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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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| ENS 53541 | 8 August 2018 04:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Uncontrolled Source Found | The following was received via email from the State of Tennessee Bionomics in Oak Ridge, Tennessee was contracted by a metal recycler in Arkansas to pick up some radioactive material that was rejected by a metals processor. Bionomics made the pickup on August 1st. Upon opening the shipment on August 8th they discovered an orphaned radium source. Current survey information indicates that a contact reading on the device is 22 mRem/hr. The information printed on the device is as follows: Manufacturer: MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY Model: BILLION-AIRE ANALYZER Model #: 706P Serial #: 52328 Isotope: Ra-226 (150 microCi) (JULY 1966) (Calculated 147 microCi (August 2018)) A follow-up report will be submitted within 30 days.
The following information was received from the State of Tennessee via email: Bionomics in Oak Ridge, TN was contracted by Tenenbaum Recycling Group (TRG) in Harrison, Arkansas, to pick up some radioactive scrap metals. Bionomics made the pick up on August 1st. Prior to leaving the site, the technician discovered a radium source within the pile of scrap metal scheduled for pick-up. On August 8th, Arkansas was notified by Bionomics and in turn notified the State of TN that a radium device had been picked up and was currently in Oak Ridge, TN at the Bionomics facility. Current survey information indicates that a contact reading on the device is 22 mRem/hr. The information printed on the device is as follows: Manufacturer: MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY Model: BILLION-AIRE ANALYZER Model #: 706P Serial #: 52328 Isotope: Ra-226 (150 microCi) A follow-up report will be submitted within 30 days." Tennessee Event Report ID NO.: TN-18-140 Notified the R1DO (Young) and NMSS Events Notifications via email. THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |