ENS Event | |
|---|---|
12:00 Aug 27, 2005 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | A corporate executive of the licensee stated that about 0800 EDT one of their employees notified him that a Troxler gauge (Model 3411B, s/n 7989) was stolen from the back of his pickup truck. The Troxler gauge, which was correctly chained and boxed in the employee's truck per company regulations, had the chain cut and box removed. The gauge contained 50 milliCuries of Am-241/Be and 10 milliCuries of Cs-137. The LLEA (Newark Police) was notified, however, the report number was not known. The licensee is not offering a reward at this time, and does not expect to make a press release.
Less than the quantity of an IAEA Category 3 source. 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. For some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are IAEA 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. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Material Testing, Inc Newark, New Jersey (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 29-30465-01 |
| Organization: | Material Testing, Inc |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1.73 h-0.0721 days <br />-0.0103 weeks <br />-0.00237 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Frank Pennisi 10:16 Aug 27, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | Aug 27, 2005 |
| 41953 - NRC Website | |
Material Testing, Inc with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(i) Troxler Mositure/Density Gauge Stolen 2005-08-27T12:00:00 | |