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{{#Wiki_filter:UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionOfficeofPublicAffairs,RegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19401Phone:610/337-5330Fax:610/337-5241Internet:dps@nrc.govornas@nrc.govI-97-81July11,1997Contact:DianeScrenciFORIMMEDIATERELEASENeilA.SheehanClARIFICATION:PLEASENOTELASTPARAGRAPHREGARDINGWHERETOCALLRADIOACTIVESOURCEBELIEVEDLEFTATDELAWAREJOBSITEAmbricEngineering,Incorporated,ofPhiladelphiahastoldtheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionthattheradioactivesource fromaportablegaugeapparentlywasleftatajobsitein Claymont,De.,onJune25.Thecompanywasusingthemoisture-densitygaugeattheBallyMeaddevelopmentonDelawarestateroute92onJune25.
Followingthatwork,AmbricEngineeringsentthegaugetoits manufacturerformaintenance.OnJuly10,themanufacturer notifiedAmbricthatthesourcerodwasmissingfromthegauge.
Thesource,whichisasmall,lessthanhalf-inch,steelcapsule, was6millicuriesofcesium-137.It'sbelievedthesourcebroke offatthejobsite.Ambrichashiredacontractortoperformsurveystolocatethemissingsealedsource.Todate,theseeffortshavenotbeen successfulinlocatingthesourcerod.AnNRCinspectorwassent tothesiteonJuly10toreviewlicenseeactionsandtofollow uponthelossofthesource.Itispossiblethatthesourcerodmayhavebrokenoffatthejobsiteandbeenpickedupbyamemberofthepublic.Any attempttotamperwiththeradioactivesourcewouldsubjecta persontoradiationexposure.Handlingthesourcewouldcarrya riskofradiationinjury.AnyoneseeingthesourceshouldleaveitaloneandreportitslocationtotheNRCOperationsCenterat(301)816-5100.The OperationsCenterwillacceptcollectcallsregardingthis
 
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UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionOfficeofPublicAffairs,RegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19401Phone:610/337-5330Fax:610/337-5241Internet:dps@nrc.govornas@nrc.govI-97-81July11,1997Contact:DianeScrenciFORIMMEDIATERELEASENeilA.SheehanClARIFICATION:PLEASENOTELASTPARAGRAPHREGARDINGWHERETOCALLRADIOACTIVESOURCEBELIEVEDLEFTATDELAWAREJOBSITEAmbricEngineering,Incorporated,ofPhiladelphiahastoldtheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionthattheradioactivesource fromaportablegaugeapparentlywasleftatajobsitein Claymont,De.,onJune25.Thecompanywasusingthemoisture-densitygaugeattheBallyMeaddevelopmentonDelawarestateroute92onJune25.

Followingthatwork,AmbricEngineeringsentthegaugetoits manufacturerformaintenance.OnJuly10,themanufacturer notifiedAmbricthatthesourcerodwasmissingfromthegauge.

Thesource,whichisasmall,lessthanhalf-inch,steelcapsule, was6millicuriesofcesium-137.It'sbelievedthesourcebroke offatthejobsite.Ambrichashiredacontractortoperformsurveystolocatethemissingsealedsource.Todate,theseeffortshavenotbeen successfulinlocatingthesourcerod.AnNRCinspectorwassent tothesiteonJuly10toreviewlicenseeactionsandtofollow uponthelossofthesource.Itispossiblethatthesourcerodmayhavebrokenoffatthejobsiteandbeenpickedupbyamemberofthepublic.Any attempttotamperwiththeradioactivesourcewouldsubjecta persontoradiationexposure.Handlingthesourcewouldcarrya riskofradiationinjury.AnyoneseeingthesourceshouldleaveitaloneandreportitslocationtotheNRCOperationsCenterat(301)816-5100.The OperationsCenterwillacceptcollectcallsregardingthis

matter.#