ENS 51890

v t e ENS Event
07:00 Apr 23, 2016
Title	Agreement State Report - Employees Potentially Exposed to Radiation
Event Description	The following was received via email from Arizona: On April 26th, the Agency [Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency] was contacted by the licensee who indicated that seventeen employees had been exposed to ionizing radiation by a nuclear gauge while working on Crusher Number Three. The nuclear gauge was mounted on the shoot above the crusher. The workers involved worked in the area of concern from Saturday April 23rd until Tuesday April 26th, when the Radiation Safety Officer was notified of the incident. The gauge involved is used for level detection in the shoot and contains 150 millicuries of Cesium-137. Radiation levels in the work area have yet to be determined. The investigation into this event is ongoing. The U.S. NRC and Arizona Governor's office are being notified of this event. Arizona Incident number 16-006.

ENS 51890 +/-
Where
Asarco, The Mission Unit Saharita, Arizona (NRC Region 4)
License number:	AZ 10-017
Organization:	Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+125.82 h5.243 days <br />0.749 weeks <br />0.172 months <br />)
Opened:	Brian Goretzki 12:49 Apr 28, 2016
NRC Officer:	Bethany Cecere
Last Updated:	Apr 28, 2016
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