ENS Event | |
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10:30 Jun 7, 2023 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the New York State Department of Health (the Department) via fax:
The licensee reported to the Department that a portable moisture density gauge had been stolen (Humboldt Scientific, Inc., model 5001 EZ, S/N 9909, Isotope: Am-241/Be (S/N: K833-19) & Cs-137 (S/N: Q1676), activity (when new): Am-241/Be 44mCi & Cs-137 11 mCi). An authorized user working under the license removed the gauge from the permanent storage location on June 6, 2023, with the intent to store it in a company van overnight to deliver it to a temporary jobsite in the morning of June 7, 2023. At around 0600-0700 [EDT] on June 7, 2023, the authorized user looked outside and did not see the van, so they contacted the New York Police Department and the Radiation Safety Officer. The Radiation Safety Officer indicated that the gauge was stored in the back of the van overnight. The gauge case was locked, and was secured to the floor of the van by chain, so it was stolen along with the van. Currently, the location and status of the gauge is unknown. Any updates to this event will be provided as soon as possible. New York Event number: NY-23-05
The Department was notified at 1206 EDT that the vehicle had been located at an auto shop. The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) was onsite and had to wait for the NYPD to get access to the site and vehicle. At 1445 EDT, the RSO notified the Department that the gauge was found in the vehicle and had not been damaged. It is now in the possession of the licensee and is being returned to the permanent storage location. This incident can be closed. Notified R1DO (Carfang), NMSS Events, ILTAB, and CNSC (Canada) via email. 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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| Jpcl Engineering New Hyde Park, New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | C5681 |
| Organization: | New York State Dept. Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1.98 h0.0825 days <br />0.0118 weeks <br />0.00271 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Daniel Samson 12:29 Jun 7, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Sam Colvard |
| Last Updated: | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 56562 - NRC Website | |
Jpcl Engineering with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Stolen Density Gauge 2023-06-07T10:30:00 | |