ENS 54006

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Apr 16, 2019
Title	Agreement State Report - Damaged Moisture Density Gauge
Event Description	The following report was received via e-mail: On April 16, 2019, the licensee notified the Agency that one of its Humboldt model 5001-C moisture/density gauges (SN: 2076), containing 40 milliCuries americium-241/beryllium (SN: 47-6041) and 10 milliCuries of cesium-137 (SN: 40-6862), had been run over and damaged by a dump truck at a temporary job site in Danbury, Texas. While a density test was being performed and the cesium source was extended into the ground, a dump truck backed up into the test area. The technician had to jump out of the way. The truck tire ran over and shattered the housing on one side of the gauge. The source was retracted, with some difficulty, into its shielded position. Radiation surveys indicated the shielding was intact. However, the technician reported that the source rod could be pulled completely out of the top of the housing. With the source in the normal shielded position, the gauge was placed inside its transport case and returned to the licensee's facility. The licensee is making arrangements for repair/disposal. There were no exposures as a result of this event. More information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident: 9675

ENS 54006 +/-
Where
Tsi Laboratories Inc. Victoria, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	RAM-L04767
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+31.37 h1.307 days <br />0.187 weeks <br />0.043 months <br />)
Opened:	Karen Blanchard 12:22 Apr 17, 2019
NRC Officer:	Mark Abramovitz
Last Updated:	Apr 17, 2019
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