ENS 55663

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v t e ENS Event
05:00 Dec 16, 2021
Title	Damage Density Gauge
Event Description	The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection (the department) via email: On December 16, 2021, the licensee informed the department that a nuclear density gauge had been damaged at a job site. While a technician was carrying the Troxler gauge, they tripped and fell on top of the gauge handle. This broke off the handle about half-way from the top to the gauge. The portable gauge was a Troxler, 3400 series, Serial Number 15717, containing 8 millicuries of Cs-137 and 40 millicuries Am-241:Be. The area was secured, and the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) called a third party (Applied Health Physics) for assistance. Applied Health Physics and the RSO determined that the source was secured in the shielded position, and gauge was not leaking. Applied Health Physics did site surveys and determined there was no dose to any employees or anyone on the job site. Applied Health Physics secured the handle to the gauge, and it was transported back to Construction Engineering Consultants, Inc. Pittsburgh office. Once at the office the gauge was placed in their office vault and has been taken out of service. It will be held there until it can be sent to the manufacturer for disposal. Applied Health Physics did a leak test on site that day and the sample results showed no evidence of radiological material. There was no exposure to workers or the public. Event Report ID No: PA210023

ENS 55663 +/-
Where
Construction Engineering Consultants, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1)
License number:	PA-1034
Organization:	Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+32.85 h1.369 days <br />0.196 weeks <br />0.045 months <br />)
Opened:	Joshua Myers 13:51 Dec 17, 2021
NRC Officer:	Jeffrey Whited
Last Updated:	Dec 17, 2021
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