Event Notification Report for July 24, 2010
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
07/23/2010 - 07/24/2010
EVENT NUMBERS
46126
General Information or Other
Event Number: 46126
Rep Org: OK DEQ RAD MANAGEMENT
Licensee: BURGESS ENGINEERING AND TESTING
Region: 4
City: MOORE State: OK
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: MIKE BRODERICK
HQ OPS Officer: PETE SNYDER
Licensee: BURGESS ENGINEERING AND TESTING
Region: 4
City: MOORE State: OK
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: MIKE BRODERICK
HQ OPS Officer: PETE SNYDER
Notification Date: 07/24/2010
Notification Time: 16:22 [ET]
Event Date: 07/24/2010
Event Time: 11:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 07/24/2010
Notification Time: 16:22 [ET]
Event Date: 07/24/2010
Event Time: 11:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 07/24/2010
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
MICHAEL HAY (R4DO)
TERRENCE REIS (FSME)
MICHAEL HAY (R4DO)
TERRENCE REIS (FSME)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
On 7/24/10, after doing work in Oklahoma City, an employee of the licensee put a Troxler Model 3440 moisture density gauge in the back of a pick-up truck. The gauge was in its locked case and was locked with a single chain to the truck.
When the employee arrived at his destination he found that the gauge was missing. The employee did not notice anything unusual while driving. The licensee searched the route traveled with no results. During the search the licensee informed the police of the missing gauge. The licensee will offer a reward for the proper return of the gauge.
The State of Oklahoma is investigating and is formulating a notice to the media on the incident.
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
On 7/24/10, after doing work in Oklahoma City, an employee of the licensee put a Troxler Model 3440 moisture density gauge in the back of a pick-up truck. The gauge was in its locked case and was locked with a single chain to the truck.
When the employee arrived at his destination he found that the gauge was missing. The employee did not notice anything unusual while driving. The licensee searched the route traveled with no results. During the search the licensee informed the police of the missing gauge. The licensee will offer a reward for the proper return of the gauge.
The State of Oklahoma is investigating and is formulating a notice to the media on the incident.
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