ENS 52077
ENS Event | |
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21:30 Jul 8, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of Texas via email:
On July 9, 2016, the licensee reported that on July 8, 2016, at approximately 1630 hours0.0189 days <br />0.453 hours <br />0.0027 weeks <br />6.20215e-4 months <br /> (CDT), one of its InstroTek 3500 Xplorer (SN: 1845) moisture/density gauges had been lost at a temporary job site. The licensee reported its technician had completed work for the day. The gauge was muddy so the technician placed it inside its transport case in the back of his pickup and left the case's lid up. He then got busy finishing up paperwork and talked to a site supervisor. The technician failed to close the case lid, secure the case in the vehicle, or raise the tailgate before leaving the site. When he got to the main road, he realized this and checked the gauge. It was not in the truck. He backtracked his route and checked at the work site but his search was unsuccessful. The source rod on the device is locked. The licensee stated there is a lot of oilfield traffic in the area the gauge was lost. The licensee's name and phone numbers are on the device and they are hopeful it may have been picked up and will be returned on Monday. More information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300. Event Location: County Road 285, approximately 15 miles northwest of Mentone, Texas. Notifications: County Sheriff's Offices (both Loving and Reeves Counties). The State reported that the gauge contains 10 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241.
The following updated information was received from the State of Texas via email: Texas has assigned its incident number I-9419 to this event. Also, correct spelling of gauge manufacturer is InstroTek. R4DO (Gaddy), NMSS Events, and CNSNS (Mexico) have been notified by 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 |
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| Rrc Power And Energy Llc Round Rock, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L06105 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+19.23 h0.801 days <br />0.114 weeks <br />0.0263 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Blanchard 16:44 Jul 9, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Bethany Cecere |
| Last Updated: | Jul 11, 2016 |
| 52077 - NRC Website | |
Rrc Power And Energy Llc with Agreement State | |
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