ENS Event | |
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07:00 Dec 2, 2012 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Moisture Density Gauges |
| Event Description | The State of California provided the following information via email:
On December 5, 2012, . . . American Soil Testing notified RHB [California Radiologic Health Branch] that his storage facility had been broken into and two CPN Moisture Density gauges (Serial numbers MD00405615 & M17031878) had been stolen. The licensee was advised to post a notice and reward in the local newspapers and on Craigslist and to notify local law enforcement. Note: Miscommunication resulted in the NRC not being notified until 4/8/13. CA 5010 Number: 120512 These CPN Moisture Density gauges contain two (2) sources each, i.e., 10 mCi Cs-137 and 50 mCi Am-241/Be. HOO Note: See EN#48867 - Report from Nevada concerning recovery of M17031878 gauge. 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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| American Soil Testing San Jose, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 5059 |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3056 h127.333 days <br />18.19 weeks <br />4.186 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gene Forrer 14:00 Apr 8, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | Apr 8, 2013 |
| 48895 - 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 | |