ENS Event | |
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13:03 Jun 17, 2021 | |
| Title | Report of Lost Material |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of a phone call with the licensee:
During a recent NRC inspection, the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and the NRC inspector determined that 2 Exit Signs (H-3; 0.352 Bq each) were missing and could not be located. The RSO has been searching since the inspection and has yet to locate the signs. The RSO noted that the exit signs were ordered in 2009 but was unable to find any removal work orders and is unaware of any effort to dispose of the signs. The RSO is unsure how long the signs have been missing. The licensee notified the NRC Region III Office. 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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| Empire Mine Ishpeming, Michigan (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 21-03076-01 |
| Organization: | Empire Mine |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+359.43 h14.976 days <br />2.139 weeks <br />0.492 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Laurence Gray 12:29 Jul 2, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeffrey Whited |
| Last Updated: | Jul 2, 2021 |
| 55335 - NRC Website | |
Empire Mine with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
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