ENS Event | |
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05:00 Jan 14, 2013 | |
| Title | Potential Theft of Pressure Indicator Containing Sr-90 Source |
| Event Description | An item was processed for shipment [from Norfolk, VA] to the manufacturer for repair and was delivered to a contracted carrier on 9 January 2013. The carrier notified the government representative on Monday, 14 January 2013, reporting that the subject material was involved in a police investigation for a potential theft in Riverside, CA. The government contractor reported the loss of freight to the depot who reported the incident to the DLA [Defense Logistics Agency] Distribution Radiation Safety Officer at 1503 hrs on 15 January 2013.
DLA Distribution [Norfolk, VA] will work with all parties to obtain further information related to this incident and update the NRC as information becomes available. The shipped item is a pressure indicator [NSN#6620-01-125-8904] containing a Sr-90 source (500 microCuries). DLA Incident Number: 2013-DLA-001 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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| Defense Logistics Agency New Cumberland, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 37-30062-01 |
| Organization: | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+36.9 h1.538 days <br />0.22 weeks <br />0.0505 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David Collins 17:54 Jan 15, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Vince Klco |
| Last Updated: | Jan 15, 2013 |
| 48675 - NRC Website | |
Defense Logistics Agency with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
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