ENS Event | |
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16:00 Feb 10, 2025 | |
| Title | Lost Exit Sign |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) via email:
NYSDOH received a phone call from the general manager of AMC Theatres 8, to report a missing tritium exit sign. The device was no longer functioning and was removed for replacement on or about December 4, 2024. The sign was set aside for pick up by the contractor. On February 10, 2025, at approximately 1100 EST, the general manager discovered the sign was missing. The make/model/serial number of the sign is unknown. However, the theater is attempting to gather additional information. No further information on the device, source, or incident is available at this time. It is suspected that the tritium exit sign may have been disposed of in the regular trash, but AMC Theatres is investigating the potential whereabouts and causes for this lost device. It is not believed that the tritium exit sign is damaged and/or leaking and it is not believed that this event led to any exposure or dose to members of the public. Given the normal activity of these devices and the 12.3-year half-life, it is suspected that the quantity of H3 exceeds the reportability threshold required by 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i). NYSDOH is monitoring this event and has assigned NYSDOH Incident No. 1515 to internally track this event. Event Report ID No.: NY-25-02 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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| Amc 8 Theater Maple Ridge Amherst, New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| Organization: | New York State Dept. Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+0.35 h0.0146 days <br />0.00208 weeks <br />4.7943e-4 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Nathaniel Kishbaugh 16:21 Feb 10, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Sam Colvard |
| Last Updated: | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 57541 - NRC Website | |
Amc 8 Theater Maple Ridge with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Lost Exit Sign 2025-02-10T16:00:00 | |