The following is a list of missing general devices reported by the State of
Colorado, missing between 1998-2011, via email.
The following table details the type and number of devices that the State previously neglected to report:
Type of Device Number Reported as Missing 1998-2011
- Exit Signs 1096
- Calibration 7
- Dust Monitor 1
- Electron Capture Detector 13
- Gas Chromatograph 6
- Standard Reference Materials 1
- Gauge 2
- Static Eliminator 44
- Unknown 1
- X-Ray Florescence 14
The State does not believe these devices represent a risk to human health or the environment and has taken steps to improve the general licensing registration program to ensure accurate reporting in the future.
See EN #48609 for a list of missing general devices in 2012.
- * * UPDATE FROM J. OPILA TO V. KLCO ON 5/13/2013 AT 1634 EDT * * *
The following information was excerpted from a received facsimile:
The State of Colorado checked with the general licensee and there was a report error. A Pepsi Bottling Group LLC source (Am-241; 100 mCi) was never missing and still is in the possession of the licensee.
Notified the R4DO (Hay), ILTAB and 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