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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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| ENS 53281 | 22 March 2018 07:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Broken Tritium Exit Sign | The following is a synopsis of information received via E-mail from the State of California: On March 22, 2018 the Director of Environmental Affairs at NBC Universal (i.e. Universal Studios) in Universal City, California called Los Angeles County Radiation Management to report the discovery of a broken Tritium exit sign. The Tritium sign was subsequently isolated for secure and safe keeping. A Los Angeles County Radiation Management employee will visit Universal Studios on March 23, 2018 to check for Tritium leakage or contamination. The broken sign is a Forever Lite Inc. Tritium sign, S/N 286342, with an expiration date of March 2027, containing 11.21 Curies. California 5010 Number: 032218 | ||
| ENS 52463 | 28 December 2016 08:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Lost Tritium Exit Signs | The following report was received via email: On December 28, 2016, the Hazardous Materials (Manager) at NBC Universal i.e. Universal Studios in Universal City, California called Los Angeles County Radiation Management on the telephone to report the loss of two Tritium exit signs. As of December 28, 2016, the Los Angeles County does not have information regarding the make, model, or serial numbers of the missing exit signs, or the quantity of H-3 (Tritium) in them. CA 5010 Number: 122816 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
The following report update was received via email: On January 10, 2017, (the licensee's) Manager of Hazardous Materials at NBC Universal (i.e. Universal Studios in Universal City, California) reported to Los Angeles County Radiation Management by email that they have found the two Tritium exit signs that our agency reported to (the NRC) on December 28, 2016 (California 5010 # 122816). As of January 25, 2016, Los Angeles County does not have information regarding the make, model, or serial numbers of the missing exit signs, or the quantity of H-3 (Tritium) in them. (The State of California Los Angeles County Radiation Management) has requested this information from (the licensee), again, today. When (the Licensee) provides this information, it will be included in the California 5010 close-out. The NMED number for this event is 170010. Notified the R4DO (Rollins) and NMSS_Events_Notification via email. |