Event Notification Report for August 30, 2013
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/29/2013 - 08/30/2013
EVENT NUMBERS
50340
Agreement State
Event Number: 50340
Rep Org: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM
Licensee: CONSTRUCTION TESTING AND ENGINEERING, INC
Region: 4
City: NORTH HIGHLANDS State: CA
County:
License #: CA 5927-34
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KENT PREDERGAST
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Licensee: CONSTRUCTION TESTING AND ENGINEERING, INC
Region: 4
City: NORTH HIGHLANDS State: CA
County:
License #: CA 5927-34
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KENT PREDERGAST
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Notification Date: 08/04/2014
Notification Time: 14:49 [ET]
Event Date: 08/30/2013
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 08/04/2014
Notification Time: 14:49 [ET]
Event Date: 08/30/2013
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 08/04/2014
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
GREG WERNER (R4DO)
FSME EVENTS RESOURCE (EMAI)
GREG WERNER (R4DO)
FSME EVENTS RESOURCE (EMAI)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED MOISTURE/DENSITY GAUGE
The following information was received via email from the State of California:
"The current corporate RSO (will also to be assigned as the future RSO for this license) contacted RHB [California Radiologic Health Branch] to report incident that happened on 08/30/13. The RSO was conducting an audit of the program and learned that one of their gauges (Troxler model 3411, S/N 4089, containing 9 mCi of Cs-137 and 44 mCi of Am-241 was run over by a compactor at the Lower Butte Creek Levee Project on 08/30/13. The field technician had reported the incident to the RSO [at the time of the incident]. The rod was broken, however, the source was contained within the shielded part of the gauge assembly. The technician brought the damaged gauge back to the licensee's storage facility and it was stored there until it was picked up by PNT on July 24, 2014. The RSO failed to inform the incident to RHB within 24 hrs. and the incident was reported to RHB almost a year later. The licensee is in the process of changing the RSO to the corporate RSO. Recently, the new RSO has provided refresher training to all the gauge users. The facility will be cited for failure to report the incident per CCR 30295 (b) and 10 CFR 30.50 (b) and for failure to follow procedures."
CA Report No: 072414
The following information was received via email from the State of California:
"The current corporate RSO (will also to be assigned as the future RSO for this license) contacted RHB [California Radiologic Health Branch] to report incident that happened on 08/30/13. The RSO was conducting an audit of the program and learned that one of their gauges (Troxler model 3411, S/N 4089, containing 9 mCi of Cs-137 and 44 mCi of Am-241 was run over by a compactor at the Lower Butte Creek Levee Project on 08/30/13. The field technician had reported the incident to the RSO [at the time of the incident]. The rod was broken, however, the source was contained within the shielded part of the gauge assembly. The technician brought the damaged gauge back to the licensee's storage facility and it was stored there until it was picked up by PNT on July 24, 2014. The RSO failed to inform the incident to RHB within 24 hrs. and the incident was reported to RHB almost a year later. The licensee is in the process of changing the RSO to the corporate RSO. Recently, the new RSO has provided refresher training to all the gauge users. The facility will be cited for failure to report the incident per CCR 30295 (b) and 10 CFR 30.50 (b) and for failure to follow procedures."
CA Report No: 072414