ENS 53755
ENS Event | |
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08:00 Nov 26, 2018 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Loss or Theft of Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the State of California via email:
On November 26, 2018, at approximately 1015 [PST] .., [the] RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] of RMA Group, Radioactive Materials License #8054-37, contacted RHB [Radiologic Health Branch] Brea concerning the moisture/density gauge, Troxler 3430, Cs-137 serial #750-4104, Am-241 serial #47-26740 (Cs-137, 0.333 GBq, Am-241, 1.6 GBq) that had been found missing during a semi-annual inventory of the radioactive gauges possessed at the permanent storage facility at 6976 Convoy Court, San Diego, CA 92111. [The RSO] will contact local law enforcement in San Diego and will fill out a police report with them. A copy of the theft report will be forwarded to the RHB Brea office to be included as part of this report. [The RSO] will contact local newspapers to attempt to retrieve the stolen radioactive gauge as well as notifying local servicing vendors of radioactive gauges to be alert for the serial number of the stolen gauge in case it turns up for service. The investigation will continue to determine if the radioactive gauge can be found and determination can be made on how it was lost at the permanent storage location. This is being reported to the NRC Operations Center as a 24-hour report under 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) since the radioactive gauge has been lost and it can not be determined what condition the sources are currently in. 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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| Rma Group San Diego, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 8054-37 |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+7.85 h0.327 days <br />0.0467 weeks <br />0.0108 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Alan Rook 15:51 Nov 26, 2018 |
| NRC Officer: | Karl Diederich |
| Last Updated: | Nov 26, 2018 |
| 53755 - NRC Website | |
Rma Group with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 541732019-07-17T07:00:00017 July 2019 07:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Moisture-Density Gauge ENS 537552018-11-26T08:00:00026 November 2018 08:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Loss or Theft of Moisture Density Gauge ENS 529752017-09-17T07:00:00017 September 2017 07:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Found Troxler Gauge ENS 523392016-11-01T07:00:0001 November 2016 07:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Moisture Density Gauge ENS 505122014-10-06T07:00:0006 October 2014 07:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Gauge ENS 466222011-02-16T08:00:00016 February 2011 08:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Moisture Density Gauge Source 2019-07-17T07:00:00 | |