ENS Event | |
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04:00 Apr 21, 2021 | |
| Title | Stolen Radiological Device |
| Event Description | The following was received via email from the State of Georgia.
[The licensee] called and reported a gauge stolen off the back of one of their work trucks on April 22, 2021. The technician responsible for the gauge was working on the Augusta Airport project. The gauge was left locked and chained in the back of his truck in the motel parking lot overnight. The technician last saw the gauge at 1900 EDT on April 21, 2021. When [the technician] went to the truck [on April 22, 2021] the chain and lock had been cut and the gauge removed. The local Sheriff has been informed and the case number is 21-112409. This has been assigned and more information is forthcoming. Troxler Model Number: 3400 Serial Number: 22667 Activity: Cs-137 (10mCi); Am-241/Be (40 mCi) Georgia Radioactive Materials Program NMED Report Incident # 40 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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| Nova Engineering And Environmental Llc Georgia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | GA 1323-1 |
| Organization: | Georgia Radioactive Material Pgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+52.63 h2.193 days <br />0.313 weeks <br />0.0721 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Irene Bennett 08:38 Apr 23, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Rodney Clagg |
| Last Updated: | Apr 23, 2021 |
| 55209 - NRC Website | |
Nova Engineering And Environmental Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 552092021-04-21T04:00:00021 April 2021 04:00:00
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