ENS 52854
ENS Event | |
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23:35 Jan 27, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Missing and Recovered Troxler Gauge |
| Event Description | The following was received from the State of Nevada via email:
Incident involving a lost Troxler Portable gauge, Model 3430, S/N 23626 was reported to the State of Nevada Radiation Control Program on 01/27/2016 at 1635 [PST]. The RSO of Las Vegas Valley Water District reported the gauge missing. An operator was distracted before the transportation of the gauge and failed to block and brace the gauge or close the tailgate of the transport vehicle. The operator had forgotten the pound plate on-site and walked to where he left it, retrieved the plate but then was distracted and did not secure the gauge. He then started back to the office but realized part way back he had lost the gauge from the back of his vehicle. He retraced his steps, called the RSO and asked another operator to help find the gauge. The gauge was not found at that time. The RSO call the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police [LVMPD]. The Duty Officer for the State of NV, RCP [Radiation Control Program] was notified. Update 01/28/2016: The RCP Duty Officer received a call from LVMPD ARMOR that the General Contractor on site found the gauge on 01/27/2016 and took it his storage and secured it over night. Update 01/29/16: The person who found it was non English speaking and locked it up at his work. He brought it back in the morning to the general contractor who called Armor the next morning. John and I gave 3 violations for security, blocking & bracing and type A container breach (pop rivets with their license information). We [Radiation Control Program] leak tested the gauge and it was negative, and they are having either Troxler or the local InstroTek repair it next week. It is tagged out of service right now. Update 05/10/2016: The LVWD has retrained all staff on properly securing device prior to driving vehicles. Investigation is considered closed. The Troxler Model 3430 usually contains 8mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am241/Be. Item Number: NV160002 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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| Las Vegas Valley Water District Las Vegas, Nevada (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 00-11-0720-01 |
| Organization: | Nv Div Of Rad Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+12785.5 h532.729 days <br />76.104 weeks <br />17.514 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Michael W. Schmidt 16:05 Jul 13, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Dong Park |
| Last Updated: | Jul 13, 2017 |
| 52854 - NRC Website | |
Las Vegas Valley Water District with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 528542016-01-27T23:35:00027 January 2016 23:35:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Missing and Recovered Troxler Gauge ENS 430152006-11-29T18:40:00029 November 2006 18:40:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report Involving a Lost Troxler Gauge 2016-01-27T23:35:00 | |