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| ENS 56837 | 7 November 2023 12:46:00 | The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email: A Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) with Environmental Safety Consultant (ESC) Florida, LLC called BRC in Orlando on November 7, 2023, at 1150 EST to report a soil moisture density gauge (Model: Instro Tek Xplorer 3500, 8 mCi Cs-137, 40 mCi Am-241:Be) was run over on a job site around 1130 this morning. The RSO indicated that the source rod was retracted when the incident occurred. An inspector was sent to investigate. Florida Event Number: FL23-161 |
| ENS 56617 | 11 July 2023 16:01:00 | The following information was provided by the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email: The BRC received a call on Monday 7/10/2023 at 1335 (EDT) from Miami-Dade Police reporting they found two Troxler gauges in an empty lot next to the incident location address. One gauge belonged to the licensee (CTI Construction Testing and Inspection, Inc.), the other gauge belonged to another company (see FL23-103) (NRC EN 56616). Miami-Dade Police on the scene said they had contacted the owner of the gauge and someone was en route to retrieve it. Miami-Dade Police sent pictures of the gauge, and the gauge appeared to be intact. An attempt was made to contact the (company) RSO on 7/11/2023, and a voice mail was left to return the call. Another company RSO (on license #3298-1) was contacted, who said the gauge is back in their possession with no damage. The BRC Inspector is to conduct a more thorough investigation with each licensee. Florida Incident Number: FL23-104 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 56616 | 11 July 2023 16:01:00 | The following information was provided by the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email: The BRC received a call on Monday, 7/10/2023, at 1335 (EDT), from Miami-Dade Police reporting they found two Troxler gauges in an empty lot next to the incident location address. One gauge belonged to the licensee (Sacyr Construction), the other gauge belonged to another company (see FL23-104) (NRC EN 56617). Miami-Dade Police on the scene said they had contacted the owner of the gauge and someone was en route to retrieve it. Miami-Dade Police sent pictures of the gauge, and the gauge appeared to be intact. The RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) was contacted on 7/11/2023, and he said one of his employees called him yesterday morning (and stated) that their construction site was broken into over the weekend, and several pieces of equipment were stolen. The RSO stated that the gauge was found before he was able to report it stolen, the gauge is back in their possession, and that there is no damage to the gauge. The BRC Inspector is to conduct a more thorough investigation with each licensee. Florida Incident Number: FL23-103 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 56545 | 31 May 2023 10:36:00 | The following information was provided by the Florida Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email: Universal Engineering Sciences Corporate Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) called the BRC Orlando (office) this morning to report one of their Troxler gauges was run over on a job site this morning. He stated the source rod was in the retracted and shielded position at the time of the accident. Unit apparently sustained housing damage. Local RSO was enroute with a radiation meter. A BRC inspector is also enroute. The following additional information was obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance: The Troxler gauge involved contains nominal activity of 40 mCi of Am-241:Be and 8 mCi of Cs-137. FL incident number: FL23-081 |
| ENS 56547 | 31 May 2023 11:26:00 | The following report was received by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC): FSU (Florida State University) contacted BRC Radioactive Materials Licensing via written letter dated May 18th, 2023 regarding a request to add (Uranium) U-233, any form except aerosols, to their license #0032-10. BRC Tallahassee called BRC Orlando this morning at 0900 (EDT) to notify. During a recent inventory close-out process, they found approximately 1.71 mCi of U-233. After checking the U-233 against their license, it was noticed that the U-233 is currently not listed on their current license. After additional review of archival records, it was found that the listing of U-233 was a remnant of their license #0032-18. License #0032-18 was terminated in 2012. The material has not been used in decades. The U-233 will stay in their radioactive materials storage vault and will not be used for any research. The plan moving forward is to eventually transfer the U-233 to a new research laboratory at the Colorado School of Mines. An amendment to current license to add U-233 is needed for this transfer. Florida Event Number: FL23-080 |
| ENS 56449 | 31 March 2023 16:54:00 | The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email: BRC Tallahassee received notification this afternoon from QC Laboratories, Inc. that tracking has been lost on a 16.8 curie (below Cat 2) Iridium 192 sealed source. The source was shipped out of country (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) and was on return shipment. Per (the common carrier): 'Our records reflect that this package was tendered to (the common carrier) on March 16 with the expectation of delivery by 1030 EDT on March 17, barring delays in Customs. These records indicate that this shipment arrived at our port of entry at our central sorting facility in Memphis on March 17 and went into the customs clearance process. After Customs delays resulting from clearance paperwork issues, the paperwork was resolved. Customs clearance was completed on March 27, and the package was removed from the cage; however, we are unable to verify its status past that point.' Florida Incident Number: FL23-045 THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Category 3' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| ENS 56303 | 6 January 2023 12:27:00 | The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email: Professional Service Industries (PSI), Inc. called the BRC in Tallahassee to report a Troxler gauge (Troxler model 2440 (serial number (SL): 27404) containing Cs-137(SL: 750-1167) and Am-241:Be (SL:47-23791) sources) had been run over on a construction site in Winter Garden. BRC in Orlando was notified at 1005 EST. The Duty Officer in Orlando called PSI, who reported that the yellow gauge casing was broken, and the guide rod was also damaged. The source rod was reported to be in the fully retracted position. Reported survey readings onsite were normal for the Troxler gauge. An inspector from BRC, who was already enroute to the construction site, was notified and will conduct an investigation. Florida Event Number: FL23-002
Source date of both isotopes 4/21/1997; initial activity for Cs137 was 8 mCi, serial number 750-1167; initial activity for Am241:Be was 40 mCi, serial number 47-23791. Contact dose rate is 18 mR/hr. Machinery was a tractor driven steam roller that backed over the gauge, with gauge going between the back tires. The rear axle area hit the gauge, not the tires or the steam roller cylinder. Gauge is being transported back to Troxler in the Orlando Metro area, in the original Type A transport case. Notified R1DO (Deboer) and NMSS Events Notification via email |
| ENS 56049 | 16 August 2022 15:26:00 | The following information was received from the state of Florida via email: Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) in Tallahassee received an email this morning from Customs and Border Control (CBP), Jacksonville Seaport, Blount Island Terminal, regarding an excavator imported from Yokohama, Japan on Friday, August 12th, which they received a radiation alarm on. After the alarm, CBP isolated the radiation to an area towards the front passenger side of the excavator where they identified Cs-137 and Cs-134. The average dose rate was 21.5 microR/hr. at approximately 3 feet away (about 4x background) during a 10 minute acquisition using a handheld NaI (sodium iodide) 2x2 (inch) RadSeeker detector. BRC determined the excavator poses minimal risk, if any, to the general public and is safe to release for transport to Kissimmee, FL for auction. BRC will follow up once it arrives at end destination. |
| ENS 56021 | 28 July 2022 15:51:00 | The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email: Indian River County (Radiological Emergency Preparedness) (REP) (employee) called this afternoon regarding a small cardboard box, about half the size of a shoebox, with several sources inside being stored in a small, unlocked metal storage shed on property of the Emergency Operations Center. Inside the small cardboard box are six small cylindrical containers three of which are labeled `Unrefined uranium minerals emit alpha, beta, and gamma radiation', one 'No Salt' container, and the other three are smaller metal containers not labeled. Also in the box are several typical plastic check sources inside plastic bags and one wooden gamma standard check source. REP reported an 'on contact' reading with the box a dose rate of around 280 microR/hr and with a gloved hand, removed all the items inside the box and reported a contamination reading of just over 400 cpm. REP has requested a response from the BRC to handle. The Central Inspection Office has been notified and will respond. Florida Incident Number: FL22-086 |
| ENS 56000 | 18 July 2022 11:22:00 | The following is a synopsis of information received via email: The Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) received a call at 1030 EDT this morning from the licensee reporting a Loss of Control regarding a soil moisture density gauge at a jobsite in Rockledge, FL. The gauge was reported to be on the back of a pickup truck, out of its case, and unsecured. The driver drove off this morning, the gauge fell out and a City of Rockledge Public Works worker found the gauge. The worker knew what it was, retrieved it and contacted the company on the decal on the gauge. A technician from KSM is enroute with a radiation detector to investigate the incident and take readings of the gauge. The licensee technician got to the site and checked over the gauge and confirmed that the source was secure. The technician then started to transport the gauge to Atlantic Supply in Orlando for verification. Pictures showed only minor scratches and no obvious substantial damage to the gauge. The moisture density gauge was a CPN/Instrotek model MC-1 Elite, s/n 30630, containing 10 mCi of Cs-137 and 44 mCi of Am-241/Be. Florida Incident Number: FL22-081 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 55924 | 3 June 2022 13:20:00 | The following was received from the Florida Department of Health (the department) via email: (The Radiation Safety Officer) from Mosaic Fertilizer called at 1130 EDT this morning to report a failed fixed density gauge on a pipeline. They reported that an employee found a (5 mCi Cs-137) sealed source on the ground, picked it up, held it in their hand for anywhere between 30 to 60 seconds before realizing what it was, then dropped it and reported it to management. The source was transported in an empty bucket and placed on a shelf in the onsite RAM ((Radioactive Material)) storage cabinet. The department's Materials Licensing was notified and will be sending out an inspector as soon as possible to conduct an immediate onsite inspection. The NRC was also notified. Source Assay Date June 2009. The following additional information was obtained from the department in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance: Based on the information provided, the department calculated 1.42 R dose. They shared the information with the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), which calculated 2.24 R dose, with no decay correction. It was determined that no medical attention is required. Florida Incident Number: FL22-062
The following was received from the Florida Department of Health (the Department) via email: Decay corrected calculations done by Bureau of Radiation Control, and verified by REAC/TS (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site), for a 30 second dose to the hand was 1.42 R. (Contact dose rate constant to the hand of 770 R/min/Ci x 1 min/60 sec x 0.0037 Ci x 30 sec = 1.42 R) REAC/TS calculation = 2.24 R w/no decay correction. REAC/TS comments: there was very little to no medical concern, just observe the employee's hand. The Radiation Safety Officer (was) notified the morning of 6/8/22 of the inspectors' findings, dose calculation results and REAC/TS comments. Notified R1DO (Greives) and NMSS Events Notification via email. |
| ENS 55697 | 7 January 2022 16:16:00 | The following is a synopsis of an email received from the State of Florida: The State of Florida received a call today around 1530 EST from a business to report they found a Humboldt Soil Moisture Density Gauge (Model 5001P, Serial number 547, 1988) in the gravel parking lot of their place of business. There was only a gauge without it's case. The gauge was found in an upright position, with the source rod appearing to be in the retracted position. The gauge did not appear to damaged, but does look to be very used and worn. The Tampa Bureau of Radiation Control Inspector was notified and is in route to investigate, secure the gauge, and transport it to the Tampa storage unit until it can be transported to the ERCE office in Orlando. The Tampa Police Department was also notified. Humboldt literature from the internet shows the sources to be Cesium-137 less than 11 millicuries and Americium-241/Be less than 44 millicuries. Florida Incident Number: FL22-001 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 55454 | 9 September 2021 16:57:00 | The following information was received via E-mail: The licensee Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) called the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control today, 9/9/21, to report a minor vehicle accident which occurred on Sunday afternoon, 9/5/21, around 1700 EDT, involving one of their Nuclear medicine drivers. The RSO indicated one of their pharmacists received a call on Sunday for a stat nuclear medicine delivery to Gulf Coast Hospital. The pharmacist's wife drove him in her personal vehicle to deliver the nuclear medicine but was involved in a minor vehicle accident on the way to deliver the meds. The RSO indicated the package was entirely intact with no breakage or leakage occurring. The pharmacy manager arrived on the scene to continue with the delivery while the pharmacist and his wife went to the hospital for evaluation. The Florida Bureau of Radiation Control is waiting for the police report and video surveillance from the pharmacy to complete the incident report. Florida Incident Number: FL21-114 |
| ENS 54909 | 24 September 2020 12:41:00 | The following is a summary of information reported by the Florida Department of Health via email: Terracon Consultants reported a Troxler 2440 gauge was stolen from a truck while the truck was parked at a residence in Brandenton, Florida. The gauge was stolen around 0930 EDT on 9/24/2020. The gauge was secured with two chains and two locks by the driver of the truck. The local police department has been notified. The gauge contained a 8 mCi Cs-137 source (S/N: 75-1841) and a 40 mCi Am241:Be source (S/N: 47-15958). Florida Incident Number: FL20-109 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 54548 | 27 February 2020 15:54:00 | The following information was received from the state of Florida via E-mail: (The licensee) reported to the BRC (Bureau of Radiation Control) on 25 Feb 2020, and e-mailed an incident report on 26 Feb 2020 at 1224 EST that on 24 Feb 2020 at 1315 EST an HDR (high dose rate) incident occurred to a patient receiving skin therapy. The patient was prescribed 7.5 Gray x 5 fractions, on five different parts of the left hand. On the first dose of the first fraction, it was observed that catheter numbers 1 - 15 were reversed, causing an underdose to the patient by 56.25 percent. No Authorized Users were exposed to the source or otherwise contaminated. Florida Incident Number: FL20-022 A Medical Event may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient. |
| ENS 54066 | 16 May 2019 00:54:00 | The following is a summary of an e-mail received from the State of Florida: On May 15, 2019 at 2327 EDT, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Radiation Control Duty Officer, contacted the NRC via e-mail to report that all westbound lanes of East Colonial Drive, in Orlando FL, were closed and the entrance and exit ramps to/from State Route 417 were closed. The State Trooper on scene reported that there was a potential release of an unknown quantity of medical grade radioactive material, Molybdenum-99. This material is used in the treatment of cancer. Orange County HAZMAT was dispatched to the scene and requested a call back for assistance. A state inspector was dispatched to the scene. The inspector found no damage to the radioactive material and no contamination. The material was housed in a lead lined box, surrounded by styrofoam, in a cardboard shipping container. There was one person reported with minor injuries due to the crash. Florida Report No.: 2019-2728 Notified DOT Crisis Management Center, DOE and DHS SWO.
Vehicle accident occurred around 2215 EDT on the west bound side of East Colonial Drive at the south bound exit ramp of the 417 involving medical radioisotopes. Tradewind Enterprises Inc (Hillsboro, OR; 503-648-2823) courier vehicle was a small SUV with radioactive placards carrying three packages of Mo-99 in the back of the SUV. Contact cell phone numbers for Orange County Fire are 407-402-8532 and 407-383-9806. State of Florida inspector responded. The boxes did not leave the vehicle nor sustain any damage nor was there any leakage of radioactive material. Surveys of packages showed all within Tl (transportation index), swipes indicated no removable contamination. Custody of packages was taken by driver's supervisor. This incident is closed. Notified R1DO (Carfang) and the NMSS Events Notification E-mail group. |
| ENS 53338 | 14 April 2018 21:39:00 | The following information was obtained from the state of Florida via email: An underdose of Y-90 Theraspheres to the patient's liver was reported to the BRC (Florida Bureau of Radiation Control) on 4/14/2018 at 3:15 p.m. (EDT). Incident occurred on Friday, 4/13/2018 sometime during the afternoon. 60 mCi of Y-90 Theraspheres prescribed, of which 65% was delivered to patient's liver and 35% went to the waist. The RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) to follow up with documentation and a corrective action plan. Florida Incident No.: FL18-050 A Medical Event may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient. |
| ENS 53131 | 20 December 2017 09:29:00 | The following was received via email from the State of Florida: Vehicle accident involving a transported Troxler gauge. Driver rear ended the vehicle in front and was transported to hospital. Troxler case was in back of pick up truck and apparently suffered a broken clasp but gauge still intact. (Florida State Inspector) is responding to investigate and take possession of the gauge until the RSO arrives on scene. Incident Number: FL17-300 |
| ENS 51793 | 15 March 2016 19:43:00 | The following information was obtained from the State of Florida via email: (A licensee) employee left the shop this morning at 7:25 a.m. (EDT) in a pick up truck. The soil moisture density gauge was locked but not chained and locked to bed of pick up truck. (The) employee drove about one mile to (the) job site and upon arrival realized the gauge was missing. Multiple employees retraced the route to try and find the gauge but could not find it. The RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) notified local law enforcement and fire department. The RSO noted the gauge is an InstroTek 1955 Explorer 3500, sources serial number is CZ6000; 267-14 and estimated current activity is 40 mCi of Am241 and 10 mCi of Cs137. Incident report from RSO to follow. Florida Incident Number: FL16-040 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 50762 | 26 January 2015 12:58:00 | The following report was received from the State of Florida via email: A Troxler Gauge Model No. 3440 was run over by a Bobcat tractor on a road construction site around 1030 EST (on 1/23/15) . The source was retracted when the gauge was hit. (The Florida State) Inspector arrived on scene and found gauge on truck tail gate. The gauge had been moved to tail gate before calling (the State). (The State) Inspector surveyed the ground where gauge was hit and read background readings. Other readings: 6ft from gauge 23 uR/hr, gauge handle 71 uR/hr, top of gauge housing 13.3 mR/hr, source door 8.44 mR/hr. The guide rod and housing were broken but source was secure and there was no leakage of radiation. The gauge released to owner to be returned for repair. No further action will be taken on this incident. This incident occurred at the intersection of S. Andrews and SE 30th St, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. Troxler Gauges, Model No. 3440, have a Cs-137 source not exceeding 9 mCi and a Am-241 source not exceeding 44 mCi. Florida Incident Number: FL15-001 |
| ENS 50295 | 22 July 2014 18:55:00 | On 6/26/14 a 23 year old female patient received 100 mCi of I-131 for a thyroid ablation procedure. Prior to treatment, she tested negative for pregnancy on 6/25/14. Subsequent to the procedure, her physician requested a re-test which confirmed that she was pregnant. The estimated date of conception is 6/23/14. The RSO calculated an estimated dose of 25 Rad to the fetus. This incident was reported to the Florida Bureau of Radiation on 7/22/14. |
| ENS 49568 | 21 November 2013 14:47:00 | The State of Florida received a call from their licensee regarding a pick-up truck fire with a soil moisture density gauge in the back. On 11/20/13 at approximately 11:25 am EST on I-95 southbound near mile marker 169, a 2002 Ford F150 owned by the licensee caught fire. The exact cause of the fire is unknown. The fire spread so quickly, the licensee was unable to remove the Troxler Model 3440 portable density gauge (S/N: 77-4969) from the truck bed. The licensee notified emergency responders who arrived within 15 minutes and extinguished the fire. The gauge transportation container was damaged in the fire but there was no breach. The licensee RSO responded to the scene to conduct surveys. All surveys of the area were at or near background levels. Surveys of the gauge container and gauge were normal. The gauge itself showed no signs of damage from the fire. The licensee plans on installing the gauge into a spare transportation container to return it to the manufacturer for inspection and repair if necessary. The licensee will instruct employees to avoid driving through high grass and underbrush to avoid a similar incident in the future. |
| ENS 47607 | 18 January 2012 16:37:00 | The following report was received from the State of Florida via fax: A Troxler gauge, Model 3440, was run over and the housing cracked. The source was retracted at the time. The incident is currently under investigation. FL Incident Number: FL12-005 |
| ENS 42853 | 21 September 2006 14:05:00 | Troxler Gauge model 3440, Serial number 24024, was stolen from the locked box in the back of the work truck at 1200 EDT on 09/21/06. The work truck was located at 1090 NW North River Drive, Miami during the theft. The lock on the storage box was cut with bolt cutters and the box remains in the vehicle. Miami-Dade Police have been notified and a police report is pending. The gauge contained a Cs-137 8 millicurie source, serial number 75-6012, and an Am-241 40 millicurie source, serial number 47-20055. Florida Incident Number: FL06-119 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 |