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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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| ENS 51162 | 16 June 2015 19:00:00 | 10 CFR 30.50(b)(4) | Moisture/Density Gauge Involved in Automobile Fire | A licensee employee working at a job site in Claymont, Delaware went to leave the job site at 1500 EDT on June 16, 2015. The employee got in his vehicle and turned on the ignition. A fire started under and around the dashboard. The employee exited his vehicle and called 911 and the licensee Radiation Safety Officer. The local fire department responded. The front portion of the vehicle had been totally engulfed. The vehicle trunk, where the gauge was stored, received heat and smoke damage. The carrying case of the gauge was partially melted. No visible damage occurred to the gauge itself. The gauge was transported to a service vendor for inspection and repair if needed. The gauge was a Troxler 3440 Moisture/Density gauge, serial number 20118, containing an 8 mCi Cesium-137 source and a 40 mCi Am-241source. The licensee notified NRC R1(Ragland), Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances, Emergency Prevention and Response Section, and Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health.
The licensee provided the following update via email: The gauge is back in service after being evaluated and recalibrated. Notified R1DO (Dimitriadis) and NMSS Events (via email). |