ENS 51898
ENS Event | |
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10:30 May 2, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was obtained from the State of Texas via email:
On May 2, 2016, the licensee notified the Agency [State of Texas] that one of its technicians had discovered at approximately 0530 CDT, that a Troxler Model 3430 moisture/density gauge had been stolen out of the back of the licensee's pickup while it was parked at the technician's residence. The licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) reported the technician had checked out the gauge on Saturday, April 30, 2016, to do a job in another town. After traveling to the job site, the job was cancelled. The technician failed to follow the licensee's procedures and went home instead of returning the gauge to the facility. The gauge was left chained inside the back of the company pickup. The technician told the RSO that the trigger lock was on the device. The technician told the RSO he heard noise outside his house at approximately 0300-0400 CDT this morning and suspects that was when it was being stolen. He found the chains had been cut and the transport case and gauge were gone along with another concrete testing device. Local law enforcement was notified and the technician drove around searching the area. The RSO contacted multiple pawn shops in the area. Device: Troxler Model 3430 moisture/density gauge Serial #: 31528 Sources: Cesium-137 - 8 millicuries; Americium-241 - 40 millicuries More information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident No.: I-9395 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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| Arias & Associates Inc San Antonio, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 04964 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+6.62 h0.276 days <br />0.0394 weeks <br />0.00907 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Blanchard 17:07 May 2, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Dong Park |
| Last Updated: | May 2, 2016 |
| 51898 - NRC Website | |
Arias & Associates Inc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 518982016-05-02T10:30:0002 May 2016 10:30:00
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