ENS Event | |
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18:30 Apr 5, 2004 | |
| Title | Ms Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | At 1641 EDT on 04/05/04, a MS Division of Radiological Health representative reported that at 1330 CDT on 04/05/04, a representative of Lampkin Construction Company, Vicksburg, MS, reported that between 1700 CDT on 04/02/04 and 0800 CDT on 04/05/04 a Troxler Moisture Density Gauge, locked in its transport case was stolen from a storage building at their office in Vicksburg, MS. A window had been broken and a door was forced open at the storage building. The Troxler Gauge, Model #3430, Serial #22349 contains an 8 milliCurie Cs-137 source and a 40 milliCurie Am-241-Be source. The licensee notified the MS Emergency Management Agency and the Warren County Sheriff. The licensee is planning to issue a press release.
The following information was received via e-mail: Troxler gauge recovered by Warren County Sheriff's department on 5-26-04 at approximately 3:30 PM. Gauge was located on the Mississippi River after water level had receded. Gauge was picked up by Division of Radiological Health and returned to our office for leak test. No damage was observed to the gauge however it was apparent it had been under water. The gauge was determined to be free of contamination. Licensee Lampkin Construction RSO was coming to pick up gauge at DRH office this morning. Licensee will be required to send gauge for repair and leak tests and furnish DRH with copy of results. This incident is closed as of 5-28-04.
The following information was received via e-mail: The location of the gauge recovery was clarified to be near a road close to Delta, Louisiana. The balance of the information remains the same. Notified R1DO (Conte), NMSS (Torres), and TAS (Hahn). |
| Where | |
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| Lampkin Construction Company Vicksburg, Mississippi (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | MS-964-01 |
| Organization: | Mississippi Div Of Rad Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1.82 h-0.0758 days <br />-0.0108 weeks <br />-0.00249 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Mark Langston, Ms Drh 16:41 Apr 5, 2004 |
| NRC Officer: | Dick Jolliffe |
| Last Updated: | May 28, 2004 |
| 40645 - NRC Website | |
Lampkin Construction Company with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Ms Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge 2004-04-05T18:30:00 | |