ENS 51573
ENS Event | |
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07:00 Nov 17, 2015 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Tritium Exit Sign |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of Colorado via email:
Event Date and Time: 11/17/15. Time is unknown as the current owner took possession of the property after a business had remodeled the interior of the structure. This report is for an exit sign that was disposed of between 2007 to 2012. Event Type: Lost Exit Sign Event Description: An exit sign was purchased during the renovation of a church to an office. By Design Homes purchased the property in 2007 and used the property for their offices until the renovation was completed and resold as private residence in 2012. The disposition of the exit [sign] is unknown. By Design Homes was unaware of the exit sign containing Tritium. Detail: During an audit of the records, a contact was made with one of the investors who worked with By Design Homes. During the discussion, we [Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)] discovered the transition [of] the property from a church to By Design Homes. They renovated the property [into] a private residence. It is unknown what happened with the exit sign. Speculation is the sign was taken down and disposed of in a dumpster during the renovation from the business to a residence. The current owner does not have any record of an exit sign being in the home when purchased in 2012. Our [CDPHE] office made contact with By Design Homes, leaving emails with the investor to relay the incident and to obtain a corrective action report. No further communication has been received at this date. Colorado Event Report ID No.: CO15-I15-34
The following information was received via E-mail: Additional information regarding the exit sign: Model Number is 1091, Serial Number is U1796, Activity is 7.5 Ci of H-3, Manufacturer is Safety Light, Shipped on 7/25/2007. Notified R4DO (Gepford). E-mailed ILTAB (Johnson) and NMSS Events Notification group.
The following information was received via E-mail: Correction, the Model Number is 101. Notified R4DO (Gepford). E-mailed ILTAB (Johnson) and NMSS Events Notification group. 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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| By Design Homes Fort Collins, Colorado (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | G/L |
| Organization: | Colorado Dept Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+339.28 h14.137 days <br />2.02 weeks <br />0.465 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Linda Bartish 10:17 Dec 1, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Dec 1, 2015 |
| 51573 - NRC Website | |
By Design Homes with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Tritium Exit Sign 2015-11-17T07:00:00 | |