Event Notification Report for July 31, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
07/30/2001 - 07/31/2001
EVENT NUMBERS
38178
Other Nuclear Material
Event Number: 38178
Rep Org: PALMERTON PARRISH INC.
Licensee: PALMERTON PARRISH INC.
Region: 3
City: State: MO
County: GREEN
License #: 24-25998-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: F. PALMERTON
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON
Licensee: PALMERTON PARRISH INC.
Region: 3
City: State: MO
County: GREEN
License #: 24-25998-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: F. PALMERTON
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON
Notification Date: 07/31/2001
Notification Time: 16:26 [ET]
Event Date: 07/31/2001
Event Time: 12:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 07/31/2001
Notification Time: 16:26 [ET]
Event Date: 07/31/2001
Event Time: 12:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 07/31/2001
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(i) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(i) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X
Person (Organization):
PATRICK HILAND (R3)
SUSAN FRANT (NMSS)
PATRICK HILAND (R3)
SUSAN FRANT (NMSS)
TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE MISSING.
A 3440 Troxler Moisture Density gauge, serial number 23967, containing 10mCi's of Cesium-137 (source serial # 75-5945) and 40mCi's of Am-241/Be (source serial # 47-19997) fell out of back of pickup truck at the corner of Farm roads 182 and 139. The moisture density gauge was out of its container and in the back of an open bed pickup truck with its tail gate down when it fell from the back of the truck. The driver of the truck did not notice that the moisture density gauge was missing until he arrived at his destination which was 5 miles after the corner of Farm roads 182 and 139. The driver drove back searching for the gauge when he met a farmer who said that he had seem the gauge laying in the road at the corner of Farm roads 182 and 139 around 1200 CT. Palmerton Parrish Incorporated sent 4 or 5 people out to search the area, tall vegetation and a river by the road side. A search of the area did not find the gauge. The licensee notified the Green County Sheriffs department of the missing gauge, sheriff report number is 01-6085. A bulletin will be release by the sheriff's department later today informing people of the missing moisture density gauge. The sheriff's department will also notify the local police, local fire departments, and surrounding counties of the missing moisture gauge. The gauge was bought new by the licensee back in November 1994. NRC Region 3, D. Wiedeman was notified of this event by the licensee.
* * * UPDATE ON 07/31/01 AT 2002 ET BY PALMERTON TAKEN BY MACKINNON * * *
The gauge was recovered after a $500 reward was offered for the recovery of the gauge. Radiation survey of the gauge found were within normal readings. R3DO (Pat Hiland) & NMSS EO (Camper) notified.
A 3440 Troxler Moisture Density gauge, serial number 23967, containing 10mCi's of Cesium-137 (source serial # 75-5945) and 40mCi's of Am-241/Be (source serial # 47-19997) fell out of back of pickup truck at the corner of Farm roads 182 and 139. The moisture density gauge was out of its container and in the back of an open bed pickup truck with its tail gate down when it fell from the back of the truck. The driver of the truck did not notice that the moisture density gauge was missing until he arrived at his destination which was 5 miles after the corner of Farm roads 182 and 139. The driver drove back searching for the gauge when he met a farmer who said that he had seem the gauge laying in the road at the corner of Farm roads 182 and 139 around 1200 CT. Palmerton Parrish Incorporated sent 4 or 5 people out to search the area, tall vegetation and a river by the road side. A search of the area did not find the gauge. The licensee notified the Green County Sheriffs department of the missing gauge, sheriff report number is 01-6085. A bulletin will be release by the sheriff's department later today informing people of the missing moisture density gauge. The sheriff's department will also notify the local police, local fire departments, and surrounding counties of the missing moisture gauge. The gauge was bought new by the licensee back in November 1994. NRC Region 3, D. Wiedeman was notified of this event by the licensee.
* * * UPDATE ON 07/31/01 AT 2002 ET BY PALMERTON TAKEN BY MACKINNON * * *
The gauge was recovered after a $500 reward was offered for the recovery of the gauge. Radiation survey of the gauge found were within normal readings. R3DO (Pat Hiland) & NMSS EO (Camper) notified.