ENS 56725

v t e ENS Event
04:00 Sep 6, 2023
Title	Troxler Gauge Damaged
Event Description	The following summary information was provided by the PA Bureau of Radiation Protection (PA DEP) via email On September 6, 2023 a Troxler gauge, model 3411, serial number 6829 was hit by a vehicle while on a job site. This gauge contained a 9 millicurie Cesium-137 source and a 44 millicurie Americium 241:Be source. The area was secured, and the PA DEP responded to the site. The owner/radiation safety officer (RSO) retrieved the sources with long handled pliers and secured them in the transportation box for the gauge. The area and gauge were surveyed and smears were taken for contamination. The case was also surveyed and the owner/RSO has contacted a consultant/vendor to leak test the sources and arrange for disposal. Pennsylvania Event Number: PA230024

ENS 56725 +/-
Where
Powers Engineering And Construction Testing, Llc Whitehall Borough, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1)
License number:	PA-1540
Organization:	Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+32.67 h1.361 days <br />0.194 weeks <br />0.0448 months <br />)
Opened:	John Chippo 12:40 Sep 7, 2023
NRC Officer:	Dan Livermore
Last Updated:	Sep 7, 2023
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