ENS Event | |
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05:00 Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Title | Attempt to Obtain Material Without License |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email:
On August 4, 2022, this Agency received information that a former licensee was trying to obtain 500 microCi of Am-241 without a license. The material would reportedly be used for calibration. The issue was reported to the appropriate Agency in California because that is where the seller is located. An informal report was made to the NRC in Arlington, Texas. It was decided that this needed to be reported to the FBI which was accomplished on this same day. The seller has reported that they will not provide a quote to the former licensee and hence will not be supplying the material. It is not clear if this is a misunderstanding or an attempt to gain material while bypassing regulations. This Agency will not investigate this matter immediately but will give the FBI some time to investigate. No further information is expected in the near future, but information will be provided when obtained per SA-300. Texas Incident Number: I-9944 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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| Gi Encore Petroleum Engineering Katy, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L 07058 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+59.7 h2.488 days <br />0.355 weeks <br />0.0818 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Randall Redd 16:42 Aug 4, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Mike Stafford |
| Last Updated: | Aug 4, 2022 |
| 56031 - NRC Website | |
Gi Encore Petroleum Engineering with Agreement State | |
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