ENS 49338
ENS Event | |
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04:00 Sep 11, 2013 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was received via facsimile:
A Troxler model 3411 gauge was stolen from the licensee's truck while at a temporary jobsite. The authorized user placed the gauge in the back of the truck and stepped away to perform other work. When he returned, he found the gauge was gone. He contacted his RSO. The Dinwiddie Sheriff's office was notified and a report filed. The licensee searched the near area but did not find the gauge. A press release is being issued by VDH [Virginia Department of Health] utilizing the Richmond and Petersburg area media outlets. Virginia Report Number: VA-13-08
On September 12, 2013, a member of the public returned the gauge to a local business who then contacted the local authorities. The [Virginia] RMP (Radiation Materials Program) was notified and a staff member was dispatched to ascertain the gauge condition. A survey was performed and all readings were found to be within expected dose rates. A wipe test of the gauge was performed and no contamination was found. The licensee was notified and arrived on scene. The gauge was returned to the licensee and an observation was made of the gauge being blocked and braced and secured with cables in the vehicle. An investigation is being performed by RMP. Notified R1DO (Cahill), FSME Events Resource (via email), and ILTAB (via 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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| Froehling & Robertson Sutherland, Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | VA-760-096-02 |
| Organization: | Virginia Rad Materials Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+13.4 h0.558 days <br />0.0798 weeks <br />0.0184 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Michael Welling 17:24 Sep 11, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Sep 12, 2013 |
| 49338 - NRC Website | |
Froehling & Robertson with Agreement State | |
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