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{{ENS notification
{{ENS notification
| event number = 54535
| event number = 54535
| facility = Hawke Inspection And Testing
| facility =  
| Organization = Nj Rad Prot And Rel Prevention Pgm
| Organization = Nj Rad Prot And Rel Prevention Pgm
| license number = 506983
| license number = 506983
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| utype =  
| utype =  
| cfr = Agreement State
| cfr = Agreement State
| emergency class = Non Emergency  
| emergency class = Non Emergency
| notification date = 02/21/2020 10:30
| notification date = 02/21/2020 10:30
| notification by = Richard Peros
| notification by = Richard Peros
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| title = Agreement State Report - Abandoned Portable Moisture Density Gauge
| title = Agreement State Report - Abandoned Portable Moisture Density Gauge
| event text = The following was received from the state of New Jersey via email:
| event text = The following was received from the state of New Jersey via email:
A local Police Department informed [NJ Department Radioactive Materials Program] that a suspicious package was discovered behind a deli/apartment building. Hazmat officials responded. The package was identified as the transport container for a portable moisture density gauge. Labeling on the container identified the gauge as a CPN International, Inc., MC Series Portaprobe, serial number M380404223. The labeling further stated that the gauge contained a Cs-137/Am-241/Be source. The listed activities were 10 mCi of Cs-137 as of 11/19/97 and 50 mCi of Am-241/Be as of 6/6/97. The shipping container appeared intact, with appropriate cautionary labeling. The highest exposure rate reported was 0.9 mR/hr at two feet from the container. The licensee reportedly told officials on the scene that they were out of business and could not explain how the device got to the location where it was found. Due to the lack of security that allowed the device to be moved to the location where it was found, we were not confident that the licensee would be able to secure the item if it was returned to them. The hazmat team secured the device overnight at their office location. The device will be secured pending completion of the investigation and subsequent proper disposition of the device.
A local Police Department informed [NJ Department Radioactive Materials Program] that a suspicious package was discovered behind a deli/apartment building. Hazmat officials responded. The package was identified as the transport container for a portable moisture density gauge. Labeling on the container identified the gauge as a CPN International, Inc., MC Series Portaprobe, serial number M380404223. The labeling further stated that the gauge contained a Cs-137/Am-241/Be source. The listed activities were 10 mCi of Cs-137 as of 11/19/97 and 50 mCi of Am-241/Be as of 6/6/97. The shipping container appeared intact, with appropriate cautionary labeling. The highest exposure rate reported was 0.9 mR/hr at two feet from the container. The licensee reportedly told officials on the scene that they were out of business and could not explain how the device got to the location where it was found. Due to the lack of security that allowed the device to be moved to the location where it was found, we were not confident that the licensee would be able to secure the item if it was returned to them. The hazmat team secured the device overnight at their office location. The device will be secured pending completion of the investigation and subsequent proper disposition of the device.
The State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Environmental Radiation was notified.
The State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Environmental Radiation was notified.
| URL = https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2020/20200303en.html#en54535
| URL = https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2020/20200303en.html#en54535

Latest revision as of 12:53, 15 January 2021

ENS 54535 +/-
Where
Nj Rad Prot And Rel Prevention Pgm
Linden, New Jersey (NRC Region 1)
License number: 506983
Organization: Nj Rad Prot And Rel Prevention Pgm
Reporting
Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+29.5 h1.229 days <br />0.176 weeks <br />0.0404 months <br />)
Opened: Richard Peros
10:30 Feb 21, 2020
NRC Officer: Kerby Scales
Last Updated: Feb 21, 2020
54535 - NRC Website