ENS Event | |
|---|---|
07:00 Aug 18, 2020 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Missing Source Rod Shutter |
| Event Description | The following report from the Arizona Department of Health Services (Department) was received by email:
On August 18, 2020, during a routine inspection, the Department discovered that a licensee was in possession of a portable gauge which appeared to be missing its Cs-137 source rod shutter. The gauge was a Troxler Model 3430, Serial# 38482, containing 8 milliCuries of Cesium-137 and 40 milliCuries of Americium-241/Beryllium. While performing a survey of the gauge, inspectors recorded an exposure rate of 175 mR/hr over the shutter opening while the handle was in its locked position. The Department has requested additional information and continues to investigate the event. AZ Incident Number: 20-014 |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Brazos Geotech, Inc. Tucson, Arizona (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 10-158 |
| Organization: | Arizona Dept Of Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+17.32 h0.722 days <br />0.103 weeks <br />0.0237 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Brian Goretzki 00:19 Aug 19, 2020 |
| NRC Officer: | Bethany Cecere |
| Last Updated: | Aug 19, 2020 |
| 54843 - NRC Website | |
Arizona Department of Health Services with Agreement State | ||
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