ENS Event | |
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13:30 Aug 17, 2011 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report Involving a Damaged Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was obtained from the State of Texas via email:
On August 18, 2011, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified that a Humboldt model 5001 EZ, serial number 4220, containing a 44 milliCurie Americium-241/Beryllium source and an 11 milliCurie Cesium-137 source was run over by a dirt compactor. The user placed the device on the ground 12 feet from his truck to perform prior to use checks on the gauge. The sources were in the fully shielded position. When the technician went to the cab of their truck to record readings, a dirt compactor came up out of a pit near the truck. The technician could not get the attention of the compactor driver in time to prevent them from driving over the gauge. The technician contacted the fire department and [informed] his manager of the event. The licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and fire department both responded to the scene. The RSO conducted a radiation survey of the device and determined that the sources were fully shielded. A service company was contacted and they took the device to their facility. The service company performed leak tests on both sources. The results were below the regulatory limit. Additional information will be provided as it is received. Texas Report # I-8879 |
| Where | |
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| Geoco Incorporated Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L03923 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+22.08 h0.92 days <br />0.131 weeks <br />0.0302 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 11:35 Aug 18, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | Aug 18, 2011 |
| 47165 - NRC Website | |
Geoco Incorporated with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 471652011-08-17T13:30:00017 August 2011 13:30:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report Involving a Damaged Moisture Density Gauge 2011-08-17T13:30:00 | |