ENS Event | |
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15:30 Mar 29, 2013 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Density Gauge Found |
| Event Description | An auction lot of industrial equipment was purchased by West Tech, Inc., an electronics recycling company, at an auction in Milpitas, California. The auction lot was subsequently delivered to West Tech, Inc. in Sparks, Nevada. A CPN density gauge, s/n M17031878, manufactured 1/1/1976, originally containing 50 mCi Americium-241/Be and 10 mCi Cs-137, was found in the auction lot. After discovering the gauge, West Tech, Inc. notified InstroTek, Inc. (parent company of CPN) which notified the State of Nevada Radiation Control Program.
The State of Nevada Radiation Control Program dispatched inspectors. The gauge was found to be in its shipping container. The gauge appeared to be undamaged and intact. Swipes were taken and no contamination was found. The State of Nevada Radiation Control Program has impounded the gauge. The State of Nevada will provide more information as it becomes available.
The State of Nevada informed the State of California that after checking with the manufacturer, the recovered CPN Moisture Density gauge, S/N M17031878 was registered to American Soil Testing, Licensee # CA5059-43. The gauge will be returned to the manufacturer for disposal. HOO Note: See EN#48895 for report of stolen gauges. Notified R4DO (Deese), FSME Events Resource via email and Mexico via fax. |
| Where | |
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| American Soil Testing Sparks, Nevada (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | Nv Div Of Rad Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1.87 h0.0779 days <br />0.0111 weeks <br />0.00256 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Eric Matus 17:22 Mar 29, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Apr 8, 2013 |
| 48867 - NRC Website | |
American Soil Testing with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 488672013-03-29T15:30:00029 March 2013 15:30:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Density Gauge Found ENS 488952012-12-02T07:00:0002 December 2012 07:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Moisture Density Gauges 2013-03-29T15:30:00 | |