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21:51 Aug 21, 2023 | |
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| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via telephone and email:
On 8/21/23 at 1751 EDT, BRC received notification from the Blue Marlin Engineering radiation safety officer (RSO) that a Troxler 3430 Gauge (serial number 76 464, Cs-137 77-17679, Am/Be 78-12867) was reported stolen from a work site in Apopka, FL. The RSO does not know when the loss of control occurred. The device was last used at approximately 1100 EDT on 8/21/23 prior to the authorized user (AU) traveling for lunch. Upon returning from lunch, the AU noticed the device was no longer under his control. An initial incident report [is planned] to be submitted by the Florida Department of Health on 8/22/23.
RSO believes device was likely stolen, but states there is a possibility it has been filled into a ditch on the work site. Orange County Police Report: 23-51399. Florida Incident Number: FL23-128 Notified: R1DO (Gray), NMSS (email), ILTAB (email) 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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| Blue Marlin Engineering Orlando, Florida (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 4585-1 |
| Organization: | Florida Bureau Of Radiation Control |
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| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.03 h-0.126 days <br />-0.018 weeks <br />-0.00415 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Robert Latham 18:49 Aug 21, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Karen Cotton-Gross |
| Last Updated: | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 56687 - NRC Website | |
Blue Marlin Engineering with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Stolen Troxler Gauge 2023-08-21T21:51:00 | |