ENS Event | |
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14:10 Nov 14, 2022 | |
| Title | Lost/Recovered Radioactive Source |
| Event Description | The following is a synopsis of information provided by XCEL NDT (the Licensee) via phone call in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance:
On November 14, 2022, the licensee's corporate Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) received a report of the theft (loss of control) and subsequent recovery of a vehicle that contained a locked and shielded Ir-192 sealed source. The 52.3 Curie Ir-192 sealed source is from an Industrial Radiography Camera. No damage to the source was indicated. The vehicle was stolen at 0710 MST on November 14, 2022 in Billings, MT and was recovered later the same day at 1023 MST. The RSO was immediately notified. The RSO immediately notified local law enforcement. There is an ongoing police investigation. THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Category 2' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Xcel Ndt Billings, Montana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 15-35544-01 |
| Organization: | Xcel Ndt |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1.02 h-0.0425 days <br />-0.00607 weeks <br />-0.0014 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Stuart White 13:09 Nov 14, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Ian Howard |
| Last Updated: | Nov 14, 2022 |
| 56222 - NRC Website | |
Xcel Ndt with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
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