ENS Event | |
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04:00 Sep 30, 2015 | |
| Title | Missing Troxler Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The U.S. Army contracted with [common carrier] to pick up two Troxler moisture density gauges from their Life Cycle Management center in Warren, Michigan and deliver them to an Army National Guard (ANG) center in Methuen, Massachusetts. On 9/28/15, [common carrier] tracking indicated that only one of the gauges was delivered. The ANG center didn't receive the gauge until 9/29/15. The RSO at U.S. Army TACOM contacted [common carrier] about the status of the second gauge.
On 9/30/15, [common carrier] informed the RSO that the gauge was "misplaced" and an investigation and search was underway. The missing gauge is a Troxler Model 3440+, serial number 68419, containing 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241. The U.S. Army will update this report as appropriate.
The common carrier located and delivered the remaining gauge to the proper location. Notified R1DO (Bower), R3DO (Orth), and NMSS Events Notifications via 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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| U.S. Army Warren, Michigan (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 21-32838-02 |
| Organization: | U.S. Army |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.98 h0.499 days <br />0.0713 weeks <br />0.0164 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Mcguire 15:59 Sep 30, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Oct 1, 2015 |
| 51434 - NRC Website | |
U.S. Army with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 514342015-09-30T04:00:00030 September 2015 04:00:00
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