ENS 48216
ENS Event | |
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04:00 Aug 8, 2012 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Improper Disposal of Tritium Exit Signs |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of New Hampshire:
On August 8, 2012, a [Bed Bath and Beyond Vice President] called to report the loss of seventeen tritium exit signs. After taking the signs down, they were stored for Shaw Environmental to package and ship them for disposal. While being stored, they were mistakenly taken by another contractor as part of the waste from light bulb removal. This removal was viewed on videotape after Shaw Environmental reported that the box of signs was missing from the storage area. [The Bed Bath and Beyond VP] contacted RL Carriers (the removal contractor) to find out where they send the waste for disposal. The location was Waste Management in South Carolina. [The Bed Bath and Beyond VP] contacted Waste Management and was told that they had not received any exit signs but if they had, they would have sent them to Synergy Recycling in North Carolina. When contacted, Synergy Recycling stated that they had not received any exit signs. The serial numbers for the 17 Tritium Exit Signs that cannot be located are listed below. The Manufacturer is Safety Light, model SLK-60. 301364 - 301367 301370 - 301376 301381 303792 303794 - 303797 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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| Bed Bath And Beyond Concord, New Hampshire (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | GL |
| Organization: | Nh Dept Of Health & Human Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+317.38 h13.224 days <br />1.889 weeks <br />0.435 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Twila Kenna 09:23 Aug 21, 2012 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | Aug 21, 2012 |
| 48216 - NRC Website | |
Bed Bath And Beyond with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 494052013-10-01T05:00:0001 October 2013 05:00:00
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