ENS 56574
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Mar 2, 2023 | |
| Title | Lost/Abandoned Source |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email:
On March 2, 2023, staff with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security responded to a load of scrap metal that tripped portal monitors in Indiana and was returned under DOT SP-IN-IL-23-001.The load of scrap originated at B.L. Duke in Forest View, IL. Within that load, a small unidentified radium-226 source was identified. It was estimated to contain approximately 150 microcuries of activity. On June 14, 2023, the licensing division learned of the recovery and began an investigation into the applicability of reporting requirements. There are no discernable markings or serial/model numbers. Activity estimates (based on dose rate) would place the source at approximately 150 microcuries. Aside from this source having significantly less activity, this appears to be a Ra-226 radiography source from the early 30's/40's. As this source does not appear to be exempt, it is likely byproduct material as a discrete source of radium and subject to specific licensure. Therefore, it is being reported as a lost/missing source. The source has been placed into the Agency's orphan source collection program and will be disposed of as low level radioactive waste. Illinois report number: IL230015 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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| Illinois Emergency Management Agency Springfield, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | IL-01030-01 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2507.53 h104.48 days <br />14.926 weeks <br />3.435 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 15:32 Jun 14, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Gott |
| Last Updated: | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 56574 - NRC Website
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