ENS 47575

v t e ENS Event
00:00 Jan 6, 2012
Title	Agreement State Report Involving Detection of Contaminated Material
Event Description	The following information was received from the State of California via email: Two [2] packages set off radiation alarms at Truckee, CA truck scales. Both packages indicated Cobalt 60. One package read 5.7 mr/hr and the other indicated 6.1 mr/hr using a Victoreen 450 CHP. The packages were enroute to Bed Bath and Beyond in Santa Clara and San Jose. The shipment was authorized to proceed in a separate trailer to the Sacramento [the shippers] yard at 8200 Elder Creek Road where the shipment will be secured awaiting RHB inspector to determine the contents and disposition of the material. Surveys were requested of the CHP to document ALARA during this shipment. Shipment contained four Model DR9M Dual Ridge Metal Boutique (Kleenex box holders). Contact reading 6.5 mr/hr, One foot 0.85 mr/hr with a Victoreen 450P ion chamber. The shipment originated in India with a port of entry at Newark, NJ and was shipped via common carrier to its final destination in California. CA 5010 #: 010512

ENS 47575 +/-
Where
Tatara Group/Nu Steel Truckee, California (NRC Region 4)
Organization:	California Radiation Control Prgm
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+14.28 h0.595 days <br />0.085 weeks <br />0.0196 months <br />)
Opened:	John Fassell 14:17 Jan 6, 2012
NRC Officer:	Charles Teal
Last Updated:	Jan 6, 2012
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