ENS Event | |
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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 The source was retracted, with some difficulty, into its shielded position.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 |
| Where | |
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| 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 |
| 54006 - NRC Website | |
Tsi Laboratories Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 540062019-04-16T05:00:00016 April 2019 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Damaged Moisture Density Gauge 2019-04-16T05:00:00 | |