ENS 48292
ENS Event | |
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21:00 Jul 15, 2012 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Tritium Sign |
| Event Description | The following information was received on 9/7/2012 via email:
The Corporate RSO for Bed, Bath and Beyond (B3) called to advise that an exit sign containing H-3 appears to be missing from their Illinois store. The sign had been taken down by an electrician in July in anticipation of recovery and disposal by Shaw Environmental. A representative from Shaw had arrived this past week to collect and package the sign only to find that the sign was missing from the storage location where it had been placed at the time of removal. The electrical company hired by the licensee to perform the un-installation had noted that there were no signs of damage or loss of contents at the time of removal on July 13, 2012. The manager of the licensee's store can only definitely recall having seen the sign on July 14 or 15th in secure storage. Subsequent visual surveys of the store were conducted in an attempt to locate the sign with no success. The sign involved is made by Safety Light Corporation (m/n SLX-60). It was purchased in November of 2004. Based on the serial number involved (289354) it was determined that the sign was sold with a nominal H-3 content of 11.5 Ci. As of this date, that activity is approximately 7.4 Ci. Currently, it is believed that the device has been inadvertently disposed with the facilities normal trash stream. Illinois Number: IL-12014 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 |
| Where | |
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| Bed Bath And Beyond Vernon Hills, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1362.78 h56.783 days <br />8.112 weeks <br />1.867 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Daren Perrero 15:47 Sep 10, 2012 |
| NRC Officer: | Vince Klco |
| Last Updated: | Sep 10, 2012 |
| 48292 - NRC Website | |
Bed Bath And Beyond with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 494052013-10-01T05:00:0001 October 2013 05:00:00
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