ENS 50602
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03:00 Nov 7, 2014 | |
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| Event Description | The following report was received from the State of Washington via email:
Associated Earth Sciences reported to the State of Washington, Department of Health, Office of Radiation Protection that a Troxler portable gauge, model 3411, serial number 11272, containing 0.1 Ci Cs-137 and .005 Ci Am/Be, was stolen from the back of a pickup while parked overnight at a gauge user's resident apartment complex in Bothell, Washington. The gauge was last seen at 1900 PST the previous night and discovered missing at 0730 PST on November 7. The gauge was located in a locked black plastic tool box secured in the bed of the pickup. The tool box containing the portable gauge was stolen from the bed of the truck. Two cables and locks were reported used to secure each side of the tool box to the bed of the truck. It was unclear how the tool box was removed from the truck bed. The licensee reported no cut lock or cable was left behind. It was also unclear if the tool box lid was locked with the same locks and cables used to secure the tool box to the truck. The licensee was asked to provide a photo of their system used to secure the gauge and tool box to the truck. The gauge transport box inside the tool box was reported locked with a single lock. The handle of the gauge was also reported locked. The gauge user was asked why the gauge was not returned to the licensed storage location at the end of the day per the condition in the license. The user reported the job site was close to his house and he wanted to avoid the hour and a half drive to the licensed facility to check out a gauge. The theft was reported to the Bothell Police Department and police report #14-25445 was made. A follow-up with the licensee will be conducted to investigate possible citations for not returning the gauge for overnight storage in the licensed storage location and proper security for transporting the gauge in a vehicle. State of Washington Incident Number: WA-14-045.
The following report was received via e-mail: As of June 8, 2015, the gauge has not been located. Associated Earth Sciences sent [Washington Office of Radiation Protection] a letter dated June 5, 2015 documenting their corrective actions, which consisted of re-training their portable gauge operators, specifically for transportation security. Since the theft occurred over six months ago we feel there is no way to avoid closing this incident as of today, June 8, 2015. Notified the R4DO (Werner), NMSS Events Resource (Email), Canada (Fax), and ILTAB (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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| Associated Earth Sciences Kirkland, Washington (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | WN-I0298 |
| Organization: | Wa Office Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
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| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.03 h0.46 days <br />0.0657 weeks <br />0.0151 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Craig Lawrence 14:02 Nov 7, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | Dong Park |
| Last Updated: | Jun 8, 2015 |
| 50602 - NRC Website | |
Associated Earth Sciences with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 506022014-11-07T03:00:0007 November 2014 03:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture/Density Gauge 2014-11-07T03:00:00 | |