ENS 51909

v t e ENS Event
04:00 May 5, 2016
Title	Agreement State Report - Discovery of Vacuum Gauge
Event Description	The following was received from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania via email: On May 5, 2016, the Blair County Emergency Management Agency notified the Department [of Environmental Protection] of the discovery of a NRC Equipment Corporation Model 530 Alphatron vacuum gauge. This gauge was located in a wooded area in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The gauge was manufactured with approximately 100 microcuries of radium-226. The manufacturer is no longer in business. The Department has retrieved the gauge and will safely store it until its annual collection of radium sources in September, 2016. No exposures have occurred with this discovery. It is reportable under 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i). Event Report ID No: PA160013

ENS 51909 +/-
Where
N/A Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1)
Organization:	Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.03 h0.46 days <br />0.0657 weeks <br />0.0151 months <br />)
Opened:	Joseph Melnic 15:02 May 5, 2016
NRC Officer:	Dong Park
Last Updated:	May 5, 2016
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