ENS 46452
ENS Event | |
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18:30 Dec 2, 2010 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Troxler Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following was received via email from the State of Arkansas:
The Arkansas Department of Health, Radioactive Materials Program, was notified at 1315 CST on December 2, 2010 by licensee Grubbs, Hoskyn, Barton, and Wyatt, Inc. (ARK-0456-03121) of a missing Troxler moisture/density gauge. The gauge was being transported between their office in Little Rock, Arkansas and a job-site in Bryant, Arkansas. The authorized user observed the gauge was missing at approximately 1230 CST. The gauge had apparently fallen from the transport vehicle. The Troxler gauge is a Model 3430 (SN 63492) containing 40 mCi Am-241:Be and 8 mCi Cs-137. It appears that the gauge was not properly secured in the vehicle. The Arkansas Department of Health is investigating the circumstances surrounding this event. The Arkansas Department of Health prepared a press release concerning this event. Arkansas Department of Health also notified the Police Departments of Little Rock and Bryant, the Sheriff's Offices of Saline and Pulaski Counties, the Arkansas State Police, and the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management. Arkansas has assigned event report ID number AR-12-10-02.
On August 30, 2011, the Arkansas Department of Health, Radioactive Material Division was informed by [the] Radiation Safety Officer for Grubbs, Hoskyn, Barton and Wyatt, that the Troxler 3430 Moisture/Density Gauge, SN#63492, lost on December 2, 2010, had been recovered. A Departmental investigation confirmed that the gauge recovered on August 30, 2011, was in fact the device lost on December 2, 2010. The Department considers this incident to be closed. The State Department of Health Representative indicated that the gauge was returned to the licensee by a private citizen who wished to remain anonymous. R4DO (Drake) and FSME (McIntosh) notified. ILTAB notified via e-mail. 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 |
| Where | |
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| Grubbs, Hoskyn, Barton And Wyatt, Inc Little Rock, Arkansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | ARK0456-03121 |
| Organization: | Arkansas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+16.8 h0.7 days <br />0.1 weeks <br />0.023 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Angela Minden 11:18 Dec 3, 2010 |
| NRC Officer: | Eric Simpson |
| Last Updated: | Sep 6, 2011 |
| 46452 - NRC Website | |
Grubbs, Hoskyn, Barton And Wyatt, Inc with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Troxler Moisture Density Gauge 2010-12-02T18:30:00 | |