Event Notification Report for March 03, 2010
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
03/02/2010 - 03/03/2010
EVENT NUMBERS
45741
General Information or Other
Event Number: 45741
Rep Org: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM
Licensee: M/A-COM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Region: 1
City: LOWELL State: MA
County:
License #: G0230
Agreement: Y
Docket: 03-8913
NRC Notified By: J. THOMAS COULOMBE
HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK
Licensee: M/A-COM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Region: 1
City: LOWELL State: MA
County:
License #: G0230
Agreement: Y
Docket: 03-8913
NRC Notified By: J. THOMAS COULOMBE
HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK
Notification Date: 03/03/2010
Notification Time: 12:24 [ET]
Event Date: 03/03/2010
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 03/03/2010
Notification Time: 12:24 [ET]
Event Date: 03/03/2010
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 03/03/2010
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JOHN WHITE (R1DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
ILTAB via email
JOHN WHITE (R1DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
ILTAB via email
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING STATIC ELIMINATION DEVICE
The following information was received from the State via facsimile:
"The current general licensee, M/A-COM Technology Solutions, Inc., at the same location of the former, original general licensee, Tyco Electronics M/A-COM, at 100 Chelmsford Street, in Lowell, Massachusetts has no knowledge of the location of one static elimination device. The device had been used in a process that was terminated in 2007. The facility has been searched and employees and past employees have been questioned. The general licensee has declared the device as missing. The Agreement State has contacted the distributor and determined that the device was not returned to them.
"Source: 10mCi, Po-210
"Manufacture: NRD, Inc.
"Model Number: P-2021
"Serial Number: 114186"
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. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
The following information was received from the State via facsimile:
"The current general licensee, M/A-COM Technology Solutions, Inc., at the same location of the former, original general licensee, Tyco Electronics M/A-COM, at 100 Chelmsford Street, in Lowell, Massachusetts has no knowledge of the location of one static elimination device. The device had been used in a process that was terminated in 2007. The facility has been searched and employees and past employees have been questioned. The general licensee has declared the device as missing. The Agreement State has contacted the distributor and determined that the device was not returned to them.
"Source: 10mCi, Po-210
"Manufacture: NRD, Inc.
"Model Number: P-2021
"Serial Number: 114186"
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. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf