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| NRC officer = Bill Gott | | NRC officer = Bill Gott | ||
| event date = 03/09/2023 00:00 CST | | event date = 03/09/2023 00:00 CST | ||
| last update date = | | last update date = 05/23/2023 | ||
| title = Stolen Exposure Device | | title = Stolen Exposure Device | ||
| event text = The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: | | event text = The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: | ||
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Texas Incident number: I-10000 | Texas Incident number: I-10000 | ||
Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, USDA Operations Center, HHS Operations Center, DOE Operations Center, EPA Emergency Operations Center, FDA EOC (email), FEMA NWC (email), and NuclearSSA (email). | Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, USDA Operations Center, HHS Operations Center, DOE Operations Center, EPA Emergency Operations Center, FDA EOC (email), FEMA NWC (email), and NuclearSSA (email). | ||
* * * UPDATE ON 03/11/23 AT 0652 EST FROM ART | * * * UPDATE ON 03/11/23 AT 0652 EST FROM ART TUCKER TO KERBY SCALES * * * | ||
The following update was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: | The following update was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: | ||
On March 9, 2023, at 1935 [EST], the Agency's radiation safety officer and an incident investigator arrived in the area where the exposure device was reported stolen. They searched the area using the Agency's [Radiation Solution Inc] (RSI) RS-700 mobile radiation monitoring system. They did not find the missing device or source. They intend to meet with the licensee's RSO this morning and search a broader area. | On March 9, 2023, at 1935 [EST], the Agency's radiation safety officer and an incident investigator arrived in the area where the exposure device was reported stolen. They searched the area using the Agency's [Radiation Solution Inc] (RSI) RS-700 mobile radiation monitoring system. They did not find the missing device or source. They intend to meet with the licensee's RSO this morning and search a broader area. | ||
Notified R4DO (Gepford), and NMSS Events Notification, ILTAB (MacDonald), IRMOC (Ulses), INES Coordinator (Smith), CNSNS (Mexico) via email. | Notified R4DO (Gepford), and NMSS Events Notification, ILTAB (MacDonald), IRMOC (Ulses), INES Coordinator (Smith), CNSNS (Mexico) via email. | ||
* * * UPDATE ON 03/11/23 AT 1929 EST FROM ART TUCKER TO OSSY FONT * * * | |||
* * * UPDATE ON 03/11/23 AT 1929 EST FROM ART | |||
The following update was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: | The following update was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: | ||
The Agency personnel have completed their search in the Houston area and are returning to Austin. They did not locate the missing exposure device. The licensee will continue looking for the device. | The Agency personnel have completed their search in the Houston area and are returning to Austin. They did not locate the missing exposure device. The licensee will continue looking for the device. | ||
Notified R4DO (Gepford), and NMSS Events Notification, ILTAB (MacDonald), IRMOC (Ulses), INES Coordinator (Smith), CNSNS (Mexico) via email. | Notified R4DO (Gepford), and NMSS Events Notification, ILTAB (MacDonald), IRMOC (Ulses), INES Coordinator (Smith), CNSNS (Mexico) via email. | ||
* * * UPDATE ON 03/16/23 AT 1730 EST FROM ART TUCKER TO BILL GOTT * * * | |||
The following update was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: | |||
On March 15, 2023, the Agency conducted interviews with the licensee and individuals involved in the event. Using the licensee's GPS records, it was determined that the theft occurred between 2314 and 2355 CST the night of March 8, 2023. | |||
Notified R4DO (Kellar), and NMSS Events Notification, ILTAB (MacDonald), IRMOC (Crouch), INES Coordinator (Smith), CNSNS (Mexico) via email. | |||
* * * UPDATE ON 05/23/23 AT 1108 EDT FROM ART TUCKER TO BRIAN SMITH * * * | |||
The following update was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: | |||
On May 23, 2023, the Agency received a phone call from an apartment manager in Houston, Texas. The manager stated that he was cleaning an apartment when he found the exposure device on the balcony of the apartment. The manager provided the serial number of the device which matched the number of the stolen device. The Agency contacted the licensee who drove to the location and recovered the device. The licensee reported that the source was still fully shielded and that dose rates on the device were normal. The Agency notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent who has been involved with this event that the device had been located and recovered. The licensee reported that it had been in phone contact with the FBI agent. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. | |||
Notified R4DO (Vossmar), NMSS (Rivera), NMSS Events Notification (email), ILTAB (MacDonald), IRMOC (Grant), INES Coordinator (Smith), CNSNS (Mexico) via email, DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, USDA Operations Center, HHS Operations Center, DOE Operations Center, EPA Emergency Operations Center, FDA EOC (email), FEMA NWC (email), and Nuclear SSA (email). | |||
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Category 2' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL | THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Category 2' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL | ||
Category 2 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 a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf* | Category 2 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 a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf* | ||
| URL = https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2023/ | | URL = https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2023/20230524en.html#en56396 | ||
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Statewide Maintenance Company Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
License number: | L06229 |
Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
Reporting | |
Agreement State | |
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3.03 h0.126 days <br />0.018 weeks <br />0.00415 months <br />) | |
Opened: | Arthur Tucker 09:02 Mar 9, 2023 |
NRC Officer: | Bill Gott |
Last Updated: | May 23, 2023 |
56396 - NRC Website | |