ENS 51172
ENS Event | |
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22:30 Jun 22, 2015 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was obtained from the State of Oklahoma via email:
PSI (Professional Service Industries, Inc.) has reported the theft of a Troxler Model 3430 portable [moisture density] gauge from a truck located at a gas station in El Reno, OK about 1730 [CDT on 6/22/15]. The gauge was removed from the shipping container. A report has been filed with the Oklahoma City Police and a $500 dollar reward has been offered. The serial number of the gauge is 67614. The State of Oklahoma will be conducting a reactive inspection and submitting an NMED report on this event. Troxler Model 3430 typically contains 8 mCi Cs-137 and 40 mCi Am-241/Be sources.
The following information was obtained from the State of Oklahoma via email: Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI) has informed [the State of Oklahoma] that a Troxler 3430 portable gauge was stolen from a road construction site in Oklahoma City, OK on June 22, 2015. The technician finished his work about [1600 CDT], secured the gauge in the truck, then went to talk to the road construction workers. He returned to the truck and drove to a nearby gas station/convenience store where he went in for a few minutes, then drove back to the PSI office. He then went to unload the gauge and discovered that the case was unlocked and the gauge missing. The calibration block needed to use the gauge was not taken. The case was secured with two chains and two padlocks. When the theft was discovered, one padlock was missing, the other was undamaged and appeared to have been opened with a key. The case was also undamaged. When last seen, the source rod was locked in the retracted position. The investigation is on-going. NMED # OK150007 Notified R4DO (Campbell), NMSS (email) and ILTAB (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 |
| Where | |
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| Professional Service Industries, Inc. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | OK-27064-01 |
| Organization: | Ok Deq Rad Management |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1.4 h0.0583 days <br />0.00833 weeks <br />0.00192 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Kevin Sampson 23:54 Jun 22, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Jun 23, 2015 |
| 51172 - NRC Website | |
Professional Service Industries, Inc. with Agreement State | |
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