ENS 49640

v t e ENS Event
03:00 Dec 17, 2013
Title	Lead Analyzer Stolen from Car
Event Description	A lead analyzer was stolen from the trunk of a car belonging to an employee of the New Haven Health Department. The device was a RMD XRF Lead Analyzer, Model LPA-1, serial #3520, and contained a Co-57, 10-12 mCi source. The missing device was reported to the New Haven, CT police department. * * UPDATE FROM ANDREW ZWICK TO VINCE KLCO ON 12/30/13 AT 0830 EST * * * Notified by the State of Connecticut that the lead analyzer has been recovered and is in the possession of local law enforcement. Notified the R1DO (Dwyer), and FSME Resources and ILTAB 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

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Where
New Haven Health Department New Haven, Connecticut (NRC Region 1)
License number:	Permit # 0914
Organization:	Connecticut Radiation Division
Reporting

10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+8.25 h0.344 days <br />0.0491 weeks <br />0.0113 months <br />)
Opened:	Andrew Zwick 11:15 Dec 17, 2013
NRC Officer:	Charles Teal
Last Updated:	Dec 30, 2013
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