PNO-I-98-040, 980821,licensee RSO Contacted NRC Operations Ctr to Report Theft of Troxler Electronics Lab,Inc Model 4640 Density Gauge,Serial Number 1112.Licensee Considering Issuance of Press Release.Commonwealth of PA Notified
| ML20237C938 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 03019040 |
| Issue date: | 08/24/1998 |
| From: | Courtemanche S, Mcgrath J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| PNO-I-98-040, PNO-I-98-40, NUDOCS 9808240257 | |
| Download: ML20237C938 (2) | |
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!LIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-I-98-040 is preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE Tety or public interest significance. The information is as-initially
- eived without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is un by Region I staff in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania on this date.
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Licensee Emeroency Classification Dinn's Asphalt . Company. Inc. Notification of Unusual Event Dinn's Asphalt Company, Inc. Alert
- 0. Box 4688 Site Area Emergency Dcaster. Pennsylvania 17604-4688 General Emergency tets: 03019040 License No: 3719659-01 X Not Applicable decti STOLEN PORTABLE DENSITY GAUGE FROM LICENSEE'S FACILITY August'21. 1998, about 9:00 p.m., the licensee's Radiation Safety
'icer;(RS0) contacted the NRC's Operations Center to report the theft a Troxler' Electronics Laboratory, Inc. (Troxler) Model 4640 density ge, Serial Number 1112. Licensee personnel returning from work at a gorary jobsite on August 21,1998, about 7:45 p.m., noted that the
- rage facility on Pennsylvania (PA) Route 72 north of East Petersburg, ihad been entered into illegally. The door to the facility had been den off of.its hinges.
a Region _I personnel contacted the RSO for further information on Est 24' 1998 about 8:15 a.m. The RSO stated that the gauge contained
, ingle sealed. source'of about 8 millicuries of cesium-137 in a source L The gauge was strictly a backscatter device and the source rod
@d not be extended beyond the lead shielding of the gauge. The RSO ther stated that only one gauge was stclen even though another was sent in the storage facility along with other equipment.
Troxler gauge is-approximately 20 inches long by 6 inches wide by 6 Res tall with a short handle on top. The gauge is yellow in color.
- radiation exposure levels at the. surface of the gauge with the source Rhe shielded position do not exceed 20 millirem per hour and 2.0-11 rem per hour at one foot, according to the manufacturer's
@rmation sheets. Based on the above information, radiation exposure Bhe public is expected to be minimal if the sealed source is kept in {
shielded position. ,
licensee has contacted the local police concerning the incident and V be contacting the manufacturer. The licensee is considering the
@ance of a press release.
egion I inspector will be sent to examine the circumstances-rounding the incident.
, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been notified.
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.8 l- The, Region I Office of Public Affairs is available to respond to media inquiries. ' .
(.All'informationiscurrentasof9:00a.m.onAugust 24, 1998.
Contact:
S. Courtemanche J. McGrath (610)337-5075 (610)337-5069 l~
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