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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 41908 | 1 August 2005 13:45:00 | Agreement State | Ohio Agreement State Report - Stolen and Recovered Nuclear Gauge | The State provided the following information via email: At approximately 9:45 AM on Monday, 8/1/05, a Humbolt Model 5001, S/N 4634 portable gauge (10 milliCuries Cs-137 and 40 milliCuries Am-241) was stolen from a company vehicle while parked at a fast food restaurant in Dayton, Ohio. The gauge was discovered missing when the employee returned to the vehicle. The gauge was discovered in a roadside ditch about one mile from the restaurant approximately 45 minutes later by a line crew from a local power company. The gauge was intact with no apparent damage. The licensee's RSO responded to the scene and took area measurements which indicated that the integrity of the source had not been compromised. The gauge was taken back to the licensee's offices, where it was leak tested. A police report was filed. The Ohio Department of Health is inspecting the licensee to determine if proper security measures had been followed prior to the theft. Ohio Report No. OH050003
The State provided the following information via email: Inspection by Bureau determined that licensee's employee failed to follow procedures for securing device in vehicle. Gauge was only secured in vehicle by bungee cords, with no locking mechanism or fixed restraint system. In addition, vehicle was left unattended and unobserved while employee was in fast food restaurant for prolonged period. R3DO (Riemer) and NMSS (Hickey) notified. TAS informed via email. |