ENS 54323

v t e ENS Event
07:00 Oct 3, 2019
Title	Agreement State Report - Damaged Moisture-Density Gauge
Event Description	The following information was received via e-mail: A Troxler 3430 portable surface moisture-density gauge, S/N 19274, was damaged when it was hit by an excavator at a temporary job site in Shoreline, Washington. Damage included: the screws had been ripped out of the top shell of the gauge, and the metal base of the gauge was cracked on the side. The gauge operator verified that the source rod was intact and retracted into the safe position, and returned the gauge to the licensee's main office for storage, as directed by his radiation safety officer. A Washington Department of Health inspector surveyed the gauge and verified that the neutron and gamma readings were similar to the radiation profile shown in the sealed source and device registry certificate for the gauge. The inspector checked for removable radioactive material contamination on the outside of the gauge by wiping the crack in the side of the base of the gauge, the seam where the top shell joins with the metal base of the gauge, and the source rod opening and bottom plate. No removable contamination was found. The damaged gauge will be shipped for disposal in the near future. The gauge contained a 40 mCi Am-Be source, S/N 47-14734, and a 4 mCi Cs-137 source, S/N 50-8931. Washington Reference Number: WA-19-028

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Where
Aar Testing Laboratories, Inc. Redmond, Washington (NRC Region 4)
License number:	WN-I0353-1
Organization:	Wa Office Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+176.37 h7.349 days <br />1.05 weeks <br />0.242 months <br />)
Opened:	James Killingbeck 15:22 Oct 10, 2019
NRC Officer:	Donald Norwood
Last Updated:	Oct 10, 2019
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