ENS Event | |
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19:00 Nov 20, 2021 | |
| Title | Found Source |
| Event Description | The following was received by email from the Kansas Department of Health & Environment:
At approximately 1300 CST on 19 November 2021, Kansas Radioactive Material Program received a call from a corporate safety officer for a local business, Advantage Metal Recycling. Advantage Metal Recycling is located in Kansas City, Kansas. The recycling yard, not a licensee, notified the department that they had a radiation detector alarm on their metal shredder. The corporate representative was calling from out of state and did not have all the information on the handheld survey meters but they had a 'Ludlum meter with a pancake probe that was off scale at 1000 microR/hr and a model 19 that was reading approximately 2000 microR/hr.' The surveys were estimated at 2-4 feet. At 1415 CST on 19 November, two members of the Kansas Radiation Control Program left Topeka, Kansas to respond to the site. They arrived at approximately 1509 CST. Surveys taken by 2401-P and 451P indicated the highest exposure rate reading of a large pile of shredded metal was 26.2 mR/hr. The Kansas staff also performed surveys of the machinery which shreds the metal and did not identify any elevated exposure rate readings. Because of this it is suspected the source was not punctured and there is not residual contamination of the yard or the machinery. Given the high exposure rate and identity of the source being unconfirmed at this time (Identifinder indicated Ra-226) it was determined to report this incident to the HOO. The scrap yard had an appropriately licensed contractor onsite remove the material on the evening of 19 November. The contractor entered Kansas via reciprocity and confirmed they removed the material and placed it in their secured facility. More information will follow as it becomes available. |
| Where | |
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| Advantage Metal Recycling Kansas City, Kansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | n/a |
| Organization: | Kansas Dept Of Health & Environment |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2.6 h0.108 days <br />0.0155 weeks <br />0.00356 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David Lawrenz 21:36 Nov 20, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Bethany Cecere |
| Last Updated: | Nov 20, 2021 |
| 55596 - NRC Website | |
Advantage Metal Recycling with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 555962021-11-20T19:00:00020 November 2021 19:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Found Source 2021-11-20T19:00:00 | |