The following was received from the
Ohio Department of Health (the bureau) via email:
On April 8, 2019, Romanoff Electric informed the bureau that three H-3 exits signs [Manufacturer: SRB TECHNOLOGIES INC; Model: BX-10-WH-S-RD] that were in storage at a project site in Johnstown, Ohio were missing. The signs were acquired in December 2018, and were in storage prior to installation at the job site. The signs were not found during a search of the job site and the licensee's warehouse.
Item Number: OH190006
- * * UPDATE ON 4/10/2019 AT 0829 EDT FROM MICHAEL SNEE TO JEFFREY WHITED * * *
The state of Ohio provided the following update to the event via e-mail:
Source 1: H3 Exit Sign (9.83 Ci; Model Number BX-10WH-S-RD; s/n C157764)
Source 2: H3 Exit Sign (9.83 Ci; Model Number BX-10WH-S-RD; s/n C157765)
Source 3: H3 Exit Sign (9.83 Ci; Model Number BX-10WH-S-RD; s/n C160439)
The state also noted that the licensee is creating new procedures as a corrective action to prevent recurrence.
Notified the R3DO (Orth) and NMSS Events Notification, ILTAB, and CNSC (Canada) via e-mail.
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