ENS Event | |
|---|---|
06:00 Nov 17, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Report of Found Cs-137 Source |
| Event Description | The following report was received via facsimile:
On the morning of November 17, 2009, the Alabama Office of Radiation Control received a phone call from a representative of US Steel in Fairfield, Alabama advising the Agency [Alabama Office of Radiation Control] of the discovery of radiation levels in a load of scrap metal. The entire load of scrap was set aside and isolated. On the morning of November 20, 2009, a representative of the Office of Radiation Control visited the USA Steel facility in Fairfield to assist in locating and identifying the source of radiation. The source of radiation was identified as a stainless steel rod approximately 12 inches in length and 3/4 inches in diameter. Maximum radiation levels of 150 millirem/hour were noted at close proximity to one end of the rod. Preliminary field analysis identified the isotope as Cs-137. Based on the configuration and isotope, the source of radiation may be a source rod from a moisture density gauge. The source of radiation was isolated and preliminary leak test results in the field indicate that the source is not ruptured. The Alabama Office of Radiation Control is currently investigating where the source of radiation originated. This is all the information that this Agency [Alabama Office of Radiation Control] has at this time and is current as of 10:30 am central time, November 23, 2009. Alabama Incident 09-43. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Alabama Radiation Control Fairfield, Alabama (NRC Region 1) | |
| Organization: | Alabama Radiation Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+149.6 h6.233 days <br />0.89 weeks <br />0.205 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David Turberville 11:36 Nov 23, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Nov 23, 2009 |
| 45516 - NRC Website | |
Alabama Office of Radiation Control with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 548422020-08-14T05:00:00014 August 2020 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Source ENS 548132020-08-03T22:00:0003 August 2020 22:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Damaged Radiography Camera ENS 547282020-05-26T20:30:00026 May 2020 20:30:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Possible Administration at the Wrong Treatment Site ENS 547152020-05-14T05:00:00014 May 2020 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Broken Shutter Handle ENS 545772020-03-07T06:00:0007 March 2020 06:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report -- Broken Radiography Camera in Shielded Position ENS 544832020-01-16T20:45:00016 January 2020 20:45:00 Agreement State Alabama Agreement State Report - Patient Received Greater Dose than Prescribed ENS 513462015-08-25T05:00:00025 August 2015 05:00:00 Agreement State Abandoned Gauge Found in Scrap Metal ENS 455162009-11-17T06:00:00017 November 2009 06:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Report of Found Cs-137 Source 2020-08-03T22:00:00 | |