ENS 57834

v t e ENS Event
19:50 Jul 7, 2025
Title	Damaged Gauge
Event Description	The following information was provided by the licensee via phone: On July 7, 2025, at 1550 EDT, a density technician was taking a measurement when they were struck by construction equipment. The individual was transported to the hospital for medical attention and the gauge was damaged by the construction equipment. The radiation safety officer responded to the site, pulled the gauge out of the ground, and verified that the source was still intact at the tip of the rod. The gauge was placed in a drum filled with sand and transported to a radioactive material storage facility owned by the licensee. The next morning, InstroTek was contacted to plan disposal of the gauge. There was no additional exposure to the technician or the public during the event and all radiation and contamination surveys of the site were below background levels. The damaged gauge is an InstroTek Explorer 3500 (S/N 3257) and contains 10 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241.

ENS 57834 +/-
Where
Somat Engineering Michigan (NRC Region 3)
License number:	21-24685-01
Organization:	Somat Engineering
Reporting

10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+520.18 h21.674 days <br />3.096 weeks <br />0.713 months <br />)
Opened:	Mathew Richardson 12:01 Jul 29, 2025
NRC Officer:	Ian Howard
Last Updated:	Jul 29, 2025
57834 - NRC Website
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Somat Engineering with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2)
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