ENS 49622

From kanterella

Jump to navigation Jump to search

v t e ENS Event
13:20 Dec 10, 2013
Title	Agreement State Report - Stolen Moisture Density Gauge
Event Description	The California Radiologic Health Branch reported a stolen moisture density gauge from a licensee in Walnut Creek, CA. The gauge was recovered in about 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br />, in Lafayette, CA, after being abandoned by the thieves. The state assisted local law enforcement in Walnut Creek and Lafayette, CA with the gauge recovery. The gauge was recovered in good condition and there are no known exposures or spread of contamination. The gauge has been returned to the licensee for storage in a secure location. The gauge is a Instro Tek, model 3500 Explorer, Serial #1644, containing 10 mCi Cs-137 and 40 mCi Am/Be-241 sources. California State Report #121013 and Lafayette, CA police report #13-21268. 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.

ENS 49622 +/-
Where
Cornerstone Earth Group Walnut Creek, California (NRC Region 4)
License number:	CA 7619-43
Organization:	California Radiation Control Prgm
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+5.28 h0.22 days <br />0.0314 weeks <br />0.00723 months <br />)
Opened:	Kent Prendergast 18:37 Dec 10, 2013
NRC Officer:	John Shoemaker
Last Updated:	Dec 10, 2013
49622 - NRC Website
v • d • e

v t e Emergency Notification System
Cornerstone Earth Group with Agreement State
WEEKMONTHYEAR2013-12-10T13:20:00 [Table view]
[ENS list for Cornerstone Earth Group]

Retrieved from "https://kanterella.com/w/index.php?title=ENS_49622&oldid=1183276"

ENS Notification