ENS Event | |
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06:00 Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Title | Missing Gauge |
| Event Description | The following report was received via email from the Texas Department of State Health Services [the Agency]:
On February 6, 2023, the Agency received information from the licensee that a Peco Controls Gamma 101P device, which was believed to have been removed from a machine and placed into storage on-site [in Hereford, TX] in 2020, was determined on or about January 18, 2023, to be lost/missing. The licensee has confirmed the device is not on any of its premises. The licensee is investigating with its metal waste vendor to see if they can determine if it was disposed of with them. An investigation into this event is ongoing. The licensee holds a General License Acknowledgment from the Agency for this device. More information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300. Device: Peco Controls Gamma 101P (SN: G030860749) Source: Am-241 100 millicuries (SN: 3904LV) Texas Incident No: I-9986 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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| Tejas Industries Amarillo, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | G02342 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+467.88 h19.495 days <br />2.785 weeks <br />0.641 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Blanchard 17:53 Feb 6, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Lloyd Desotell |
| Last Updated: | Feb 6, 2023 |
| 56340 - NRC Website | |
Tejas Industries with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Missing Gauge 2023-01-18T06:00:00 | |