ENS Event | |
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05:00 Sep 25, 2012 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Humboldt Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Environmental Radiation via facsimile:
Licensee: South State Inc. Event date and time: September 25, 2012 at 01:00 am Event location: NJ Turnpike Interchanges 1-3 N-S Event type: Lost density gauge - Humboldt Model 5001EZ Serial No. 2872 (Am-241 44 mCi and Cs-137 11 mCi) Notifications: NJDEP BER and NJDEP Hotline Event Description: South State Inc. reported a missing density gauge on September 25, 2012 at 01:29 am. South State was working on the NJ Turnpike. South State reported that the gauge was lost somewhere between exits 1 and 3 on the north or south bound lanes of the turnpike. Additionally, South State is looking along the route that was taken from their office on 202 Reeves St in Bridgeton, NJ and the turnpike. As of 9:00 am this morning, the gauge has not been recovered and the search continues. Media attention: None NJ Event Report ID No: 12-09-25-0129-19
The following report was received from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Environmental Radiation via email: The Humboldt Model 5001EZ Serial No. 2872 has been recovered. The gauge is back at the licensee's (South State Inc.) facility. There is no observable damage to the transportation case and/or the gauge. The NJ State Police assisted with the recovery. Details of the event are being summarized and the NMED event report will be updated when completed. Notified R1DO (Bellamy), FSME, and ILTAB (Johnson) via email. 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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| South State Inc Bridgeton, New Jersey (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | RAD110001-507 |
| Organization: | Nj Rad Prot And Rel Prevention Pgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+5.17 h0.215 days <br />0.0308 weeks <br />0.00708 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Patricia Gardner 10:10 Sep 25, 2012 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Sep 26, 2012 |
| 48340 - NRC Website | |
South State Inc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 483402012-09-25T05:00:00025 September 2012 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Humboldt Density Gauge 2012-09-25T05:00:00 | |