ENS Event | |
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05:00 Mar 26, 2009 | |
| Title | Troxler Moisture Density Gauge Damaged At Construction Site |
| Event Description | {{#Wiki_filter:The following information was received from the State of Louisiana by Fax:
On March 21, 2009, a soil moisture/density gauge operated by the licensee under radioactive material (RAM) reciprocity was struck by the axle of a moving pick-up truck while the source was fully extended into the soil and while soil measurements were being performed. During an initial phone interview with the gauge operator, he stated that the gauge plunger handle had been damaged. The operator stated that the source rod might have been bent during this incident. The gauge operator was able to retract the source into the shielded position. Radiation readings were taken through the entire process. The gauge operator stated that he succeeded in padlocking the source rod plunger handle with the source rod in the fully upright position even though the plunger handle had been partially damaged. The operator then secured the gauge in its transportation case and performed a survey of the transportation case. The operator stated that he got a highest reading of 1 mR/hr at the case surface on the side next to the base of the gauge. The gauge case was resurveyed before placing the gauge back into storage in the licensee's source vault. A leak test was performed but the results are not available at this time. The gauge is a Troxler Model 3440, serial #31096, containing 8 mCi of Cs-137, serial # 750-5735 and a 40 mCi source of AmBe241,serial #47�3180. Additional information will be forwarded once it is received. An inspector was sent to the temporary jobsite on March 25, 2009 to verify this information. Louisiana Event Report ID: LA090010. }} |
| Where | |
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| Hill Brothers Construction Company, Inc. Tallulah, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | Louisiana Radiation Protection Div |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9.97 h0.415 days <br />0.0593 weeks <br />0.0137 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ann Troxler 14:58 Mar 26, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Mar 26, 2009 |
| 44936 - NRC Website | |
Hill Brothers Construction Company, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 449362009-03-26T05:00:00026 March 2009 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Troxler Moisture Density Gauge Damaged at Construction Site 2009-03-26T05:00:00 | |