ENS 47070
ENS Event | |
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12:00 Jul 19, 2011 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stolen Radiography Camera |
| Event Description | On July 19, 2011, the Agency [Texas Department of Health] was notified by the licensee that one of their radiography crews had discovered that the dark room on their truck had been broken into some time during the night. The radiographers stated the radiography camera transportation container containing a QSA Global model 880 D camera with a 33.7 curie iridium (Ir) 192 source and a portable electric generator had been stolen.
Local law enforcement was contacted and responded to the scene. The agency [Texas Department of Health] notified the Texas association of Pawnbrokers of the event and provided information on the device. Additional information will be provided as it is received. Texas Incident # I-8871
The following information was received by email: Local law enforcement has reviewed the security tape at the hotel and was able to identify the vehicle type and manufacturer. They do not believe they can get a license plate number from the video. The time of the theft was set at between 0400 [CDT] and 0409 [CDT]. An Agency investigator went to the location and interviewed the radiographers. He found that the guide tube and crank cables were also stolen. The radiographer stated that the tailgate of the truck was not locked, but that the dark room door was locked. He stated that they did not test the alarm that day, but it had been tested on July 17, 2011. Because of the investigation by local law enforcement, they have not been able to test the alarm system today. The radiographer stated that a cable was used to secure the transport box to the truck and that one of the pad eyes used to secure the cable to the truck had been ripped through the dark room wall freeing the transportation container. The radiographer stated that the transport box has a new Yellow II label. The alarm system was tested at 1141 [CDT] and found to be functioning properly. The radiographers stated that they had set the alarm when they got to the hotel, but failed to set it after returning from getting their dinner. The agency [Texas Department of Health] has contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation and informed them of the event. The agency [Texas Department of Health] and the licensee are currently driving around the city of Austin, Texas with portable radiation detection instrumentation in an attempt to locate the camera. Notified the R4DO (Campbell), FSME (White), IRD (Gott), ILTAB (Allston), R4IAT(Howell) and Mexico (via email and fax). THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 2" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Acuren Inspections Inc. La Porte, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L01774 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.93 h-0.122 days <br />-0.0174 weeks <br />-0.00401 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 09:04 Jul 19, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Jul 19, 2011 |
| 47070 - NRC Website | |
Acuren Inspections Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 539792019-04-03T05:00:0003 April 2019 05:00:00
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