ENS 56883

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Dec 8, 2023
Title	Agreement Stae Report - Damaged Troxler Gauge
Event Description	The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services via email: On December 8, 2023, the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) reported a Troxler 3430 plus gauge was damaged at a job site. The gauge contains a 40 millicurie AmBe (americium-beryllium) source and an 8 millicurie cesium-137 source. The RSO stated that a technician was using the gauge in a trench to test soil compaction. The technician had completed a reading and was reporting the reading to another contractor outside the trench when the soil compacter was moved and struck the gauge. The soil compacter was moved back, and the technician went to the gauge. The only damage appeared to be to the plastic part of the case. The cesium source was in the fully shielded position. The RSO stated that the operating rod appeared to be operating properly. Dose rates at 3 feet from the gauge were 0.1 millirem per hour. The RSO stated that the gauge will be taken to their storage location and marked 'DO NOT USE.' The RSO stated that the gauge will be delivered to a service company on December 11, 2023, for inspection. No individual received an exposure that would exceed any limit. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident Number: 10072 Texas NMED Number: TX230057

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Rone Engineering Services Ltd Dallas, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L02356
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+15.58 h0.649 days <br />0.0927 weeks <br />0.0213 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 21:35 Dec 8, 2023
NRC Officer:	Karen Cotton-Gross
Last Updated:	Dec 8, 2023
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