ENS 48472

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Oct 22, 2012
Title	Agreement State Report - Damaged Tritium Exit Sign
Event Description	The following information was received from the State of Colorado via email: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment received notification on 10-23-12 from Town of Lyons, Town Hall, 432 Fifth Avenue, Lyons, CO 80540, that a tritium exit sign was found on the floor when an employee entered the building on 10-22-2012. This exit sign was installed on 10-19-12. It is presumed the installation was incorrectly completed causing the sign to fall. An employee who entered the building picked the sign up and reported the damaged sign to the Public Works Director who contacted the Radioactive Materials Unit on 10-23-12 at 1330 PDT to report the damaged exit sign. The tube containing the Tritium is reported as damaged. The sign was reported installed on 10-19-12. The sign fell from the ceiling during the weekend, and was found on Monday, 10-22-12 just inside the front entrance to the building. The licensee was provided documentation regarding how to package and ship the sign back to the manufacturer. The documentation emailed to him included the NRC NUREG -1556, Vol. 16 Appendix L. Maker of the sign is Best Lighting Products. The model number is SLXTU1RB10 and serial number is 232970. The date it was reported shipped to the licensee was 12/28/10. The activity of H-3 is 7.03 Curies.

ENS 48472 +/-
Where
Town Of Lyons Lyons, Colorado (NRC Region 4)
License number:	GENERAL
Organization:	Colorado Dept Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+250.92 h10.455 days <br />1.494 weeks <br />0.344 months <br />)
Opened:	Linda Bartish 16:55 Nov 1, 2012
NRC Officer:	John Knoke
Last Updated:	Nov 1, 2012
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