ENS 54067

v t e ENS Event
16:30 May 15, 2019
Title	Nuclear Density Gauge Damaged by Vehicle
Event Description	At 1030 MDT, on 5/15/2019, a Troxler gauge was damaged by a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed through a job site in Middleton, ID. The gauge was damaged and the source and rod disconnected from the gauge base. The on site technician contacted the radiation safety officer who arrived on-site to investigate the incident. The gauge area was quarantined, the area surveyed and the damaged equipment was placed into a container and shipped back to the office while it awaits leak testing prior to returning the gauge to the vendor. The area surveyed after the gauge was removed indicated that there was no surface contamination. The licensee filed a police report and documented the issue. The gauge was a Troxler model 3444 Serial Number: 35061 Isotopes: Cs-137, 8 milliCuries; Am-241, 40 milliCuries The licensee contacted the Region IV office (VonEhr).

ENS 54067 +/-
Where
All West Testing & Engineering Hayden, Idaho (NRC Region 4)
License number:	112763701
Organization:	All West Testing & Engineering
Reporting

10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+17.98 h0.749 days <br />0.107 weeks <br />0.0246 months <br />)
Opened:	Chance Wolford 10:29 May 16, 2019
NRC Officer:	Jeff Herrera
Last Updated:	May 16, 2019
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