ENS Event | |
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09:15 Jun 10, 2024 | |
| Title | Lost Radioactive Source |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of information obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers report guidance:
At 0415 CDT, on 6/10/2024, the Radiation Safety Officers (RSO) truck, which contained a Troxler 3440 nuclear gauge (serial number 66812), was stolen (loss of control). The RSO left the truck running with the keys in the ignition and the nuclear gauge secured inside when an individual decided to get in the drivers seat and drive away. When the RSO realized the truck was stolen, they immediately contacted Missouri local law enforcement. The nuclear gauge contains 44 mCi of Am241:Be.
The following is a summary of information obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers report guidance: At 0902 CDT, on 6/10/2024, the truck was located and returned to the RSO with the Troxler gauge secure in its locked case. There was no indication of tampering with the case or the locks used to secure the Troxler gauge. 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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| Snyder And Associates, Inc Maryville, Missouri (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 24-32019-01 |
| Organization: | Snyder And Associates, Inc |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-0.73 h-0.0304 days <br />-0.00435 weeks <br />-9.99954e-4 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Larry Bradshaw 08:31 Jun 10, 2024 |
| NRC Officer: | Ian Howard |
| Last Updated: | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 57168 - NRC Website | |
Snyder And Associates, Inc with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
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