ENS Event | |
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05:00 Dec 3, 2015 | |
| Title | Two Gauges Destroyed in a Fire |
| Event Description | The following information was received via email.
Tower Plastics Mfg., Inc. reported that their two remaining generally licensed NDC Model 103 gauges (SN's 2160 and 2161 containing 150 mCi/Am-241 each) were destroyed in a fire on December 3, 2015. This was reported during the IEMA [Illinois Emergency Management Agency] 2018 annual source reconciliation. The licensee reported that the site was completely destroyed in the fire and debris was hauled to a landfill. Records of the disposal and an IEMA survey of the site are pending. Item Number: IL180030 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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| Tower Plastics Mfg., Inc. Burr Ridge, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 9210428 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+22976.33 h957.347 days <br />136.764 weeks <br />31.473 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gibb Vinson 12:20 Jul 17, 2018 |
| NRC Officer: | Dong Park |
| Last Updated: | Jul 17, 2018 |
| 53509 - NRC Website | |
Tower Plastics Mfg., Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 535092015-12-03T05:00:0003 December 2015 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Two Gauges Destroyed in a Fire 2015-12-03T05:00:00 | |