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08:00 Nov 27, 2012 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of a report provided by the State of California:
On the morning of November 27, 2012 a licensee technician was retrieving a gauge from one of its storage locations when it was noticed that the unit had been broken into and a gauge was stolen. There were six gauges at this location and five of them are accounted for. A review of the gauge locking system was checked / confirmed. The nuclear gauge had two locks with a third lock/cable around the box. The roll-up door was locked and the gate to the storage facility itself was locked. The lock latch to the storage facility was broken. This was the evidence of forced entry into the unit. The police were notified right away and came out and took a report. The licensee will also be placing a local ad, reporting the stolen gauge and offering a reward for any lead information to the finding of this gauge. The licensee was able to move to another storage unit to secure the remaining five gauges. The licensee also purchased heavy duty chains or cables to wrap through all gauges at this location and other storage locations. Model: MC1DR S/N: MD70108564 Source: Cs-137 10 mCi AM-241 50 mCi 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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| Consolidated Engineering Laboratories Oakley, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+36.67 h1.528 days <br />0.218 weeks <br />0.0502 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Kent Prendergast 20:40 Nov 28, 2012 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Nov 28, 2012 |
| 48545 - NRC Website | |
Consolidated Engineering Laboratories with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 485452012-11-27T08:00:00027 November 2012 08:00:00
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