The State of
Nebraska was notified by a Bed Bath & Beyond representative that they are unable to account for a total of 17
tritium exit signs (which are general licensed materials). These 17 signs were part of an order that went to three separate Bed Bath & Beyond store locations in the Omaha, NE area. The Bed Bath & Beyond representative informed the state that Bed Bath & Beyond has performed an extensive search and considers the signs not to be present at the stores.
- Sixteen (16) signs are Safety Light Corporation Model SLX60 and contain 11.5 Ci/each H-3. The serial numbers of these 16 missing signs are as follows: 302790, 302792, 302793, 283015, 302799, 302800, 302810, 302803, 397719, 397720, 397721, 397722, 397725, 397726, 397728, and 397730.
- One (1) sign is Safety Light Corporation Model 2040 and contains 11.5 Ci H-3. The serial number for this sign is #257964.
NE Item Number NE090012 (Store #771-GL0634), NE090013 (Store #1021-GL0654) and NE090014 (Store #1184-GL0605).
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. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
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