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| Entered date | Event description | |
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| ENS 41308 | 5 January 2005 09:26:00 | The gauge was locked and secured to the technician's company pickup truck. The technician had taken the gauge to his residence for storage.. The technician discovered the gauge was missing from the truck and determined that the lock securing the wire rope cable which secured the transport case had been cut. The gauge and transport case along with other tools from the vehicle are missing. A police report was filed with the Houston Police Department. The gauge is a Troxler Model 3430, Serial No. 31792, containing two sealed sources: Cs-137, nominal 8 millicuries, Serial No 750-6702, and Am-241/Be, nominal 40 millicuries, Serial No. 47-1785. The Licensee issued a memorandum on January 3, 2005 to all personnel regarding gauge storage and transport procedures. Licensee is planning to offer a reward and will publicize through the local media. Texas Incident ID No: I-8196
The State provided, via email, details of interviews held with the licensee along with a listing of proposed corrective actions to prevent recurrence of this and similar incidents. Contact the NRC Headquarters Operations Officer for details. Notified R4 DO (T. Farnholtz) and NMSS EO (G. Janosko) |
| ENS 41141 | 20 October 2004 10:08:00 | Well: Mako Steward A-37 State Tract #1, Galveston, County, Texas 9,150 ft. downhole (bottom of well) Well logging string became stuck in a 6 3/4" wellbore over the weekend. Attempts to 'fish' for the sources was unsuccessful with the fishing tool becoming stuck in the wellbore above the well logging tool string. The tool string contains three sealed sources: an 18 curie Am-241/Be; a 2 curie Cs-137; and a 0.8 microcurie Cs137. The sources were declared abandoned late on October 19, 2004. The Licensee is preparing to seal the well with red dyed cement and placement of a deflection device in the wellbore. The tool string is sitting at the bottom of the well at 9,150 feet downhole. Source manufacturers and serial numbers are currently unavailable. Texas Incident No. I-8175 |
| ENS 41033 | 9 September 2004 16:10:00 | The following information was received from Texas Department of State Health Services: At approximately 8:45 a.m. the gauge operator had just completed a density test on the site of Wheatley High School, where a new high school is being constructed, when a bulldozer, belonging to another contractor working at the job site, made a sudden and unexpected move toward the operator, who was performing calculations beside the gauge. During the movement the bulldozer operator dropped the blade of the vehicle which impacted the Troxler Model 3430, Serial No. 25129 moisture density gauge. The gauge was crushed with damage to the housing. The gauge contained two sealed sources: Cs-137, nominal 8 millicuries, Serial No. 75-7305 and Am-241/Be, nominal 40 millicuries, Serial No. 47-21337. The sources were not damaged nor leaking. The gauge control rod was in the up and locked. A survey of the area determined that no leakage where the gauge was crushed or to the blade of the bulldozer. The gauge was transported to Component Sales and Services (L02243-000) for leak testing and determination of possible repair. The gauge was determined to be not repairable. The gauge was transferred to Component Sales and Services for disposal. The gauge was last leak tested on April 4, 2004, with negative test results. Texas Incident No. I-8161. |
| ENS 40864 | 12 July 2004 14:38:00 | After performing services to determine the oil/water contact interface and the gas/oil interface levels the wireline with the source was being retracted. The wireline was attached to 1 11/16" tool in the salt dome. During retraction, the source evidently got hung on entry to the hole to the surface. It is felt that the crew was inattentive or possibly did not use proper procedure. The 'stuck' source broke loose of the wireline at the established weak point of connection between the tool and the wireline. Retrieval of the source is deemed unrecoverable. This is the second incident of this type in the same field. The source is a Gulf Nuclear, Model CSV-F74, Cs-137, 100 millicurie source. The probable depth of this source is estimated at approximately 4,000 feet. Investigation on site continues. A written report will be submitted to this Agency (Texas Department of Health). Texas Incident No.: I-8142 Event Location: Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Brazoria County, Texas, Well # BM 104B |
| ENS 40155 | 12 September 2003 16:44:00 | A Troxler Model 3411, Serial No 10540, containing two sealed sources: 1.48 GBq/40mCi (+/- 10%), Am-241:139, Serial No. 46-1962 and 0.30 GBq/8 mCi (+1-10%), Cs-137, Serial No. 40-7974, was stolen from an employee's truck at his residence. The cable securing the case had been cut and the case pried open with the gauge, calibration (standard) block and gauge paperwork removed. A police report was submitted to the San Antonio Police Department. Texas Incident No.: I-8051 |