PNO-I-97-055A, on 970903,missing Tritium Sources Located Update Made.Individual Taken Sources & Installed Them as Supplemental Lighting at Home.Individual Broke One Source at Home.Region I Will Continue to Review Licensee Activities
| ML20216A968 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 03033261 |
| Issue date: | 09/04/1997 |
| From: | Oberg C, Ullrich B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| References | |
| PNO-I-97-055A, PNO-I-97-55A, NUDOCS 9709050174 | |
| Download: ML20216A968 (1) | |
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d September 4, 1997 PERLIMINABY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-I-97-055A This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by Region I scaff in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania on this date.
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Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Notification of Unusual Event l
Distribution Region East Alert Letterkenny Army Depot Site Area Emergency Chambersburg, Pennsylvania General Emergency Dockets: 03033261 License No: 37-30062-01 X Not Applicable Subject UPDATE - 111SSING TRITIUM SOURCES LOCATED On Thursday, August 28, 1997, the licensee reported that seven 3-curie tritium light sources were missing from the Letterkenny Army Depot. The sources had been removed from gunsight alignment devices and were
!, presumed stolen. At 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 1997 Region I inspectors conducting an inspection at the Letterkenny Army Depot in renponse to the report were notified that an individual admitted taking the sources.
The individual had taken the sources and installed them as surjlemental lighting outdoors at the individual's home. The individual broke one source at the home. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) personnel retrieved the remaining six sources from the private residence on Wednesday evening, September 3, and performed surveys of the property and the home.
Removable contamination (300 disintegrations per minute per hundred square centimeters (dpm/cm2) was identified on only one outside step at the home. NRC permits release of facilities at 5,000 dpm/100 cm2 for tratium contamination. Two samples of soil and two samples of water from a decorative lily pond were also collected by DLA personnel. A bioassay sample was also collected from the individual on Wednesday afternoon.
The licensee will determine if additional actions are necessary when the results of the analyses of samples are available for review, which is expected to be by Friday, September 5.
Rcgion I will continue to review the licensee's activities in response to this event.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been informed. The Region I Public Affairs Office is prepared to respond to media inquiries.
This information is current as of 11:00 a.m. on September 4, 1997.
Contact:
C. Thor Oberg Betsy Ullrich (610)337-5202 (610)337-5040 9709050174 970904 PDR I&E PNO-I-97-055A PDR (
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