ENS 52532
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ENS Event | |
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07:00 Jan 31, 2017 | |
| Title | Moisture Density Gauge Shipment Lost in Transit |
| Event Description | On January 18th, 2017, two Troxler nuclear density gauges (NDG's) were shipped via [the common carrier] from our Idaho calibration facility to the client in Amarillo, Texas. The two gauges (Make: Troxler, Models: 3411 and 3440 Plus, sn: 12605 and 39690) each container 8mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241/Be were checked in at the Pocatello [the common carrier] hub on January 18th. The gauges owner notified the Idaho calibration facility on January 31, 2017 inquiring why the gauges have not arrived. The Idaho calibration facility immediately called [the common carrier] to check the status. [The common carrier] after tracking and looking for the gauges notified the calibration facility that they were not at the Pocatello hub. According to [the common carrier's] tracking system as of 1/24/2017, they were still in Pocatello with no further movement toward the Amarillo, Texas destination. On February 1st, the calibration facility then called on the [common carrier] account manager to apprise him of the priority situation. The account manager said he would call each hub from Pocatello to Amarillo, Texas where the gauges should pass through. The account manager returned the call the same day stating they did not find the gauges in the hub along the anticipated shipping route. The calibration facility continued to pressure [the common carrier] to search their system. On February 3rd, [the common carrier] initiated a 'corporate flag' for every dock to search for the gauges. The calibration facility also dispatched an employee with a meter to survey the Pocatello distribution hub floor and storage locations. The gauges were not found at the Pocatello hub during the survey conducted by the calibration facility representative. On February 3rd, the calibration facility RSO contacted the gauges owner to discuss the status and immediate reporting requirement. Both parties agreed to notify their respective regulators. On February 6th, the [common carrier] account manager notified the calibration facility stating that they have not made any progress finding the missing gauges in their distribution system.
See also Event Notification 52533 for this event reported by Texas.
The missing gauges were located by [the common carrier] in their Salt Lake City hub and are enroute to the customer in Amarillo, TX. Notified R4DO (Warnick) and NMSS Events Notifications via 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 |
| Where | |
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| Qal-Tek Associates, Llc Idaho Falls, Idaho (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 11-27610-01 |
| Organization: | Qal-Tek Associates, Llc |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+83.03 h3.46 days <br />0.494 weeks <br />0.114 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Michael Albanese 18:02 Feb 3, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Feb 8, 2017 |
| 52532 - NRC Website | |
Qal-Tek Associates, Llc with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 525322017-01-31T07:00:00031 January 2017 07:00:00
[Table view]10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) Moisture Density Gauge Shipment Lost in Transit 2017-01-31T07:00:00 | |
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