ENS Event | |
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07:00 Aug 5, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Loss of Control of Nuclear Material |
| Event Description | The following was received from the state via email:
On 08/05/09 during the evening a T.C. Inspection radiographer was performing radiography at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, CA. The job was completed around 8:30 p.m. The radiographer loaded the gear into the truck leaving the locked camera (INC, Model IR100, S/N 7019, 49 Ci activity) at the job site. Approximately 10 to 15 minutes later, Chevron maintenance noticed the exposure device and notified the Chevron fire department. The A T.C. Inspection radiographer who was at the refinery heard the call on the radio and responded to the event location, however, he did not have a survey meter to approach the camera. He noticed that the plug was in and the device appeared to be locked with no key in the lock. They barricaded the area, and kept the camera under surveillance until a survey meter was brought in. The radiographer surveyed the camera and confirmed that the source was in a shielded position and transported the camera to the storage location. The radiographer who left the camera at the job site is no longer employed by T.C. Inspections. CA Report #: 80609 |
| Where | |
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| Chevron Refinery Rodeo, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 5299-07 |
| Organization: | State Of California |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+153.15 h6.381 days <br />0.912 weeks <br />0.21 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Kent Prendergast 16:09 Aug 11, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Charles Teal |
| Last Updated: | Aug 11, 2009 |
| 45258 - NRC Website | |
Chevron Refinery with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 452582009-08-05T07:00:0005 August 2009 07:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State - Loss of Control of Nuclear Material 2009-08-05T07:00:00 | |