ENS 57909
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Sep 8, 2025 | |
| Title | Transported Package Exceeds Limits |
| Event Description | The following report was received by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) via phone:
On September 8, 2025, LDEQ was notified by QSA Global in Port Allen, LA, that they received a package with readings of 1 R/hr on contact of the external surface of one side of the package. Upon opening the package, it was found to contain two nuclear gauges, both with their shutters in the locked open position. One gauge was laying on its side and was most likely the cause of the 1R/hr reading. The gauges were a Thermo Fisher gauge, model 5202, serial number B3308 (500 mCi Cs-137) and a Kay-Ray gauge, model 7063P, serial number S92L3001 (200 mCi Cs-137). The package was received from TaTa Steel Limited in Odissa, India and was shipped via [common carrier].
The following is a summary of information provided by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) via email: On September 3, 2025, QSA Global, Inc. received a package for disposal from India. The sources were received from Juda Wet Processing Plant Kendujhar Keonjhar, Orissa, 758034 India. The update included the transportation path for the shipment within the United States. Event Report ID No.: LA20250009 Notified R4DO (Deese), NMSS Events Notification (email), and NMSS (Allen). |
| Where | |
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| Qsa Global Port Allen, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-5934-L01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Radiation Protection Div |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+14.07 h0.586 days <br />0.0837 weeks <br />0.0193 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James Pate 19:04 Sep 8, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Rodney Clagg |
| Last Updated: | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 57909 - NRC Website | |
Qsa Global with Agreement State | |
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