ENS Event | |
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04:00 Jan 27, 2015 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Thermo Fisher Xrf Analyzer |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the New York Department of Health [DOH] via fax:
The Department of Health (DOH) became aware of this incident on 5/6/15. The DOH phoned the Vice President of Metro Metal Recycling, LLC on an unrelated detail of license C3062 renewal. The licensee stated on 5/6/15 that he did not need the license anymore because on 1/27/15, his Thermo Fisher XRF, Model XLP 818, Serial Number 13149, had been stolen. He had not contacted DOH to report the stolen XRF, which contained 30 millicuries of americium-241. He did notify Colonie Police and obtained a police report. He e-mailed a copy of the police report and photographs of a damaged metal fence to DOH. The police report states that an unknown person broke the lock to their gate, broke an office window and entered the office where they stole the XRF from an unlocked desk drawer. There was no surveillance video. The guard dogs have access to the metal storage area but not the office area. The Vice President was sent an e-mail requesting additional information. The Thermo Fisher XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) Analyzer is used to identify metal alloys. NY Event Report ID No.: NY-15-03 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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| Metro Metal Recycling, Llc Watervliet, New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | C3062 |
| Organization: | New York State Dept. Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2413.2 h100.55 days <br />14.364 weeks <br />3.306 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Michael D. Soucie 16:12 May 7, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | May 7, 2015 |
| 51052 - NRC Website | |
Metro Metal Recycling, Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 510522015-01-27T04:00:00027 January 2015 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stolen Thermo Fisher Xrf Analyzer 2015-01-27T04:00:00 | |