ENS Event | |
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04:00 May 6, 2021 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | The following notice was received from the State of North Carolina Radioactive Materials Branch (RMB), via email:
A portable nuclear density gauge was reported stolen out of a licensee's flatbed truck, sometime during the evening of May 5th. The gauge was reported as secured from unauthorized removal by two independent means and padlocked in its transportation case. The truck was parked in front of the personal residence of one of the licensee's authorized users overnight. The morning of May 6th, the authorized user noticed the gauge case missing with locks and chains broken. The authorized user immediately called 911 and notified the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer immediately, who in turn, notified the RMB who responded to the scene of the theft the morning of [May] 6th. RMB is preparing a press release in an effort to recover the gauge and its investigation is ongoing. Durham Police Department was notified. Gauge Information: Manufacturer: Troxler; Model: 3430P; S/N: 71890 Sources Information: CS-137 0.300 GBq, 8.0 mCi; Am-241 BE, 40.0 mCi North Carolina Tracking Number: 210006 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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| Nv5 Engineers And Consultants, Inc. Durham, North Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 092-0898-1 |
| Organization: | North Carolina Div Of Rad Protectio |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9.02 h0.376 days <br />0.0537 weeks <br />0.0124 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Travis Cartoski 13:01 May 6, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Thomas Herrity |
| Last Updated: | May 6, 2021 |
| 55237 - NRC Website | |
Nv5 Engineers And Consultants, Inc. with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Stolen Troxler Gauge 2021-05-06T04:00:00 | |