ENS Event | |
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19:15 Apr 4, 2019 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Gauge Run Over by Bull Dozer |
| Event Description | The following was received via e-mail:
On April 4, 2019, the Department [South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control] was notified by the licensee at approximately 1515 EDT that one of its gauges had been run over by a bull dozer at a jobsite. The gauge was a Humboldt Model 5001 s/n 941 containing 10 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241:Be. The sealed source serial number for the Cs-137 source is 2467GH and the sealed source serial number for the Am-241:Be source is NJ00918. A radiation surveys and wipe tests of the gauge were performed at the scene. There was no removable contamination detected. The gauge was safely transported back to the licensee's facility and placed in storage awaiting disposal. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Ecs Southeast, Llp Greenville, South Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 584 |
| Organization: | Sc Dept Of Health & Env Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+12.02 h0.501 days <br />0.0715 weeks <br />0.0165 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Andrew Roxburgh 07:16 Apr 5, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeffrey Whited |
| Last Updated: | Apr 5, 2019 |
| 53981 - NRC Website | |
Ecs Southeast, Llp with Agreement State | |
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