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15:00 Sep 11, 2005 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | A CPN gauge was stowed and locked inside a trailer inside a locked shed in Orlando, Florida. An employee visited the work site and noticed the locks on the storage shed and trailer were broken. EarthTech reported the gauge stolen and reported the theft to the Florida Bureau of Radiation and the local police. The local police are currently at the scene.
These gauges typically contain 10 milliCuries Cs-137 and 50 milliCuries of Am-241:Be. Less than the quantity of a IAEA Category 3 source. 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. For some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are IAEA 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.
The gauge is a CPN model MC-3, serial number M330206877. The State also provided the licensee's license number and Radiation Safety Officer contact information. Notified R1 DO (F. Costello), NMSS EO (L. Kokajko) and TAS (B. Sandler) |
| Where | |
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| Earthtech Orlando, Florida (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | FL 3198-1 |
| Organization: | Florida Bureau Of Radiation Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.52 h-0.147 days <br />-0.021 weeks <br />-0.00482 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | John Williamson 11:29 Sep 11, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Sep 11, 2005 |
| 41979 - NRC Website | |
Earthtech with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Florida Agreement State Report - Stolen Nuclear Gauge 2005-09-11T15:00:00 | |