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ENS 4249913 April 2006 14:30:00Agreement StateAgreement State - Damaged Troxler GaugeThe State provided the following information via facsimile: On the morning of April 13, 2006 at approximately 9:30 am CDT, a Troxler model 3430 moisture density gauge, serial number 22787 containing 8 millicuries of Cs-137 and 40 millicuries of Am-241:Be was damaged while in use at a temporary job site in Eutaw, Alabama when it was run over by a dump truck. The licensee, Gallet & Associates notified the Alabama Office of Radiation Control at 11:55 am. Gallet & Associates is authorized to possess and use radioactive material under their Alabama Radioactive Material License No. 991. The licensee representative stated that they were able to place the sealed source rod in the shielded position and lock the device in the safe position. Radiation levels around the gauge were found to be within the normal range. The gauge was placed back in the transport container and returned to the licensee's facility. The licensee was advised to perform a leak test of the gauge. This is all the information that this Agency has at this time and is current as of 8:00 am CDT, April 14, 2006. Alabama Incident No 06-21
ENS 4477213 January 2009 19:45:00Agreement StateStolen and Recovered Moisture Density GaugeThe following information was received by from the State of Alabama via facsimile: At 1:45 PM CST the Alabama Office of Radiation Control received a call from Gallet and Associates. They reported that one of their trucks, carrying a licensed moisture/density gauge (Humboldt Model 5001, Serial No. 707) had been stolen that morning. The truck and the gauge had been recovered; however, the truck had been set on fire when it had been abandoned. The gauge was recovered and found to be intact and undamaged. A wipe test was performed on the gauge and surrounding area and had been sent for evaluation.