ENS Event | |
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04:00 Jul 25, 2018 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Damaged Gauge |
| Event Description | The following was received from the State of South Carolina via email.
On July 25, 2018, the Department [South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control] was notified by the licensee at approximately 3:30 PM [EDT] that one of its gauges had been run over by a bull dozer at a jobsite. The gauge was a Troxler Model 3430 (S/N 34618) containing 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241:Be. The sealed source serial number for the Cs-137 source is 77-1459 and the sealed source serial number for the Am-241:Be source is 47-30042. A radiation survey and wipe test of the gauge were performed at the scene. The gauge was safely transported back to the licensee's facility and placed in storage awaiting disposal. South Carolina Incident #: L548 |
| Where | |
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| Burnell-Lammons Engineering, Inc Greenville, South Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 548 |
| Organization: | Sc Dept Of Health & Env Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+27.25 h1.135 days <br />0.162 weeks <br />0.0373 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Andrew M. Roxburgh 07:15 Jul 26, 2018 |
| NRC Officer: | Brian Lin |
| Last Updated: | Jul 26, 2018 |
| 53524 - NRC Website | |
Burnell-Lammons Engineering, Inc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 535242018-07-25T04:00:00025 July 2018 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Damaged Gauge 2018-07-25T04:00:00 | |