Event Notification Report for May 09, 2012
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/08/2012 - 05/09/2012
Agreement State
Event Number: 47918
Rep Org: NE DIV OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Licensee: ADAMS LAND AND CATTLE
Region: 4
City: BROKEN BOW State: NE
County:
License #: GL0698
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: TRUDY HILL
HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK
Licensee: ADAMS LAND AND CATTLE
Region: 4
City: BROKEN BOW State: NE
County:
License #: GL0698
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: TRUDY HILL
HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK
Notification Date: 05/11/2012
Notification Time: 12:34 [ET]
Event Date: 05/09/2012
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/11/2012
Notification Time: 12:34 [ET]
Event Date: 05/09/2012
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/11/2012
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JACK WHITTEN (R4DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
JACK WHITTEN (R4DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
MISSING TRITIUM EXIT SIGN
The following report was received via email from the State of Nebraska Division of Radioactive Materials:
"Adams Land and Cattle reported that they have a missing [tritium] exit sign. The sign was purchased in January of 2007 from SRB Technologies. We do not have the serial number at this time.
"They discovered that it was missing when doing the annual inventory. The sign may have been broken several months ago and was likely disposed of in the regular trash. The trash is taken to the Custer County landfill. The general licensee is checking with the employee who disposed the sign and trying to find out additional details.
"We will report additional information once the general licensee has additional information.
"Source/Radioactive Material: SEALED SOURCE LUMINOUS
"Manufacturer: SRB TECHNOLOGIES INC
"Model Number: BX-10-WH
"Radionuclide: H-3
"[Activity]: 9.21 Ci, 340.77 GBq"
Incident Number: NE120001
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
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 following report was received via email from the State of Nebraska Division of Radioactive Materials:
"Adams Land and Cattle reported that they have a missing [tritium] exit sign. The sign was purchased in January of 2007 from SRB Technologies. We do not have the serial number at this time.
"They discovered that it was missing when doing the annual inventory. The sign may have been broken several months ago and was likely disposed of in the regular trash. The trash is taken to the Custer County landfill. The general licensee is checking with the employee who disposed the sign and trying to find out additional details.
"We will report additional information once the general licensee has additional information.
"Source/Radioactive Material: SEALED SOURCE LUMINOUS
"Manufacturer: SRB TECHNOLOGIES INC
"Model Number: BX-10-WH
"Radionuclide: H-3
"[Activity]: 9.21 Ci, 340.77 GBq"
Incident Number: NE120001
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
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
Agreement State
Event Number: 47912
Rep Org: NEW YORK STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH
Licensee: CALLANAN INDUSTRIES
Region: 1
City: RAVENA State: NY
County:
License #: G14553
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ROBERT SNYDER
HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH
Licensee: CALLANAN INDUSTRIES
Region: 1
City: RAVENA State: NY
County:
License #: G14553
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ROBERT SNYDER
HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH
Notification Date: 05/10/2012
Notification Time: 10:25 [ET]
Event Date: 05/09/2012
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/10/2012
Notification Time: 10:25 [ET]
Event Date: 05/09/2012
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/10/2012
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
PAMELA HENDERSON (R1DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
ILTAB VIA EMAIL
CANADA VIA FAX
PAMELA HENDERSON (R1DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
ILTAB VIA EMAIL
CANADA VIA FAX
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN RADIOACTIVE GAUGE
The following information was received from the State of New York via fax:
"As required by 10NYCRR16.15(a)(1)(ii), Callanan Industries in Ravena, NY called to report a stolen gauge. The gauge is a BSI Instruments model NW-201 gamma gauge. It contains 0.3 mCi of Cesium 137 in sealed form. The gauge was removed from its location above a conveyor line and stored in a container in a warehouse in 2011. At some point in October of 2011 several items of copper were stolen from that warehouse. It is now believed that the gauge was also stolen at that time. Callanan Industries will submit a written report as required under 16.15(a)(2). NYS BERP [Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection] will review recent reports of scrap metal yard monitor trips. Local police have been notified. A press release has not been issued. A reward has not been offered. NYS BERP internal tracking number for this incident is #970."
NY Event Report ID No. NY-12-01
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 of New York via fax:
"As required by 10NYCRR16.15(a)(1)(ii), Callanan Industries in Ravena, NY called to report a stolen gauge. The gauge is a BSI Instruments model NW-201 gamma gauge. It contains 0.3 mCi of Cesium 137 in sealed form. The gauge was removed from its location above a conveyor line and stored in a container in a warehouse in 2011. At some point in October of 2011 several items of copper were stolen from that warehouse. It is now believed that the gauge was also stolen at that time. Callanan Industries will submit a written report as required under 16.15(a)(2). NYS BERP [Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection] will review recent reports of scrap metal yard monitor trips. Local police have been notified. A press release has not been issued. A reward has not been offered. NYS BERP internal tracking number for this incident is #970."
NY Event Report ID No. NY-12-01
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