ENS Event | |
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07:00 Apr 23, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Employees Potentially Exposed to Radiation |
| Event Description | The following was received via email from Arizona:
On April 26th, the Agency [Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency] was contacted by the licensee who indicated that seventeen employees had been exposed to ionizing radiation by a nuclear gauge while working on Crusher Number Three. The nuclear gauge was mounted on the shoot above the crusher. The workers involved worked in the area of concern from Saturday April 23rd until Tuesday April 26th, when the Radiation Safety Officer was notified of the incident. The gauge involved is used for level detection in the shoot and contains 150 millicuries of Cesium-137. Radiation levels in the work area have yet to be determined. The investigation into this event is ongoing. The U.S. NRC and Arizona Governor's office are being notified of this event. Arizona Incident number 16-006. |
| Where | |
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| Asarco, The Mission Unit Saharita, Arizona (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | Az 10-017 |
| Organization: | Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+125.82 h5.243 days <br />0.749 weeks <br />0.172 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Brian Goretzki 12:49 Apr 28, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Bethany Cecere |
| Last Updated: | Apr 28, 2016 |
| 51890 - NRC Website | |
Asarco, The Mission Unit with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Employees Potentially Exposed to Radiation 2016-04-23T07:00:00 | |