ENS 52387
ENS Event | |
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19:24 Oct 12, 2016 | |
| Title | Lost Shipment of Material Containing Tritium |
| Event Description | USMC shipped the package [containing 45.06 Ci of tritium] via [common carrier] out of Hawthorne Army Depot, Hawthorne, NV on October 6, 2016 to MARCORLOGBASE, Director Fleet Support Dir Code 587, Radford Blvd, Suite 20320, Albany, GA. The package was signed for with initials and a signature showing delivery on October 12, 2016 at 1424 [EDT]. There were several attempts of delivery before the package was delivered. The initials of who signed for the shipment cannot be traced to anyone and the signature is unreadable. [The common carrier] indicates delivery to the address of a receptionist. The package had UN2911 markings on opposite sides of the package.
USMC RADCON conducted a physical search of USMC Albany locations to include the Post Office with no results. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Albany was contacted and DLA performed a physical search with no results. Also, another shipment from Hawthorne was sent out to a different location, which was received. This location was checked for receipt of the concerned package. On November 2, 2016, an Albany All Hands/Base wide official message was sent out regarding the package. The conclusion at this time is that the package is considered missing and likely somewhere at MCLB, Albany. The US Navy indicates that physical searches and base wide notifications continue in the effort to locate the package. 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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| Us Army Albany, Georgia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 21-32838-01 |
| Organization: | Us Army |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+953.23 h39.718 days <br />5.674 weeks <br />1.306 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Mcguire 13:38 Nov 21, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Nov 21, 2016 |
| 52387 - NRC Website | |
Us Army with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
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