One
Troxler moisture/density
gauge and three thin layer density
gauges were transported to InstroTek, Inc. on September 23, 2010. The licensee was later notified that only three
Troxler thin layer density
gauges had arrived. The licensee searched their loading docks and did not find the missing
gauge. InstroTek and R and L Trucking have also performed searches, but did not locate the
gauge. The information about the
gauge is below:
Troxler Model 3440 Nuclear Moisture/Density gauge
Serial Number 22504
CS-137, 8 mCi, Serial Number 47-4236
Am-241 Be, 40 mCi, Serial Number 47-18335
KS NMED KS100012
- * * UPDATE ON 10/14/2010 AT 1052 FROM DAVID WHITFILL TO MARK ABRAMOVITZ * * *
The Troxler Moisture Density Gauge was found at the R and L Trucking Terminal in Wilson, NC (about 40 miles from the intended destination of Raleigh, NC). The gauge is being delivered to InstroTek today (10/14/2010).
Notified the R4DO (Haire) and FSME (McIntosh).
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