ENS 51111

v t e ENS Event
00:00 May 30, 2015
Title	Agreement State Report - Polonium 210 Source Missing
Event Description	Loss of control of source: Data Control Device (DCD) containing a 500 microCurie Po-210 source was transferred from the Utah State University campus by an unnamed researcher. The source was removed and was transported to a city in India. The RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] is currently making efforts to locate the researcher in India and verify the source is under his control. This event occurred on 5/29/2015 and was reported to the state at 1300 MDT on 6/1/2015. Utah Report: UT150002 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
Utah State University Logan, Utah (NRC Region 4)
License number:	UT0300159
Organization:	Utah Division Of Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+66.82 h2.784 days <br />0.398 weeks <br />0.0915 months <br />)
Opened:	Mike Givens 18:49 Jun 1, 2015
NRC Officer:	Mark Abramovitz
Last Updated:	Jun 1, 2015
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