with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) Lost Source 2008-07-31T05:00:00 | |