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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 56213 | 8 November 2022 07:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State REPORT- Lost Exit Signs | The following summary was received from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment via email: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported two exit signs (Model #700C-20), containing 7.99 curies of tritium each, lost by the licensee. The incident occurred November 8, 2022. CO Event Report ID No.: CO220037 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 53635 | 27 July 2018 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Lost Tritium Exit Signs | The following report was received from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment via email: United Parcel Service reported one tritium exit sign was lost when the building was renovated. CO Event Report ID No.: CO180024 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 |