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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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| ENS 49775 | 29 January 2014 18:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge | The following was received from the state of Texas via email: On January 29, 2014, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) received notice from the Licensee that a Troxler model 3430 moisture/density gauge had been stolen along with a truck. The serial number is 35379. It was not believed that the gauge was the target of the theft. The truck was stolen from the parking lot while the driver was running an errand. The gauge as manufactured contains an 8 millicurie cesium-137 source and a 40 millicurie americium/beryllium source. An investigation into this event is ongoing. It is unlikely that a member of the public will be exposed to hazardous radiation as the sources are still locked in the shielded position. Additional information will be supplied as it is received in accordance with SA-300. The local police and the Texas Association of Pawnbrokers were notified. Texas incident # I 9150 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 | ||
| ENS 41919 | 16 August 2005 12:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge | An employee parked the truck containing the Troxler Moisture Density Gauge (Model 3411B, s/n 7573, Am/Be 40 milli Curies, Cs-137 8 milli Curies) overnight at his apartment complex. The gauge was secured by a lock and chain. The truck was parked at 2200 CDT on 08/15/05. When the employee returned to the truck at 0700 on 08/16/05 the chain was cut and the gauge was gone. The theft was reported to the police. TX report number: TX-I-8252. Less than the quantity of an IAEA Category 3 source. 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. For 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.
An individual called the owner of the lost Troxler gauge, indicating it was discarded on her property. The gauge was initially picked up by the local fire department, and then by the owner. The gauge was surveyed and had readings of less than 1 mr/hr. The gauge was found to have no damage, however, all the associated paperwork was missing. Notified the R4DO (Sanborn), NMSS (Holonich) and TAS (Perez) of the update. Faxed Mexico the update. Note: Event modified on 8/22/05 to correct the name of the individual from the State of Texas that provided the update to this event. |