PNO-II-98-053, on 981222,MS Div of Radiological Health, Reported to NRC That Licensee Had Lost Portable Moisture/ Density Guage.Device Troxler,Model 3411-B,Serial Number 9955 Containing 8 Mci of Cs-137 & 40 Mci of Am-241
| ML20198E334 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 12/23/1998 |
| From: | Woodruff R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| References | |
| PNO-II-98-053, PNO-II-98-53, NUDOCS 9812240034 | |
| Download: ML20198E334 (1) | |
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December 23, 1998 ,
- 4 PRELIMINARY NOTI'rICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENQE PNO-II-98-053 l This. preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE ]
safety _or public interest significance. The information is as initially >
receivad without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is d
known by_ Region II ataff in Atlanta, Georgia on this date.
- 3. Facility Licensee Emeroency Classification Burns Cooley Dennis, Inc. Notification of Unusual Event 1 (An Agreement State Licensee) Alert I Jackson, Mississippi 39157 Site Area Emergency License No: MS-619-01 General Emergency X Not Applicable l
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Subject:
LOST PORTADLE GAUGE I i
The Mississippi Division of Radiological Health (MDRH) reported to NRC that the licensee had lost a portable moisture / density gauge. The device i is beleived to have fallen from a moving pickup truck in the vicinity of '
Northside Drive, Jackson, MS on the afternoon of December 22, 1998. The 1
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device is a Troxler, model 3411-B, serial number 9955, containing 8 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of americium-241.
The licensee conducted a search for the missing device, and State
-officials also conducted a search along the route taken by the truck. The ;
licensee reportedly is offering a $250.00 reward for the return of the :
- device. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has issued a i press release concerning the event and a description of the device.
This information is current as of 8:00 a.m., (EST), December 23, 1998.
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