ENS Event | |
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08:00 Mar 6, 2023 | |
| Title | Lost/Stolen Tritium Exit Sign |
| Event Description | The following was received from the California Department of Public Health, Radiologic Health Branch (RHB) via email:
On March 8, 2023, the Regal Cinemas general manager contacted RHB to report a stolen tritium exit sign from their movie theater in Fresno, CA. Based on the general manager's statement, the theater has installed 90 tritium (H-3) exit signs. Every morning the assigned theater employee performs a daily exit sign inventory by going through the exit doors and the hallways. On Monday March 6, 2023, before the theater was opened to the public, one of the exit signs, located in the hallway leading to the auditorium number 5, was noted as missing. It appeared that it had been pulled out of the wall. The management and employees checked all possible dumping places, and were unable to locate the sign. RHB has requested additional information (model and serial number) regarding the exit sign. 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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| Regal Cinemas Fresno, # 1820 Fresno, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | Not Licensed |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+79.35 h3.306 days <br />0.472 weeks <br />0.109 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Robert Greger 15:21 Mar 9, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Thomas Herrity |
| Last Updated: | Mar 9, 2023 |
| 56399 - NRC Website | |
Regal Cinemas Fresno, with Agreement State | |
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