ENS Event | |
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06:00 Dec 22, 2020 | |
| Title | Lost Tritium Exit Signs |
| Event Description | The following information was received via email:
The Department [Wisconsin Radiation Protection Section] was notified on December 22, 2020, of the loss of four Safety Light Corporation Model SLX-60 tritium exit signs. The signs each contained 7.5 Ci of tritium in December 2006. The licensee searched for the missing signs and was unable to locate them on the premises. The licensee believes that the signs were inadvertently disposed during construction in 2019. The Department will follow up with the licensee. 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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| Amcor Madison, Wisconsin (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | GL 709058 |
| Organization: | Wisconsin Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+29.82 h1.243 days <br />0.177 weeks <br />0.0408 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Megan Shober 11:49 Dec 23, 2020 |
| NRC Officer: | Andrew Waugh |
| Last Updated: | Dec 23, 2020 |
| 55044 - NRC Website | |
Amcor with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Lost Tritium Exit Signs 2020-12-22T06:00:00 | |