The following information was provided by the
Georgia Radioactive Material Program via email:
[The] gauge was placed on the tailgate of a truck by a technician at the Eastman Airport and not secured in the box. It fell out within 4 miles of last use in the city limits of Eastman, Dodge County. The licensee will be contacted for more detailed information. The Georgia Radioactive Material Program will update this report as more information comes in.
Georgia Incident No.: 62
- * * UPDATE ON 12/13/2022 AT 0813 EST FROM THE GEORGIA RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PROGRAM TO IAN HOWARD * * *
The following information was provided by the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program via email:
The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) stated he informed the local police authority of the lost gauge, and for them to be on the lookout. This is the second incident with the employee and more action will be taken. The RSO and the team went out to look for the gauge today and were unsuccessful in locating it. Upon receipt, we will update this report as more information comes available.
Notified: R1DO (Henrion). Notified via email: NMSS Event Notification and ILTAB.
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