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. |
| 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 | |
Somat Engineering with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) Damaged Gauge 2025-07-07T19:50:00 | |