ENS Event | |
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06:00 Jun 6, 2022 | |
| Title | Lost Tritium Exit Signs |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (the department) via email:
The department was notified on June 6, 2022, that two SLX-60 Exit signs containing 7.62 Ci each of H-3 were lost in 2021. No additional information was provided. CO incident no.: CO220021 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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| Facebook-Denver Denver, Colorado (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | GL002581 |
| Organization: | Colorado Dept Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+777.65 h32.402 days <br />4.629 weeks <br />1.065 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Kathryn Kirk 15:39 Jul 8, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Brian Lin |
| Last Updated: | Jul 8, 2022 |
| 55983 - NRC Website | |
Facebook-Denver with Agreement State | |
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