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07:00 Jul 3, 2021 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | The following was received from the California Department of Public Health - Radiologic Health Branch (RHB):
On 7/5/21, licensee contacted California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to report a stolen moisture density gauge. The gauge stolen is a CPN Model MC-1, S/N MD 80304167 containing 10 mCi of Cs-137 and 50 mCi of Am-241. Gauge user's vehicle parked in Sacramento, CA, was broken into and the gauge that was stored inside a secured metal box bolted to the bed of the truck was stolen on 7/3/21. Licensee had immediately notified Sacramento County Sheriff's Department of the theft (Report # 21-2016910). RHB will be following up on this investigation. CA 5010 Number: 070521 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 |
| Where | |
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| River City Geoprofessionals, Inc. Dba Wallace-Kuhl &Amp; Assoc Sacramento, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 4385-57 |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+79.73 h3.322 days <br />0.475 weeks <br />0.109 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | K. Arunika Hewadikaram 14:44 Jul 6, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Bethany Cecere |
| Last Updated: | Jul 6, 2021 |
| 55340 - NRC Website | |
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