ENS Event | |
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05:00 Feb 13, 2012 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Crushed Troxler Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was received via facsimile:
A dump truck ran over a Model 3440 Troxler portable gauge on the shoulder of the NJ Garden State Parkway at mile marker 54. The Troxler portable gauge was a model 3440 containing 8 mCi Cs-137 and 40 mCi Am-241.
NJDEP RMP [New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Radioactive Materials Program] staff responded to investigate the incident and observe the licensee's actions to recover the damaged device. Staff performed radiation area surveys and wipe tests to assess the situation. The licensee hired a consulting physicist who was observed (at about 9PM) while the device was recovered, shielded, and prepared for transport back to the licensee's office storage location. Notified R1DO (Powell) and FSME EO (Giantelli). |
| Where | |
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| Waypoint Enterprises, Inc. Tuckerton, New Jersey (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | Rad110001-507 |
| Organization: | Nj Rad Prot And Rel Prevention Pgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.73 h0.489 days <br />0.0698 weeks <br />0.0161 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jenny Goodman 16:44 Feb 13, 2012 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Feb 13, 2012 |
| 47661 - NRC Website | |
Waypoint Enterprises, Inc. with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Crushed Troxler Gauge 2012-02-13T05:00:00 | |