View source for PNO-IV-96-060, on 961107,licensee Reported Troxler Model 3430 Gauge Stolen from Back of Truck in Fort Worth,Tx.Driver Packed Truck at Front of Convenience Store When Theft Occurred.Local Police & Tx Dept of Health Notified

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| issue date = 11/07/1996
| title = PNO-IV-96-060:on 961107,licensee Reported Troxler Model 3430 Gauge Stolen from Back of Truck in Fort Worth,Tx.Driver Packed Truck at Front of Convenience Store When Theft Occurred.Local Police & Tx Dept of Health Notified
| author name = Cain C, Hackney C
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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| document report number = PNO-IV-96-060, PNO-IV-96-60, NUDOCS 9611070212
| document type = PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR OCCURRENCE (PNO,, TEXT-INSPECTION &amp; AUDIT &amp; I&amp;E CIRCULARS
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.                                            November 7,1996 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-IV-96-060                                   -
This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by Region IV staff in Arlington, Texas on this date.
4 Facility                           Licensee Emeraency Classification Texas Agreement State Licensee                    Notification of Unusual Event Rone Engineers                           Alert 11234 Goodnight Lane                         Site Area Emergency Dallas, Texas 75229                         General Emergency License No: LO2356                         X Not Applicable

==Subject:==
PORTABLE GAUGE STOLEN The licensee reported that a Troxler Model 3430 gauge was stolen from the back of a truck this morning (November 7) at 6:30 a.m. CST in Fort Worth, Texas. The driver had parked the truck at the front of a convenience stor<.s when the theft occurred. The gauge contains two sealed sources including a 40-millicurie americium-241 source and a 8-millicurie cesium-137 source. A case holding the gauge had been secured to the bed of the truck with a padlocked chain. An eyebolt on the chain had been pried open to effect the theft. The gauge was also locked within the chained case.                                                                          l The local police and the Texas Department of Health were notified by 15e licensee.
Region IV received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the licensee at 10:00 a.m. CST on November 7,1996. This information has been confirmed with a licensee representative.
Region IV has discussed the gauge theft with a state representative. The state representative will keep Region IV apprised of any new developments.

==Contact:==
Charles Cain            Charles Hackney (817)860-8186          (817)860-8267 9611070212 PDR      I&E    961107 PNO-IV-96-060 PDR t W O fl %                                                                              h oll}}

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