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| ENS 43977 | 11 February 2008 08:15:00 | The Radiation Protection Office of the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General was informed this morning that an improved chemical agent detector was lost at the Moody AFB in Georgia. The device is identified as a DuPont-Merck, model #NER004R, serial number 18465. The device contains 15 milliCuries Ni-63. It is also identified as a SSDR NR-1129-D-103-S. The permit number GA-00653-01/00AFP docket number 030-00653. The device was in the custody of the 820th Security Forces Group Commander and appears that the equipment was misplaced following a training exercise that was conducted on base. The USAF is investigating by conducting a search of all the gear associated with the exercise, and does not believe the device is in the custody of the general public. Licensee is going to contact Rachel Browder in Region IV. 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. This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source |
| ENS 42840 | 14 September 2006 10:15:00 | A representative for the Air Force Master Material License reported that two 4 microCurie Am-241 sources (8 microCuries total) were lost during shipment from Eglin AFB in Florida to Robins AFB in GA. The sources are used in aircraft LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting IR for Night) Pods. The shipment was made on August 30, 2006, using a commercial shipping company and was assigned a tracking number. The shipment never arrived at the destination and efforts by the shipper to locate the package have not been successful. The SSDR for the sources is FL-1116-D-01-01S. The Air Force has requested a formal letter of the circumstances of the loss and effort by the shipper to locate the missing sources. 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. |
| ENS 42662 | 23 June 2006 14:15:00 | A representative for the Air Force Master Material License reported that two Americium-241 sources (SSDR NR-1129-D0102-S; Model M43A1) each with a curie content of less than 300 microCuries (less than 600 microCuries total) were determined to be missing from a storage location at the Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. The sources are used in Chemical Agent Detectors. The date of last confirmed inventory of the sources was December of 2005. The RSO at Tyndall AFB recently changed and a new inventory was conducted at which time the sources were determined to be unaccounted for. The licensee states that there is information that indicates the sources have been transferred to another AFB but that this has not yet been confirmed. Investigation into the current location of the sources is still in progress. 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. This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source |