ENS Event | |
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06:00 Dec 10, 2003 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost Tritium Exit Signs |
| Event Description | The State of Nebraska was notified by letter dated December 10, 2003 of 4 (four) unaccounted for exit signs during an inventory conducted by the licensee, Novartis Consumer Health Inc., 10401 Highway 6, Lincoln, NE 68517. The signs, identified by the licensee as item numbers 4, 5, 8, & 10, are believed to have been lost during various renovations to licensee facility buildings occurring over a period of years. The licensee is unable to confirm the exact time or disposition of the signs but does not suspect theft. The make, shipping date, model number, serial number, and activity level of the exit signs are as follows:
Item numbers 4 and 5: NRD, shipped last quarter 1984, model T4002, serial number 6988/6989 respectively, each containing 19.9 curies tritium. Item number 8: SRB, shipped 02/10/88, model B100, serial number 64174, containing 17.2 curies tritium. Item number 10: SRB, shipped 02/08/88, model B100, serial number not identified, 15.5 curies tritium. The State of Nebraska will not assign this event an incident number and considers this event to be closed. |
| Where | |
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| Novartis Lincoln, Nebraska (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | Gl 0049 |
| Organization: | Ne Div Of Radioactive Materials |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+126.12 h5.255 days <br />0.751 weeks <br />0.173 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Trudy K. Hill 12:07 Dec 15, 2003 |
| NRC Officer: | Gerry Waig |
| Last Updated: | Dec 15, 2003 |
| 40392 - NRC Website | |
Novartis with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 403922003-12-10T06:00:00010 December 2003 06:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Tritium Exit Signs 2003-12-10T06:00:00 | |