ENS Event | |
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23:31 Feb 23, 2026 | |
| Title | Damaged Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of information provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email and phone:
On February 23, 2026, at 1731 CST, BRC was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) of a damaged moisture density gauge incident. An in-use Troxler soil moisture density gauge model 3430 was run over by a bulldozer at the construction site of a new apartment complex located in Pensacola, FL. The RSO states that the area has been cordoned off and on-site personnel are ensuring that no one approaches the area until he arrives. The gauge was run over while the rod was deployed. The entire apparatus is crushed flat with the level of the ground. Personnel from the BRC are responding to the site, and a report update is anticipated. Device: Troxler Soil Moisture Density Gauge model 3430 Source: Am-241/Be, Cs-137 (activity not reported)
The following update was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email: A final investigation report was received on 3/4/2026. The gauge was transferred on 2/23/2026 to Laboratory Technical Services, LLC in Milton, FL, license # 3734-1, for proper disposal with InstroTek, which accepts other manufacturers gauges for disposal. Source activity levels: Am-241/Be: 40 mCi (6/11/2004) Cs-137: 8 mCi (6/11/2004) Notified R1DO (Eve), and NMSS Events Notifications (email). Florida incident number: FL26-014 |
| Where | |
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| Ues Professional Solutions, Llc Pensacola, Florida (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 4696-1 |
| Organization: | Florida Bureau Of Radiation Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-5.43 h-0.226 days <br />-0.0323 weeks <br />-0.00744 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jason Nicholson 18:05 Feb 23, 2026 |
| NRC Officer: | Nestor Makris |
| Last Updated: | Mar 5, 2026 |
| 58173 - NRC Website | |
Ues Professional Solutions, Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 581732026-02-23T23:31:00023 February 2026 23:31:00
[Table view]Agreement State Damaged Moisture Density Gauge ENS 576132025-03-18T14:36:00018 March 2025 14:36:00 Agreement State Potential Damage to a Troxler Gauge 2026-02-23T23:31:00 | |