ENS Event | |
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22:00 Nov 25, 2019 | |
| Title | Lost and Found Nuclear Density Gauge |
| Event Description | At approximately 1500 EST, on 11/25/2019, a technician departed a job site when they realized that they left the tailgate opened and the density gauge was no longer in the back of the truck. The technician turned around to look for the gauge, however, the gauge could not be found. The licensee searched for the gauge for approximately 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> and then contacted local law enforcement. The gauge was reported by local law enforcement to have been picked up at approximately 1630 EST.
The licensee went to the police department to examine the gauge and it was reported not to be leaking. The gauge information is a Humboldt model 5001C, Serial Number 2301 containing 10 milliCuries of Cs-137 and 40 milliCuries of Am-241. 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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| Terracon Consultants Rocky Hill, Connecticut (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 15-27070-01 |
| Organization: | Terracon Consultants |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+0.27 h0.0113 days <br />0.00161 weeks <br />3.69846e-4 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Adam Maier 22:16 Nov 25, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Herrera |
| Last Updated: | Nov 25, 2019 |
| 54411 - NRC Website | |
Terracon Consultants with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) Lost and Found Nuclear Density Gauge 2019-11-25T22:00:00 | |