ENS Event | |
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07:00 Jul 6, 2018 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of California via email:
[A Troxler] Moisture Density Gauge (Serial #18330) was stolen from a parked vehicle at a residence. An unknown subject cut a security cable then took the yellow box containing the device and associated equipment. The box was in the rear bed of a pickup truck. The police department has been notified and are enroute to investigate. The Troxler contained an 8 mCi AmBe-241 source and a 48 mCi Cs-137 source. California Report No.: 5010070618
The following was received by email from the State of California: The Troxler 3440, serial #18330 reported stolen on July 6, 2018 was recovered by the Rancho Cordova Police Department on July 7, 2018 at 2000 PDT after it was dumped in the Walmart parking lot in Rancho Cordova. [A representative] of Youngdahl Consulting took possession of the gauge. Notified R4DO (Pick), NMSS Events Notification, ILTAB, and CNSNS (Mexico) by email. 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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| Youngdahl Consulting El Dorado Hills, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 4482-09 |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+4.72 h0.197 days <br />0.0281 weeks <br />0.00647 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Kenneth Furey 11:43 Jul 6, 2018 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Jul 10, 2018 |
| 53490 - NRC Website | |
Youngdahl Consulting with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State California Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge 2018-07-06T07:00:00 | |