ENS Event | |
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00:00 Oct 16, 2017 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Well Logging Sources |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of California:
The Licensee discovered at approximately [1700 PDT] on 10/15/17 that two 3 Ci Am-241Be well logging sources had been stolen from their storage area at Weller Ranch in Kern County. Locks had been cut and the sources were removed from the approximate 12-foot storage pipe. Additionally, an approximate 2500 [pound] calibration water tank was also missing. The FBI was notified by CA Radiologic Health Branch [RHB] at approximately [2030 PDT] on 10/15/17. RHB will be onsite 10/16/17. California 5010 Number: 101517
The two well logging sources have been accounted for. An unauthorized individual had accessed the sources, removing them from their storage location on his father's ranch land and discarding them a short distance away without any knowledge of what they were. The unauthorized individual also took the water calibration tank for his personal use. The well logging sources are back in the possession of the licensee. Notified R4DO (Vasquez) , NMSS Events Notification, CNSNS (MEXICO) and ILTAB via email. THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Roke Technologies Redlands, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 7897 |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+8.6 h0.358 days <br />0.0512 weeks <br />0.0118 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Robert Greger 08:36 Oct 16, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Vince Klco |
| Last Updated: | Oct 16, 2017 |
| 53016 - NRC Website | |
Roke Technologies with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 530162017-10-16T00:00:00016 October 2017 00:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Well Logging Sources 2017-10-16T00:00:00 | |