ENS 50659

v t e ENS Event
19:00 Nov 14, 2014
Title	Lost Device with Cadmium-109 Source
Event Description	The licensee reports the loss of General License Niton XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) Device, serial # 8622, containing a (Cadmium) Cd-109 source, Serial # NR-7169. The original device source strength was 40 milliCurie however, the current source strength is assayed at .26 milliCurie. The licensee believes the device was accidently disposed of as waste for recycling from the Detroit, MI facility. Efforts to locate and recover the device have been unsuccessful. More information will be provided as it becomes available. 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 50659 +/-
Where
Dte Energy Detroit, Michigan (NRC Region 3)
License number:	GENERAL LICEN
Organization:	Dte Energy
Reporting

10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+571.12 h23.797 days <br />3.4 weeks <br />0.782 months <br />)
Opened:	Robert Tozzie 14:07 Dec 8, 2014
NRC Officer:	John Shoemaker
Last Updated:	Dec 8, 2014
50659 - NRC Website
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