ENS Event | |
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10:30 May 2, 2014 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Damaged Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following was provided by the State of Alabama via facsimile:
On the morning of May 2, 2014 at approximately 0530 CDT, a CPN model MC-3 moisture density gauge, serial number M30129990, containing 10 millicuries of Cs-137 and 50 millicuries of Am-241:Be was damaged while in use at a temporary job site in Birmingham, Alabama when it was run over by a motorist. The licensee, Dunn Construction, notified the Alabama Office of Radiation Control at 0803 CDT. Dunn Construction is authorized to possess and use radioactive material under their Alabama Radioactive Material License No. 812. The licensee representative stated that the source rod became unattached, but was returned to the shielded position. Radiation levels around the gauge were found to be within the normal range. The gauge was placed back in the transport container and returned to the licensee's facility. The licensee was advised to perform a leak test of the gauge. Alabama Incident 14-14 |
| Where | |
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| Dunn Construction Birmingham, Alabama (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 812 |
| Organization: | Alabama Radiation Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+6 h0.25 days <br />0.0357 weeks <br />0.00822 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Myron Riley 16:30 May 2, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Rotton |
| Last Updated: | May 2, 2014 |
| 50082 - NRC Website | |
Dunn Construction with Agreement State | |
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