Event Notification Report for January 06, 2009
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
01/05/2009 - 01/06/2009
EVENT NUMBERS
44769
General Information or Other
Event Number: 44769
Rep Org: WISCONSIN RADIATION PROTECTION
Licensee: WAL-MART
Region: 3
City: State: WI
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JASON HUNT
HQ OPS Officer: JOE O'HARA
Licensee: WAL-MART
Region: 3
City: State: WI
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JASON HUNT
HQ OPS Officer: JOE O'HARA
Notification Date: 01/13/2009
Notification Time: 11:50 [ET]
Event Date: 01/06/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 01/13/2009
Notification Time: 11:50 [ET]
Event Date: 01/06/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 01/13/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
DAVE PASSEHL (R3)
ANDREA KOCK (FSME)
ILTAB (E-MAIL)
DAVE PASSEHL (R3)
ANDREA KOCK (FSME)
ILTAB (E-MAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS
The State of Wisconsin was notified by a Wal-Mart corporate representative located in Bentonville, AR, indicating that Wal-Mart was unable to account for 191 tritium exit signs (which are general licensed materials) that were used at one time in Wal-Mart stores throughout the state. The Wal-Mart representative informed the state office that Wal-Mart had exhausted searching for the tritium exit signs and considered them to be lost and/or missing. The state was provided a listing from corporate Wal-Mart of the store locations along with information on the tritium exit sign manufacturers, model and serial numbers, and curie content where known.
Wisconsin Event Report ID: WI090001.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
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. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are 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 week
The State of Wisconsin was notified by a Wal-Mart corporate representative located in Bentonville, AR, indicating that Wal-Mart was unable to account for 191 tritium exit signs (which are general licensed materials) that were used at one time in Wal-Mart stores throughout the state. The Wal-Mart representative informed the state office that Wal-Mart had exhausted searching for the tritium exit signs and considered them to be lost and/or missing. The state was provided a listing from corporate Wal-Mart of the store locations along with information on the tritium exit sign manufacturers, model and serial numbers, and curie content where known.
Wisconsin Event Report ID: WI090001.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
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. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are 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 week