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Event Notification Report for September 23, 2004

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/22/2004 - 09/23/2004

EVENT NUMBERS
41065

Other Nuclear Material
Event Number: 41065
Rep Org: SCHNABEL ENGINEERING, INC.
Licensee: SCHNABEL ENGINEERING, INC.
Region: 1
City: RICHMOND   State: VA
County:
License #: 45-19703-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JACKIE RIGGS
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON
Notification Date: 09/23/2004
Notification Time: 15:49 [ET]
Event Date: 09/23/2004
Event Time: 12:55 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/23/2004
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JOHN CARUSO (R1)
SCOTT MOORE (NMSS)
Event Text
TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE RUN OVER BY HEAVY EQUIPMENT.


The Radiation Safety Officer for Schnabel Engineering, Inc. located in Richmond, Virginia reported the following information.

Schnabel Engineering, Inc. had employees working at Norfolk Shipyard International Terminal when one of their Troxler Moisture Density Gauges was run over by heavy equipment. The gauge was in its secured position when it was run over. The source rod was slightly bent and the casing around the gauge was slightly cracked. The source was still inside the gauge when it was run over. Highest survey reading taken of the damaged gauge was 9 millirem per hour on contact. Troxler will be notified of this event and the damaged gauged will be sent back to Troxler.

Information of the gauge:

Model Number; Troxler 3430, 8 millicuries of Cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of Am-241/Be.

Serial number of the gauge is 31970.

Cesium-137 source serial number is 750-7028

Am-241 source serial number is 47-5674.