ENS 53432
ENS Event | |
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05:00 May 29, 2018 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Damaged Troxler Gauge |
| Event Description | The following was received from the state of Texas via email:
On May 30, 2018, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that on May 29, 2018, a Troxler model 3440 moisture/density gauge was damaged at a field site. The gauge contains an 8 millicurie cesium-137 source and a 40 millicurie americium-241 source. While the gauge was in taking a measurement and the technician and the job site foreman were talking, a bobcat operator working in the area failed to see the gauge and ran over it. The RSO stated the foreman and technician attempted to stop the operator of the bobcat, but were unable to get his attention. The RSO stated the operating rod for the cesium source was slightly bent, but the technician was able to return the source to the shielded position. The RSO stated the gauge was surveyed and radiation levels were normal. The gauge was returned to the licensee's location in San Antonio, Texas, for storage. The manufacturer has been contacted for guidance on what to do with the gauge. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident # - 9577 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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| Terracon Consultants Inc Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 05268 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+30.23 h1.26 days <br />0.18 weeks <br />0.0414 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 11:14 May 30, 2018 |
| NRC Officer: | Kenneth Mott |
| Last Updated: | May 30, 2018 |
| 53432 - NRC Website | |
Terracon Consultants Inc with Agreement State | |
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