Event Notification Report for August 11, 2009
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/10/2009 - 08/11/2009
General Information or Other
Event Number: 45259
Rep Org: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Licensee: PAVETEX ENGINEERING AND TESTING INC
Region: 4
City: LUBBOCK State: TX
County:
License #: 05533
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: RUBEN CORTEZ
HQ OPS Officer: JASON KOZAL
Licensee: PAVETEX ENGINEERING AND TESTING INC
Region: 4
City: LUBBOCK State: TX
County:
License #: 05533
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: RUBEN CORTEZ
HQ OPS Officer: JASON KOZAL
Notification Date: 08/12/2009
Notification Time: 18:01 [ET]
Event Date: 08/11/2009
Event Time: 16:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/12/2009
Notification Time: 18:01 [ET]
Event Date: 08/11/2009
Event Time: 16:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/12/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JACK WHITTEN (R4DO)
ANDREW MAUER (FSME)
ILTAB VIA EMAIL
JACK WHITTEN (R4DO)
ANDREW MAUER (FSME)
ILTAB VIA EMAIL
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERED
The following was provided by the State via e-mail:
"[An] 8 mCi Cs-137 source [was] stolen from PaveTex at 16:30 CST 8/11/2009 at the O'Reilly Auto Parts on US 87 in Big Spring, TX. [The] Source was in a Troxler model 4640 thin layer density gauge, serial no. 1280. [The State was] notified [at] 15:30 CST on 8/12 that the source was located by a member of the public at the TA Truck stop on I-20 at US-87 north of town and that [the] site RSO had sent someone to pick up [the] gauge."
Texas Incident # - I-8654
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.
The following was provided by the State via e-mail:
"[An] 8 mCi Cs-137 source [was] stolen from PaveTex at 16:30 CST 8/11/2009 at the O'Reilly Auto Parts on US 87 in Big Spring, TX. [The] Source was in a Troxler model 4640 thin layer density gauge, serial no. 1280. [The State was] notified [at] 15:30 CST on 8/12 that the source was located by a member of the public at the TA Truck stop on I-20 at US-87 north of town and that [the] site RSO had sent someone to pick up [the] gauge."
Texas Incident # - I-8654
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.
General Information or Other
Event Number: 45257
Rep Org: NC DIV OF RADIATION PROTECTION
Licensee: PARKDALE MILLS, INC.
Region: 1
City: GASTONIA State: NC
County:
License #: 036-0521-OG
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: HENRY BARNES
HQ OPS Officer: JASON KOZAL
Licensee: PARKDALE MILLS, INC.
Region: 1
City: GASTONIA State: NC
County:
License #: 036-0521-OG
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: HENRY BARNES
HQ OPS Officer: JASON KOZAL
Notification Date: 08/11/2009
Notification Time: 14:50 [ET]
Event Date: 08/11/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/13/2009
Notification Time: 14:50 [ET]
Event Date: 08/11/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/13/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
WILLIAM COOK (R1DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
ILTAB VIA E-MAIL
WILLIAM COOK (R1DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
ILTAB VIA E-MAIL
AGREEMENT STATE - LOST STATIC ELIMINATORS
The State of North Carolina discovered 2 missing static eliminators containing 500 microCi of Po-210 and 80 microCi of Am-241. The licensee was billed for the annual fees related to these gages and notified the State that they no longer had the gages in their possession. The State sent an inspector to investigate the situation.
The inspector discovered that the manufacturing facility had been relocated to Vietnam 3 years ago. When this occurred the licensee believes it is possible that the sources were relocated with the majority of the manufacturing facility assets to the Vietnam location at that time.
The State is continuing to follow-up with the licensee to determine disposition of these sources.
* * * UPDATE ON 8/13/09 AT 1022 EDT FROM BARNES TO HUFFMAN * * *
A representative of the State of North Carolina provided the following additional information about the lost sources:
The Am-241 source was manufactured by Pyrotronics. Model number F315A. Serial Number 1000635. Date received - 1971
The Po-210 source was manufactured by Nuclear Products. Model number 2U500. Serial Number Unknown. Date received - 1989
R1DO (Cook) and FSME (McIntosh) have been notified of this update.
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.
The State of North Carolina discovered 2 missing static eliminators containing 500 microCi of Po-210 and 80 microCi of Am-241. The licensee was billed for the annual fees related to these gages and notified the State that they no longer had the gages in their possession. The State sent an inspector to investigate the situation.
The inspector discovered that the manufacturing facility had been relocated to Vietnam 3 years ago. When this occurred the licensee believes it is possible that the sources were relocated with the majority of the manufacturing facility assets to the Vietnam location at that time.
The State is continuing to follow-up with the licensee to determine disposition of these sources.
* * * UPDATE ON 8/13/09 AT 1022 EDT FROM BARNES TO HUFFMAN * * *
A representative of the State of North Carolina provided the following additional information about the lost sources:
The Am-241 source was manufactured by Pyrotronics. Model number F315A. Serial Number 1000635. Date received - 1971
The Po-210 source was manufactured by Nuclear Products. Model number 2U500. Serial Number Unknown. Date received - 1989
R1DO (Cook) and FSME (McIntosh) have been notified of this update.
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.