ENS 46815
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09:30 May 3, 2011 | |
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| Event Description | On May 3, 2011, the Agency [Texas Department of Health] was notified by the licensee that a Troxler Model 3430 moisture/density gauge had been stolen from the back of one of their trucks. The gauge was stolen at the intersection of Nalor and North Main in Houston, Texas. The gauge contains a 40 milliCurie Americium (Am) - 241 source, and an eight milliCurie Cesium (Cs) -137 source. The licensee reported that their technician had completed his work and returned to the licensee's facility. When the technician went to the back of the truck to get the gauge, he found the gauge missing, one chain and lock missing, and the other lock had a busted bail. The technician contacted the other licensee's technicians who were at the work site to see if any of them had the gauge. No one did. The technician contacted his manager and reported the missing gauge. The licensee contacted local law enforcement and notified them of the theft. The Agency has sent notification of the theft to the Texas Association of Pawn Brokers. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with Reporting Material Events SA-300.
The serial number of the gauge is 63670. The source numbers are 78-6298 and 77-9880. Texas Incident: I-8841
On May 7, 2011, local law enforcement reported to a residence due to a domestic dispute call. The police saw a radiation symbol on the gauge case, confirmed it was stolen, and confiscated the case and gauge. The Troxler model 3430 moisture/density gauge serial # 63670 was returned to the licensee. The gauge was inspected and returned to service. Notified Mexico via fax. Notified R4DO (Walker), FSME DEO (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 |
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| Aviles Engineering Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L03016 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
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| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+10.7 h0.446 days <br />0.0637 weeks <br />0.0147 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ray Jisha 20:12 May 3, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | Charles Teal |
| Last Updated: | May 9, 2011 |
| 46815 - NRC Website | |
Aviles Engineering with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State - Stolen Troxler Model 3430 2011-05-03T09:30:00 | |