Event Notification Report for August 20, 2005
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/19/2005 - 08/20/2005
EVENT NUMBERS
41938
General Information or Other
Event Number: 41938
Rep Org: NV DIV OF RAD HEALTH
Licensee: J A CESARE AND ASSOCIATES
Region: 4
City: LAS VEGAS State: NV
County:
License #: 00-11-0295-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: STAN MARSHAL
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Licensee: J A CESARE AND ASSOCIATES
Region: 4
City: LAS VEGAS State: NV
County:
License #: 00-11-0295-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: STAN MARSHAL
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Notification Date: 08/22/2005
Notification Time: 16:01 [ET]
Event Date: 08/20/2005
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 11/21/2005
Notification Time: 16:01 [ET]
Event Date: 08/20/2005
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 11/21/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
LINDA SMITH (R4)
TOM ESSIG (NMSS)
DONNA-MARIE PEREZ (TAS)
LINDA SMITH (R4)
TOM ESSIG (NMSS)
DONNA-MARIE PEREZ (TAS)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT ON A STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The State provided the following information via facsimile:
The State of Nevada reported that a moisture density gauge (CPN Model MC-3, s/n M37037489 with a 50 millicurie Am-241:Be source and a 10 millicurie Cs-137 source) was stolen from a licensee technician's truck. The gauge was locked in the technician's truck at his home. The technician found that the lock had been cut and the gauge stolen sometime over the weekend. The licensee has reported the incident to the Las Vegas Metro Police Department.
Nevada State Report Number NV-05-007.
* * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY MATUS TO ROTTON AT 1737 EST ON 11/21/05 * * *
The State provided the following information via facsimile:
"The gauge was recovered on 11/18/05 from an impounded vehicle at Ewing Brothers Tow Service in Las Vegas, NV and released to the licensee."
Notified R4DO (Smith), NMSS EO (Holahan), and TAS (Danis via email)
This is 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.
The State provided the following information via facsimile:
The State of Nevada reported that a moisture density gauge (CPN Model MC-3, s/n M37037489 with a 50 millicurie Am-241:Be source and a 10 millicurie Cs-137 source) was stolen from a licensee technician's truck. The gauge was locked in the technician's truck at his home. The technician found that the lock had been cut and the gauge stolen sometime over the weekend. The licensee has reported the incident to the Las Vegas Metro Police Department.
Nevada State Report Number NV-05-007.
* * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY MATUS TO ROTTON AT 1737 EST ON 11/21/05 * * *
The State provided the following information via facsimile:
"The gauge was recovered on 11/18/05 from an impounded vehicle at Ewing Brothers Tow Service in Las Vegas, NV and released to the licensee."
Notified R4DO (Smith), NMSS EO (Holahan), and TAS (Danis via email)
This is 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.