ENS Event | |
|---|---|
18:00 Jul 29, 2008 | |
| Title | Moisture Density Gauge Run Over by Compactor |
| Event Description | At approximately 1400 EDT on 07/29/08 a CPN moisture density gauge, model #MC1DR - S/N M36056763, containing a Cs-137 10mCi and Am-241:Be 50 mCi source was run over by a compactor at a construction site at 7152 Heller Loop in Springfield, VA. The sources remained in the safe stored position during the incident, however, the Cesium source rod was broken off. The device was secured and removed from the construction site after a rad survey confirmed readings less than 0.4 mr/hr at 1 meter. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Engineering Consulting Services Chantilly, Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 45-24974-01 |
| Organization: | Engineering Consulting Services |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.37 h-0.0988 days <br />-0.0141 weeks <br />-0.00325 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Omer Duzyol 15:38 Jul 29, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | Jul 29, 2008 |
| 44373 - NRC Website | |
Engineering Consulting Services with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 443732008-07-29T18:00:00029 July 2008 18:00:00
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