ENS 51946

v t e ENS Event
22:30 May 17, 2016
Title	Lost Am-241 Source
Event Description	A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after take-off at Andersen AF base in Guam at 0830 local time (2230 GMT, Wednesday, 18 May 2016). The B-52 had a Sniper Pod which contained 12 microcuries of Am-241. So far the safety team could not locate the Sniper Pod at the incident spot. The value for Am-241 listed in Appendix C to [10 CFR] Part 20 is 0.001 microcuries. Each Sniper Pod carries 12 microcuries of Am-241. Hence, we [USAF] reported the incident to the NRC Operations Center in accordance with 10 CFR 20.2201. We will provide you [NRC with a written] incident report within 30 days. 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

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Where
United States Air Force Andersen Afb, Guam (NRC Region 4)
License number:	42-23539-01AF
Organization:	United States Air Force
Reporting

10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+64.92 h2.705 days <br />0.386 weeks <br />0.0889 months <br />)
Opened:	Ramachandra Bhat 15:25 May 20, 2016
NRC Officer:	Donald Norwood
Last Updated:	May 20, 2016
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