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| title = Damaged Moisture Density Gauge | | title = Damaged Moisture Density Gauge | ||
| event text = While performing measurements at a construction site in Big Rapids, MI, a Troxler Model 3430 was struck by a bulldozer while the source rod was extended. While attempting to retract the source, the 9 mCi Cs-137 source disconnected from the source rod. The RSO covered the source and established boundaries around the source. | | event text = While performing measurements at a construction site in Big Rapids, MI, a Troxler Model 3430 was struck by a bulldozer while the source rod was extended. While attempting to retract the source, the 9 mCi Cs-137 source disconnected from the source rod. The RSO covered the source and established boundaries around the source. | ||
The licensee contacted the NRC Operations Center to get authorization to transport the source back to their storage facility. Notified R3DO (Reimer) and R3DNMS (McCraw) and placed them on a conference call with the licensee. The licensee was authorized to transport the source in a sand-filled bucket back to their facility. | The licensee contacted the NRC Operations Center to get authorization to transport the source back to their storage facility. Notified R3DO (Reimer) and R3DNMS (McCraw) and placed them on a conference call with the licensee. The licensee was authorized to transport the source, in a sand-filled bucket, back to their facility. | ||
The Troxler serial number is 23659 and also contained a 44 mCi AmBe source. The AmBe source is in the shield. | The Troxler serial number is 23659 and also contained a 44 mCi AmBe source. The AmBe source is in the shield. | ||
| URL = https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2018/ | | URL = https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2018/20180725en.html#en53507 | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:30, 25 July 2018
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Fleis & Vandenbrink Engineering Grand Rapids, Michigan (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 21-26580-01 |
| Organization: | Fleis & Vandenbrink Engineering |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+17.4 h0.725 days <br />0.104 weeks <br />0.0238 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Rick Thorne 21:24 Jul 16, 2018 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Jul 16, 2018 |
| 53507 - NRC Website | |