ENS 49443
ENS Event | |
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06:00 Oct 13, 2013 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Radioactive Materials Unit via e-mail:
On Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at approximately 8:30 am MDT (Mountain Daylight Time), the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for a portable gauge licensee (Martinez Associates, LLC; Colorado License No. 1076-01, Amendment 09) based in Denver, Colorado notified the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Radioactive Materials Unit that a Troxler moisture density gauge was stolen on Sunday, October 13, 2013 from a private vehicle parked at the private residence of an employee. The private residence was located in Thornton, Colorado. The stolen gauge was last used on Friday, October 11, 2013 and the theft was reported (by the employee) to the RSO and local law enforcement (Thornton, Colorado, Police) on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at approximately 8:30 pm MDT. The stolen gauge was a Troxler model 3430 (gauge serial number 23358), containing approximately 8 mCi (03/17/1994 assay date) of Cs-137 (source serial #75-5374) and 40 mCi (03/08/1994 assay date) of Am-241:Be (source serial #47-19240). CDPHE will conduct an investigation and evaluation of the circumstances surrounding the reported theft and intends to issue a press release regarding the incident. Further details and information from the licensee is pending.
On October 15, 2013, the Radiation Program of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) reported to the NRC Operations Center that a gauge had been stolen from an apartment complex in Thornton, Colorado. The City of Thornton, Colorado Police reported to CDPHE at approximately 10 pm on October 15, 2013 that the gauge had been recovered and that suspects were in custody. The gauge was transported to the City of Thornton Police for further criminal evaluation. The CDPHE will assist the Thornton Police as they evaluate the device. Notified R4DO (Hay), FSME (Henderson), ILTAB (Wray) via email, and FSME Event Resource via email.
In our email dated 10/16/13 (7:43 am), it was incorrectly reported that the Thornton, Colorado Police Department (PD) had suspects in custody. The Thornton PD had questioned suspects at the time of their notification to our agency, but did not have the individuals in custody nor were any arrests made. All other information is correct to the best of our knowledge and the gauge remains in the custody of the police at this time. Notified R4DO (Azua), ILTAB (Wray) and FSME Event Resource 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 |
| Where | |
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| Martinez Associates, Llc Denver, Colorado (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 1076-01 |
| Organization: | Colorado Dept Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+55.88 h2.328 days <br />0.333 weeks <br />0.0765 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James Jarvis 13:53 Oct 15, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Oct 17, 2013 |
| 49443 - NRC Website | |
Martinez Associates, Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 494432013-10-13T06:00:00013 October 2013 06:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge 2013-10-13T06:00:00 | |