ENS 52925
ENS Event | |
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22:00 Aug 24, 2017 | |
| Title | North Carolina Agreement State Report - Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was obtained from the state of North Carolina via email:
North Carolina Radioactive Materials Branch (RMB) was notified on 8/24/17 at 7:58 PM [EDT] that a portable nuclear gauge went missing at around 6:00 PM at a job site at Ten-Ten Road in Garner, NC 27603. Licensee: ECS Southeast, LLP License Number: 092-0253-1 Gauge Manufacturer: Instrotek Xplorer Model #: 3500 Serial #: 3194 The gauge contains 11 milliCuries of cesium-137 and 44 milliCuries of americium-241: beryllium. The gauge was not trigger locked and not locked in its original carrying case at the time it went missing. RMB is investigating the incident and working with local authorities to develop a press release. Local law enforcement and the FBI have been notified. Follow-up information will be provided to the NRC as this investigation is ongoing.
NC Radioactive Materials Branch (RMB) would like to report that the missing gauge has been found this morning 8/25. Three members of the RMB were dispatched last night to initiate an investigation and reconvened this morning to continue. The gauge appeared to have no damage and is being returned to the manufacturer for verification. Surveys were taken on and around the gauge once it was found and all surveys appeared normal indicating the sources were still intact within the gauge. Through interviews of personnel on-site, it was determined that source rod was never extended from when the gauge went missing to when it was found. An on-site construction worker found the gauge unattended yesterday afternoon and secured it until this morning. RMB is continuing its investigation from a compliance stand point. Further details will be provided to satisfy the details of this incident following conclusion of this investigation. Notified R1DO (Kennedy) and NMSS Events Notification and ILTAB 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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| Ecs Southeast, Llp Raleigh, North Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 092-0253-1 |
| Organization: | Nc Div Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+0.15 h0.00625 days <br />8.928571e-4 weeks <br />2.0547e-4 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Travis Cartoski 22:09 Aug 24, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Aug 25, 2017 |
| 52925 - NRC Website | |
Ecs Southeast, Llp with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Gauge Run Over by Bull Dozer ENS 529252017-08-24T22:00:00024 August 2017 22:00:00 Agreement State North Carolina Agreement State Report - Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge 2019-04-04T19:15:00 | |