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17:37 Oct 20, 2017 | |
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| Event Description | The licensee notified the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control that an Instrotek Model 3500 moisture density gauge serial number 3055 was stolen from the licensee's truck during a lunch break. The gauge contained 11 mCi of Cs-137 and 44 mCi of Am-241:Be. LLEA was notified of the incident.
The following update was received from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control via email: The licensee notified the Department [South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control] at approximately 1330 [EDT] on October 20, 2017 that one of its gauges had been stolen from the back of one of its trucks while on a lunch in Myrtle Beach, SC. The gauge is an Instrotek Model 3500 moisture density gauge serial number 3055. The gauge contained 11 mCi of Cs-137 and 44 Ci of Am-241:Be. The licensee is in the process of getting a copy of the police report to submit to the Department. Notified the R1DO (Bickett), ILTAB and NMSS_Events (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 |
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| Geo Metrics Conway, South Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 553 |
| Organization: | Sc Div Of Health & Env Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.92 h-0.122 days <br />-0.0174 weeks <br />-0.004 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Andrew Roxburgh 14:42 Oct 20, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Dong Park |
| Last Updated: | Oct 23, 2017 |
| 53027 - NRC Website | |
Geo Metrics with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 530272017-10-20T17:37:00020 October 2017 17:37:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Gauge 2017-10-20T17:37:00 | |