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18:00 Jan 29, 2014 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following was received from the state of Texas via email:
On January 29, 2014, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] received notice from the Licensee that a Troxler model 3430 moisture/density gauge had been stolen along with a truck. The serial number is 35379. It was not believed that the gauge was the target of the theft. The truck was stolen from the parking lot while the driver was running an errand. The gauge as manufactured contains an 8 millicurie cesium-137 source and a 40 millicurie americium/beryllium source. An investigation into this event is ongoing. It is unlikely that a member of the public will be exposed to hazardous radiation as the sources are still locked in the shielded position. Additional information will be supplied as it is received in accordance with SA-300. The local police and the Texas Association of Pawnbrokers were notified. Texas incident # I 9150 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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| Hts Inc Consultants Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 02757 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.35 h-0.0979 days <br />-0.014 weeks <br />-0.00322 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gentry Hearn 15:39 Jan 29, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | Daniel Mills |
| Last Updated: | Feb 2, 2014 |
| 49775 - NRC Website | |
Hts Inc Consultants with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 497752014-01-29T18:00:00029 January 2014 18:00:00
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