ENS Event | |
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19:35 Oct 30, 2023 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Stolen Source |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (the Department) via email and telephone:
On October 30, 2023, at 1830 CDT, the Department received a notification from the licensee that a CPN MC1DRP gauge containing up to 10 mCi of Cesium-137 and 50 mCi of Americium-241 had been out of their control since 1435 CDT when the vehicle containing the gauge was stolen. Local law enforcement has been notified. The Department will monitor and update. Event Report Number: WI230019
The missing gauge was recovered around 0800 [CDT] on October 31, 2023 and is now in the custody of the licensee. The gauge had no visual damage. The Department will follow up with the licensee. Notified R3DO (Dickson), ILTAB and NMSS Events notification by 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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| Payne And Dolan Inc. Waukesha, Wisconsin (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 133-1220-01 |
| Organization: | Wisconsin Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1.58 h0.0658 days <br />0.0094 weeks <br />0.00216 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Charles Adams Iii 21:10 Oct 30, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | John Russell |
| Last Updated: | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 56823 - NRC Website | |
Payne And Dolan Inc. with Agreement State | |
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