ENS 57434
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20:30 Nov 19, 2024 | |
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| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email:
The Florida BRC received initial notification at 1830 [EST] from licensee (4696-7) UES Professional Solutions of a lost in transit density gauge. More information about this incident was received at 2000 from the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO). The licensee's technician noticed the soil moisture density gauge was missing from the back of his pick-up truck around 1530 [on 11/19/2024] when he returned to the job site after lunch. He realized the tailgate was open and, when he went to close it, he noticed the gauge wasn't there. The technician last used the gauge during a subgrade test right before he went to lunch around 1430. He thinks the gauge was lost while at lunch. The technician called his supervisor at 1730, who contacted the RSO. The employee admitted that the gauge case was not locked, but the gauge was secure in the case. The RSO and technician retraced the route several times, but were not able to locate the gauge. The density gauge is a Troxler [model] 3430 with serial number 31852 [nominally containing 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241:Be]. Florida Incident Number: FL24-111
A Jacksonville area inspector responded [on 11/20/2024] and reported their findings. UES Professional Solutions terminated the employee [on 11/19/2024] and used GPS tracking to retrace the route, but did not find the gauge. The Jacksonville Police Department was notified and is also waiting on video surveillance footage from the [restaurant] where the employee stopped. Notified R1DO (Bickett), NMSS Events Notification (email), and ILTAB (email).
At 1630 EST on Wednesday 11/20/2024, the RSO called and stated an individual found the gauge. The licensee has the gauge back in their possession and are sending it to Troxler for testing before returning to service. Notified R1DO (Bickett), NMSS Events Notification (email), and ILTAB (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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| Ues Professional Solutions Jacksonville, Florida (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 4696-7 |
| Organization: | Florida Bureau Of Radiation Control |
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| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1.97 h0.0821 days <br />0.0117 weeks <br />0.0027 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ashley Pierre-Saint 22:28 Nov 19, 2024 |
| NRC Officer: | Ernest West |
| Last Updated: | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 57434 - NRC Website | |
Ues Professional Solutions with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Lost Moisture Density Gauge 2024-11-19T20:30:00 | |