ENS Event | |
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14:39 Jun 29, 2021 | |
| Title | Damaged Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following event description was received via e-mail from the Virginia Radioactive Materials Program (VRMP):
On June 29, 2021, at 1039 EDT, a representative of the VRMP received a report from a licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) via telephone call that a portable nuclear moisture/density gauge was damaged when hit by a car at a jobsite. The report indicated that a Troxler density gauge (Model 4640-B, containing 9 milliCuries of Cesium-137) was being used for asphalt testing when a car drove into the closed lane and hit the gauge. During the accident, the gauge housing was damaged but the source appeared to remain intact within the housing. The licensee's survey of the gauge yielded readings of 0.05 mR/hr at about 3-4 feet distance from the gauge. The gauge was taken to the licensee's office in its transport container and then was sent for further evaluation and leak testing on the morning of June 30, 2021. The VRMP is working with the licensee to obtain additional information. This report will be updated once the licensee's investigation is complete and the information is received. According to the RSO, no public exposure occurred. Virginia Event Report Number: VA21003 |
| Where | |
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| Geotechnical Inc. Bristol, Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 107-655-1 |
| Organization: | Virginia Rad Materials Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.75 h0.781 days <br />0.112 weeks <br />0.0257 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Asfaw Fenta 09:24 Jun 30, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Brian P. Smith |
| Last Updated: | Jun 30, 2021 |
| 55330 - NRC Website | |
Geotechnical Inc. with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Damaged Moisture Density Gauge 2021-06-29T14:39:00 | |