ENS 49971
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Mar 26, 2014 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report Involving a Stolen Thermo Niton Device Used in Metal Alloy Identification |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the State of Texas via email:
On March 28, 2014, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] received a letter from the licensee Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) stating they had determined a Thermo Niton device model number XLP-8182 containing 30 millicuries of Americium- 241 had been stolen by one of their employees. The employee had been sent to the country of Mexico with the device to analyze materials for purchase by their company. The RSO stated when they had gone several weeks without contact with the employee they began trying to locate him. The RSO stated they had not located either the employee or the device. The RSO stated he did not believe the individual had come to any harm in Mexico, but stated they had heard the employee had bought a new home in the State of Arizona and was probably there. The licensee has contacted local law enforcement. The RSO stated they did not believe any individual would receive any exposure due to this event. The Agency will contact the State of Arizona's program on March 31, 2014. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. The device is used to identify metal alloys. Texas Incident #: I-9172
The following information was provided by the State of Texas via email: This update is provided to correct the licensee's name, the model number of the device and provide additional information. The Company's name is CNA Metals Inc. and not CAN Metals as initially reported. The model number for the device is XLP 818Q and not XLP 8182 as initially reported. During the Agency's investigation, the licensee stated they had not authorized the individual to take the device into the country of Mexico. The licensee has no information that confirms the device entered the country of Mexico. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA 300. Notified R4DO (Miller), ILTAB (email), FSME Events Resource (email) and Mexico (fax). 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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| Cna Metals Inc. Stafford, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 02260 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+61.47 h2.561 days <br />0.366 weeks <br />0.0842 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art L. Tucker 18:28 Mar 28, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | Jul 22, 2014 |
| 49971 - NRC Website | |
Cna Metals Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 499712014-03-26T05:00:00026 March 2014 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report Involving a Stolen Thermo Niton Device Used in Metal Alloy Identification 2014-03-26T05:00:00 | |