ENS 51346

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Aug 25, 2015
Title	Abandoned Gauge Found in Scrap Metal
Event Description	The following report was received from the State of Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Radiation Control via fax: On August 25, 2015, Sam Price, Environmental Health & Safety for Nucor Steel, Birmingham, Alabama notified the Office of Radiation Control that a load of scrap received from Covington, Georgia had set off radiation monitors and was reading 11.0 mR/hr and had been identified as Cs-137. Representatives from the Office of Radiation Control investigated the load and confirmed all measurements that were previously taken. The load was segregated and a single fixed type gauge was discovered in the load. The gauge contained only an unreadable general license label which was still attached. No other labels or markings were identified. The shutter appeared intact, but partially open. The gauge has been secured in place and is awaiting pick-up by an appropriate driver being provided by the scrap metal dealer in Covington, Georgia. The State of Georgia has been notified of the incident. As of today [August 26, 2015], 8:45 a.m. CDT, the gauge remains secure in place at Nucor Steel, Birmingham, Alabama. Alabama Incident 15-38

ENS 51346 +/-
Where
Alabama Radiation Control Birmingham, Alabama (NRC Region 1)
Organization:	Alabama Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+29.13 h1.214 days <br />0.173 weeks <br />0.0399 months <br />)
Opened:	Myron Riley 10:08 Aug 26, 2015
NRC Officer:	Nestor Makris
Last Updated:	Aug 26, 2015
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