ENS Event | |
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07:00 Sep 11, 2019 | |
| Title | Lost / Stolen Tritium Exit Sign |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the Arizona Department of Health Services via E-mail:
The Department [Arizona Department of Health Services] received notification that a tritium exit sign has been lost/stolen. The model is an Isolite 2040 with an activity of approximately 7.5 curies. The Department has requested additional information and continues to investigate the event. Arizona Incident Number: 19-018 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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| Amc#102 Phoenix, Arizona (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | GENERAL LICENSE |
| Organization: | Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+12 h0.5 days <br />0.0714 weeks <br />0.0164 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Brian Goretzki 19:00 Sep 11, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Sep 11, 2019 |
| 54270 - NRC Website | |
Amc#102 with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Lost / Stolen Tritium Exit Sign 2019-09-11T07:00:00 | |