The licensee reported to the State of
Iowa that they could not account for one
static eliminator, NRD model P-2021, which contains a nominal 10 mCi
Po-210 source. The State is investigating and will update this report when more information is obtained.
- * * UPDATE FROM RANDAL DAHLIN TO VINCE KLCO ON 12/10/12 AT 1527 EST * * *
The following information was received by facsimile:
AGRI Industrial Plastics reported the loss of an NRD static eliminator model P-2021, serial number A2HW186 that contained a nominal activity of 0.37 GBq (10 mCi) Po-210 sealed source. The general license registrant had received seven static eliminators from NRD on October 12, 2011. The RSO for the facility discovered the device in question to be lost on December 6, 2012. The apparent cause for the lost device is human error and inattention to detail. The remaining six devices were shipped back to NRD on December 7, 2012. The corrective action for this event is that AGRI Industrial Plastics will no longer use static eliminators that contain radioactive material.
Notified the R3DO (Cameron) and the FSME Resources 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