ENS 45232
ENS Event | |
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13:30 Jul 27, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Troxler Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency via email:
At approximately 9:45 am, July 28, 2009, the Agency [Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency] was notified that a Troxler Model 3411 had fallen out of the transporting vehicle on the way to the construction site. The operator had placed the device in the pickup truck at approximately 6:30 am on July 27, 2009, became distracted and failed to secure the device or to close the tailgate. The device, serial number 10308, apparently fell off the truck on the way to the construction site at Broadway and Jessica St. A search was instituted, but the device was not located and the Tucson Police were called at approximately 8:00 am July 27. Tucson Police report number 09 07270185 was prepared. As of the time cited above, the device has not been recovered. Press interest is expected. The Agency [Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency] continues to investigate this event. The U.S. NRC, the State of CA, NV, UT, NM, CO and TX and Mexico are being notified of this event. Arizona Report Number 09-003
The following information was received by email: On 11/29/2012 [at 0915 MST], the Tucson Police were called after a couple found a yellow container with radiation stickers on it outside of a City of Tucson Recyclables Dumpster located at Park and East Fair Street, Tucson, AZ. The Tucson Police department notified the Tucson Fire Hazardous Material team who then notified the Tucson Bomb Squad who then notified the FBI. X-Rays by the Bomb Squad found nothing suspicious. During this time (10:40 AM) the Agency was then called and responded to the scene. The Agency response team surveyed the device and made wipe smears. The survey indicated a source was in the device and the smears were negative for contamination. A review of the x-ray made by the Bomb Squad indicated the sources were in the device as designed. The case was undamaged but not locked. The device is being held by the Agency pending return to licensee. There was minor media interest in the recovery. The USNRC, FBI, the States of Ca, NV, UT, NM, CO and TX and Mexico are being notified of this event. The recently found Troxler serial number match with the originally reported lost Troxler. Notified R4DO (Whitten), ILTAB(Langlie) and FSME 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. |
| Where | |
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| Patison Evanoff Engineering Llc Tucson, Arizona (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 10-134 |
| Organization: | Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+26.97 h1.124 days <br />0.161 weeks <br />0.0369 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Aubrey Godwin 16:28 Jul 28, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Nov 30, 2012 |
| 45232 - NRC Website | |
Patison Evanoff Engineering Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 452322009-07-27T13:30:00027 July 2009 13:30:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Troxler Gauge 2009-07-27T13:30:00 | |