ENS 44799
ENS Event | |
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22:15 Jan 19, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost, Then Found, Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of North Carolina via email:
N.C. Radiation Protection Section was notified on 19 Jan 2009 by the State EOC of the loss of a Troxler Model 3430 portable moisture density gauge (Serial No. 20385) possessed by ECS Carolinas under a specific license. The gauge contained two sealed sources: (1) Cesium-137, 8 mCi, source serial no. 75-1733 and (2) Americium-241:Beryllium, 40 mCi, source serial no. 47-15863. The device was lost while being transported between job sites. While in transit, the device was on the tailgate of the transport vehicle; the device was not secured in its transport box nor was it blocked and braced. The Greensboro Police and Fire Departments were notified by the company's RSO at 17:35 [hrs.] and arrived at the scene. Efforts to find the device were not successful. NC Emergency Management was notified by the company's RSO. Instrotek [a local vendor] notified the RSO that a citizen passer-by had observed the device being struck by an SUV on Merritt Drive in Greensboro, NC. The citizen stopped and placed the device in the bed of his pickup truck and transported it to his home in Burlington, NC. The citizen notified Instrotek (telephone number on calibration label on device) of his discovery. A Health Physicist from the NC Radiation Protection Section was dispatched to the citizen's residence and arrived at 19:45 [hrs.]. The device was located on the back, screened porch of the residence, well away from any occupants of the residence. The plastic housing of device was broken, but was otherwise in good condition. Radiation surveys indicated that the sources were in the shielded position, the source rod was in good condition and in the fully retracted position. The source handle/ rod assembly was not locked. The citizen reported that no one had extended the source rod while the device was in his possession. The RSO and an Authorized User from ECS Carolinas, LLP arrived at the residence, packaged the device in an appropriate transport box, blocked and braced the box in a company pickup truck, and transported the device to the authorized storage site at their home office in Greensboro, NC. There were no exposures to radiation from these sources during this event. The Health Physicist was notified on 20 January 2008 by Troxler Electronics that it took possession of the device for damage assessment and repair. The investigation of this event by the NC Radiation Protection Section is ongoing. NC Event Report ID No.: NC-09-08 |
| Where | |
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| Ecs Carolinas, Llp Greensboro, North Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 041-0253-4 |
| Organization: | Nc Div Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+65.85 h2.744 days <br />0.392 weeks <br />0.0902 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Cliff Harris 16:06 Jan 22, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Jan 22, 2009 |
| 44799 - NRC Website | |
Ecs Carolinas, Llp with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Troxler Gauge Damaged at Construction Site ENS 447992009-01-19T22:15:00019 January 2009 22:15:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost, Then Found, Moisture Density Gauge ENS 439382008-01-28T17:00:00028 January 2008 17:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Damaged Moisture Density Gauge 2017-07-10T04:00:00 | |