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06:00 Feb 15, 2019 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Theft of a Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following was received from the state of Mississippi via email:
Mississippi Department of Transportation (MS-261-01) reported that a Troxler Model 3440 (serial number: 19297) portable gauge containing 10 milliCuries of cesium-137 and 44 milliCuries of americium-241/beryllium was stolen from the licensee's job site trailer closet in Red Creek, Mississippi. The gauge was padlocked in its original carrying case. Local law enforcement and the FBI have been notified. Follow-up information will be provided to the NRC on the recovery of the stolen gauge and entered into the Nuclear Material Events Database. Mississippi Report Number: MS-190001 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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| Mississippi Department Of Transportation Red Creek, Mississippi (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | MS-261-01 |
| Organization: | Mississippi Div Of Rad Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+7.55 h0.315 days <br />0.0449 weeks <br />0.0103 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jason Moak 13:33 Feb 15, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Andrew Waugh |
| Last Updated: | Feb 15, 2019 |
| 53878 - NRC Website | |
Mississippi Department Of Transportation with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 538782019-02-15T06:00:00015 February 2019 06:00:00
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