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08:00 Nov 13, 2021 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | The following was received from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) via email:
On Monday, November 15, 2021, Twining, Inc. reported the theft of a CPN MC-1DR #MD0080857 containing sealed sources of Cs-137 (10 mCi) and Am-241 (50 mCi). The theft occurred after 1700 (PST) on Saturday November 13, 2021 at a temporary job storage site (Clipper's Stadium in Inglewood, CA). There was a locked perimeter fence and a guard onsite. The CPN nuclear gauge was locked in its transport case, locked inside a job box, which was chained to a larger Conex box on site. Other equipment was also stolen from the jobsite. A police report is being filed. Additional information has been requested by CDPH. California event number: 111521 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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| Twining, Inc. Inglewood, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 6872-19 |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+77.55 h3.231 days <br />0.462 weeks <br />0.106 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Donald Oesterle 13:33 Nov 16, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Thomas Herrity |
| Last Updated: | Nov 16, 2021 |
| 55582 - NRC Website | |
Twining, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 561312022-09-07T05:30:0007 September 2022 05:30:00
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