Event Notification Report for January 08, 2009
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
01/07/2009 - 01/08/2009
General Information or Other
Event Number: 44758
Rep Org: UTAH DIVISION OF RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee: WAL-MART
Region: 4
City: SALT LAKE CITY State: UT
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: PHILIP GRIFFIN
HQ OPS Officer: RYAN ALEXANDER
Licensee: WAL-MART
Region: 4
City: SALT LAKE CITY State: UT
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: PHILIP GRIFFIN
HQ OPS Officer: RYAN ALEXANDER
Notification Date: 01/08/2009
Notification Time: 14:52 [ET]
Event Date: 01/08/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 01/08/2009
Notification Time: 14:52 [ET]
Event Date: 01/08/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 01/08/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
MICHAEL SHANNON (R4)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
ILTAB VIA E-MAIL
MICHAEL SHANNON (R4)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
ILTAB VIA E-MAIL
AGREEMENT STATE - LOST TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS
The State of Utah was notified by a Wal-Mart corporate representative located in Bentonville, AR, indicating that Wal-Mart was unable to account for 71 tritium exit signs (which are general licensed materials) that were used at one time in Wal-Mart stores throughout the State of Utah. 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 of Utah 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.
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 weeks.
This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source
The State of Utah was notified by a Wal-Mart corporate representative located in Bentonville, AR, indicating that Wal-Mart was unable to account for 71 tritium exit signs (which are general licensed materials) that were used at one time in Wal-Mart stores throughout the State of Utah. 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 of Utah 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.
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 weeks.
This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source
General Information or Other
Event Number: 44759
Rep Org: NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Licensee: WAL-MART
Region: 4
City: BISMARK State: ND
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DANIEL HARMAN
HQ OPS Officer: RYAN ALEXANDER
Licensee: WAL-MART
Region: 4
City: BISMARK State: ND
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DANIEL HARMAN
HQ OPS Officer: RYAN ALEXANDER
Notification Date: 01/08/2009
Notification Time: 17:15 [ET]
Event Date: 01/08/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 01/08/2009
Notification Time: 17:15 [ET]
Event Date: 01/08/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 01/08/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
MICHAEL SHANNON (R4)
RICHARD TURTIL (FSME)
ILTAB VIA E-MAIL
MICHAEL SHANNON (R4)
RICHARD TURTIL (FSME)
ILTAB VIA E-MAIL
AGREEMENT STATE - LOST TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS
The State of North Dakota was notified by a Wal-Mart corporate representative located in Bentonville, AR, indicating that Wal-Mart was unable to account for 151 tritium exit signs (which are general licensed materials) that were used at one time in Wal-Mart stores throughout the State of North Dakota. 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 of North Dakota 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.
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 weeks.
This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source.
The State of North Dakota was notified by a Wal-Mart corporate representative located in Bentonville, AR, indicating that Wal-Mart was unable to account for 151 tritium exit signs (which are general licensed materials) that were used at one time in Wal-Mart stores throughout the State of North Dakota. 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 of North Dakota 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.
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 weeks.
This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source.
General Information or Other
Event Number: 44787
Rep Org: OR DEPT OF HEALTH RAD PROTECTION
Licensee: WAL-MART
Region: 4
City: State: OR
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KEVIN SEIBERT
HQ OPS Officer: JOE O'HARA
Licensee: WAL-MART
Region: 4
City: State: OR
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KEVIN SEIBERT
HQ OPS Officer: JOE O'HARA
Notification Date: 01/20/2009
Notification Time: 13:11 [ET]
Event Date: 01/08/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [PST]
Last Update Date: 01/20/2009
Notification Time: 13:11 [ET]
Event Date: 01/08/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [PST]
Last Update Date: 01/20/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
THOMAS FARNHOLTZ (R4)
ANDREA KOCK (FSME)
ILTAB VIA E-MAIL
THOMAS FARNHOLTZ (R4)
ANDREA KOCK (FSME)
ILTAB VIA E-MAIL
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS
The State of Oregon was notified by a Wal-Mart corporate representative located in Bentonville, AR, indicating that Wal-Mart was unable to account for 230 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.
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 weeks.
This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source
The State of Oregon was notified by a Wal-Mart corporate representative located in Bentonville, AR, indicating that Wal-Mart was unable to account for 230 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.
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 weeks.
This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source