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| NRC officer = Bill Gott | | NRC officer = Bill Gott | ||
| event date = 09/26/2022 00:00 CST | | event date = 09/26/2022 00:00 CST | ||
| last update date = | | last update date = 12/11/2023 | ||
| title = Sealed Source Gauges Involved in a Fire | | title = Sealed Source Gauges Involved in a Fire | ||
| event text = The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email: | | event text = The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email: | ||
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The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email: | The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email: | ||
On 3/7/23 the property owner (39N properties) was contacted to coordinate a site visit. The Agency was advised that on 2/23/2023, all assets were transferred to JET Resources by matter of court decision. The Agency staff coordinated with the new property owners and performed a site visit on 3/30/2023. The Agency staff performed surveys for nearly 2.5 hours to attempt to locate the gauges. While it is possible the gauges may still be buried beneath debris, surveys on the accessible surface did not show evidence of the gauges. Sodium iodide surveys performed throughout the site yielded count rates that were indistinguishable from background. The area is secured and looting does not appear to be an issue as initially reported. Site cleanup is ongoing and the new owners will coordinate with the Agency if anything suspect is located. The contractor has radiation detection equipment. Enforcement regarding this matter is ongoing. While this report will be updated with any developments, all available evidence indicates these gauges are no longer on the site and were either stolen or improperly transferred by the previous owners. This matter is considered closed by the Agency unless additional information becomes available. | On 3/7/23 the property owner (39N properties) was contacted to coordinate a site visit. The Agency was advised that on 2/23/2023, all assets were transferred to JET Resources by matter of court decision. The Agency staff coordinated with the new property owners and performed a site visit on 3/30/2023. The Agency staff performed surveys for nearly 2.5 hours to attempt to locate the gauges. While it is possible the gauges may still be buried beneath debris, surveys on the accessible surface did not show evidence of the gauges. Sodium iodide surveys performed throughout the site yielded count rates that were indistinguishable from background. The area is secured and looting does not appear to be an issue as initially reported. Site cleanup is ongoing and the new owners will coordinate with the Agency if anything suspect is located. The contractor has radiation detection equipment. Enforcement regarding this matter is ongoing. While this report will be updated with any developments, all available evidence indicates these gauges are no longer on the site and were either stolen or improperly transferred by the previous owners. This matter is considered closed by the Agency unless additional information becomes available. | ||
Notified: R3DO (Orlikowski); NMSS Events Notification, NMSS Regional Coordinator (Rivera- | Notified: R3DO (Orlikowski); NMSS Events Notification, NMSS Regional Coordinator (Rivera-Capel), and ILTAB via email. | ||
* * * UPDATE ON 12/11/23 AT 1240 FROM WHITNEY COX TO KAREN COTTON * * * | |||
The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email: | |||
ONS-RAM [Office of Nuclear Safety - Radioactive Materials] was contacted by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency on 12/6/23, to advise that they had discovered what appeared to be generally licensed gauges, reported as lost/abandoned in February of this year at Jive Resources in Sauget, IL. IEMA-OHS [Illinois Emergency Management Agency - Office of Homeland Security] staff responded and recovered three generally licensed gauges containing 20-30 mCi of Cs-137 each. The gauges were found corroded, partially submerged, and had been involved in a fire. Field surveys/wipes did not show evidence of leakage, but ash samples and wipes will be submitted to the lab for confirmation. Two gauges remain unaccounted for, but were not located after additional searches/surveys of the site. | |||
The following gauges were recovered: Vega Americas Model SR-A gauges with S/Ns 2174GK, 2878GK, and 63008. | |||
Notified: R3DO (McCraw); NMSS Events Notification, NMSS Regional Coordinator (Brenneman), and ILTAB via email. | |||
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Less than Cat 3' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL | 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 | 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 | ||
| 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/2023/20231212en.html#en56335 | ||
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| Where | |
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| Jiva Resources Sauget, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | GL 9223880 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3127.65 h130.319 days <br />18.617 weeks <br />4.284 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 14:39 Feb 3, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Gott |
| Last Updated: | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 56335 - NRC Website | |