ENS 55949

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Jun 16, 2022
Title	Source Detached from Portable Gauge
Event Description	The following information was received via E-mail: During the morning of 6/16/22, a portable gauge user noticed that the tub and the radioactive source were detached from the gauge cable and stuck approximately 5 ft. underground when the user was trying to retrieve the tub and the source back to the gauge. The portable gauge is a CPN model 503, serial number 50543, containing 50 mCi of americium-241:beryllium. The sealed source is not compromised. This event occurred in Kersey, Colorado. Colorado Event Report ID No.: CO220017

ENS 55949 +/-
Where
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado (NRC Region 4)
License number:	CO 002-19
Organization:	Colorado Dept Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9.38 h0.391 days <br />0.0558 weeks <br />0.0128 months <br />)
Opened:	Shiya Wang 15:23 Jun 16, 2022
NRC Officer:	Donald Norwood
Last Updated:	Jun 16, 2022
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