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09:55 Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Title | Stolen Radiological Device |
| Event Description | The following information was received via E-mail from the Kentucky Department for Public Health & Safety, Radiation Health Branch (KY RHB):
The Radiation Safety Officer [RSO] for Kentucky Radioactive Materials Licensee Environmental Concerns Inc., reported the theft of a single Viken Pb200i [TM] XRF device (Serial No: 2374 with sealed source model IPL 3901 Series, serial number SI-705, with 5 milliCuries of cobalt-57) from the RSO's vehicle while parked overnight at the user's residence located in Louisville, KY. The device case was secured by a cable to the rear seat support within the cab of the locked vehicle, and was stolen from within the vehicle. The cable and lock combination were recovered in the vehicle. A report was made to the Louisville Metro Police Department which is investigating the theft (Report No. 8021016661). The Kentucky Radiation Health Branch, will follow up with an interview with the RSO. Kentucky Event Report ID Number: KY210001 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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| Environmental Concerns Inc. Louisville, Kentucky (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 201-651-58 |
| Organization: | Kentucky Dept Of Radiation Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3.17 h0.132 days <br />0.0189 weeks <br />0.00434 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Anjan Bhattacharyya 13:05 Mar 26, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Lloyd Desotell |
| Last Updated: | Mar 26, 2021 |
| 55155 - NRC Website | |
Environmental Concerns Inc. with Agreement State | |
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