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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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| ENS 41710 | 13 May 2005 04:00:00 | 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | Recovery of Strontium-90 Source (Approximately 4 Millicuries) from Scrap Yard | Radioactive material was detected in scrap metal waste delivered to a scrap yard (Shredded Products, Montvale VA) on 5/13/05. The scrap yard notified the State of Virginia Department of Health. The State Department of Health, with the assistance of a contractor (Physics Associates) located the radioactive material. The radioactive material was a sealed source of Strontium-90 used in a thickness measuring gauge. Identification marking on the Strontium-90 source indicate that it was a 10 millicurie source in 1967. Based on current radiation measurements, the source strength is estimated at about 4 millicuries. The source has been verified to be intact and not leaking and is safely in possession of Physics Associates (licensed to posses this material). Region 1 (Ragland) provided additional information on the Sr-90 source based on information received from the State of Virginia. The gauge is believed to be a Model 32-19-001, Serial Number 384-41044, manufactured by Avionics Corporation. The origin of the scrap shipment is reported to be from a scrap yard in Salem, Virginia. |