ENS 45912
ENS Event | |
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04:00 May 5, 2010 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Found General License Device |
| Event Description | The following information was received via facsimile:
On the afternoon of May 5, 2010, the Alabama Office of Radiation Control received a phone call from a representative of ELG Metals in Mobile, Alabama advising the [Alabama Office of Radiation Control] Agency of the discovery of a device containing Am-241. The Agency was advised that the device was in two pieces. A member of the Department's Expanded Radiological Emergency Response Team was dispatched to verify if the sealed source was intact. On the afternoon of May 5, 2010, a field leak test was performed and its was determined that the sealed source was intact. The device was isolated at that time. On the morning of May 7, 2010, a representative of the Alabama Office of Radiation Control visited ELG Metals in Alabama to determine the condition of the device and assist in identifying the source of radiation. The source of radiation was identified as a NDC model 102, serial number 3572 containing 150 millicuries of Am-241. The investigation determined that the device was last owned by United Nonwoven in Mobile and was originally distributed as a General License device to Stems Technical Textiles in Cincinnati, OH. United Nonwoven in Mobile is no longer in business. The source of radiation was isolated and preliminary leak test results in the field indicate that the source is not ruptured. This is all the information that [Alabama Office of Radiation Control] Agency has at this time and is current as of 8:30 am central time, May 10, 2010. 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 |
| Where | |
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| Sterns Technical Textiles Cincinatti, Ohio (NRC Region 3) | |
| Organization: | Alabama Radiation Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+125.62 h5.234 days <br />0.748 weeks <br />0.172 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David Turberville 09:37 May 10, 2010 |
| NRC Officer: | Vince Klco |
| Last Updated: | May 10, 2010 |
| 45912 - NRC Website | |
Sterns Technical Textiles with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 459122010-05-05T04:00:0005 May 2010 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Found General License Device 2010-05-05T04:00:00 | |