ENS 55439

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16:15 Aug 31, 2021
Title	Agreement State - Stolen Troxler Gauge
Event Description	The following was received from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (the Department) via e-mail: On August 31, 2021, the Department was notified by the licensee's RSO at approximately 1230 EDT that one of its trucks containing a portable density gauge had been stolen from the side of the road on Meeting Street in Charleston, SC. The gauge was a Troxler Model 3440 s/n 38444 containing 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241:Be. The licensee stated the police have been to the scene and took a police report. The truck is equipped with GPS and an active investigation is underway. * * UPDATE ON 9/3/2021 AT 0730 EDT FROM ANDREW ROXBURGH TO HOWIE CROUCH * * * The following information was received from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control via e-mail: On August 31, 2021 at 1555 EDT, officers apprehended the suspect that stole the licensee's truck containing Troxler Model 3440 s/n 38444. The gauge was recovered undamaged and a radiation surveys performed indicated that radiation readings were within the limits specified in the SSD [sealed source and device sheet] for this gauge. The Department's on-call duty officer performed an on-site investigation on September 1, 2021. Notified R1DO (Dimitriadis), NMSS Events Resource and ILTAB via email. 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

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License number:	324
Organization:	Sc Dept Of Health & Env Control
Reporting

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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.25 h-0.135 days <br />-0.0193 weeks <br />-0.00445 months <br />)
Opened:	Andrew M. Roxburgh 13:00 Aug 31, 2021
NRC Officer:	Joanna Bridge
Last Updated:	Sep 3, 2021
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