ENS Event | |
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05:00 Dec 13, 2014 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Damaged Portable Gauge |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the Commonwealth of Virginia via email:
On Saturday, December 13th [2014], a CPN MCIDR moisture/density gauge was run over at a temporary jobsite in Leesburg, Virginia (Battlefield Parkway and Sycolin Road). The licensee's authorized user was performing a test and walked about 20 feet away from the gauge. The general contractor's bulldozer operator did not see the gauge because the bulldozer blade was raised, which obstructed his view when driving the bulldozer up the slope. The gauge was completely destroyed with the source in the transmission position. The authorized user contacted the construction testing services manager who then contacted the radiation safety officer. Both individuals arrived on scene and were able to retract the source into the shielded position using a pair of pliers. A radiation survey was performed at 1 meter indicating a reading of 0.4 mrem/hr. The gauge was then placed into the transportation case and returned to storage where a wipe test was performed. The wipe test has been sent to a licensed service provider for analysis and if no contamination is present, the gauge will be returned [pending final resolution]. The licensee submitted an incident report, which is under review by the [Virginia] Radioactive Materials Program. The incident and suggested corrective actions will also be re-examined during the next inspection. Event Report ID No.: VA-14-25 |
| Where | |
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| Ecs-Mid Atlantic, Inc. Leesburg, Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 107-314-1 |
| Organization: | Virginia Rad Materials Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+57.68 h2.403 days <br />0.343 weeks <br />0.079 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Mike Welling 14:41 Dec 15, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | John Shoemaker |
| Last Updated: | Dec 15, 2014 |
| 50679 - NRC Website | |
Ecs-Mid Atlantic, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 506792014-12-13T05:00:00013 December 2014 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Damaged Portable Gauge 2014-12-13T05:00:00 | |