ENS Event | |
|---|---|
19:15 Jul 15, 2015 | |
| Title | Lost Am-241 Sources |
| Event Description | The following was received via email:
The Installation Radiation Safety Officer of the Wright- Patterson AFB telephoned at 1515 [EDT] stating that they lost two sources which have 10 microcuries of Am-241 each. IAW 10 CFR 20.2201, [the licensee has] reported the loss of sources to the NRC Operation Center. 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 | |
|---|---|
| United States Air Force Wright-Patternson Afb, Ohio (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 42-23539-01Af |
| Organization: | United States Air Force |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.38 h-0.141 days <br />-0.0201 weeks <br />-0.00463 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ramachandra Bhat 15:52 Jul 15, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Dong Park |
| Last Updated: | Jul 15, 2015 |
| 51235 - NRC Website | |
United States Air Force with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
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