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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 42085 | 26 October 2005 04:00:00 | Agreement State | Source Discovered at Metal Scrap Yard | The State provided the following information via facsimile: Gauge containing a Sr-90 sealed source was discovered at a metal scrap yard in Girard, Ohio. The gauge is a Betamike model manufactured by Taylor Instruments (Model 015020; Serial 781-35). The activity as of 8/70 was 100 mCi (millicuries). The activity as of 10/27/05 was calculated to be 44 mCi (millicuries). The Ohio Department of Health dispatched an inspector to the scrap yard on October 26. The gauge is secure and a leak test of the source showed no removable contamination. Radiation levels are 5 Mr/hr (milliRem per hour) on contact and 1 Mr/hr at 30 cm. Disposal options for the device are being investigated. Ohio Report OH05-134
The source was packaged and removed for disposal by a contractor to the USEPA. Notified NMSSEO (B. Karas) and R3DO (S. Burgess) 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. |