ENS 53614

v t e ENS Event
07:00 Sep 19, 2018
Title	Agreement State Report - Damaged Gauge at Construction Site
Event Description	The following information was received from the State of California via email: On September 19, 2018, the [Radiation Safety Officer] RSO notified the [California Radiological Health Branch] that a CPN soils gauge, model MC-1DR # MD00605736 containing 10 mCi of Cs-137 and 50 mCi of Am-241/Be had been run over by construction equipment at a temporary job site in Camarillo, CA. The gauge operator had placed the gauge near his test area, but was 15 feet away when the accident occurred. After the accident, he immediately stopped all work in the area and cordoned off an area 30 feet around the damaged gauge before calling his RSO. A radiation survey meter was available from a local radiography company who met the RSO and the gauge operator at accident site. The shaft housing the rod above the cesium source was snapped off from the gauge. The source was in the 'safe mode' during the accident and remained in the shielded area of the gauge. The gauge was able to be loaded into the shipping container for return to the permanent storage location. Radiation surveys were performed with a Bicron GM detector and no contamination was found in the area. The root cause is operator error by the gauge operator. The gauge will be disposed thru the manufacturer (CPN). California Report No.: 5010-091918

ENS 53614 +/-
Where
Earth Systems Pacific Ventura, California (NRC Region 4)
License number:	8166-56
Organization:	California Radiation Control Prgm
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+32.4 h1.35 days <br />0.193 weeks <br />0.0444 months <br />)
Opened:	Donald Oesterle 15:24 Sep 20, 2018
NRC Officer:	Phil Natividad
Last Updated:	Sep 20, 2018
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