Event Notification Report for May 16, 2014
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/15/2014 - 05/16/2014
EVENT NUMBERS
50120
Agreement State
Event Number: 50120
Rep Org: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM
Licensee: SILICON VALLEY SOIL ENGINEERING
Region: 4
City: SAN JOSE State: CA
County:
License #: 7930-43
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KENT PRENDERGAST
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Licensee: SILICON VALLEY SOIL ENGINEERING
Region: 4
City: SAN JOSE State: CA
County:
License #: 7930-43
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KENT PRENDERGAST
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Notification Date: 05/19/2014
Notification Time: 14:53 [ET]
Event Date: 05/16/2014
Event Time: 10:40 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 05/19/2014
Notification Time: 14:53 [ET]
Event Date: 05/16/2014
Event Time: 10:40 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 05/19/2014
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
HEATHER GEPFORD (R4DO)
FSME EVENTS RESOURCE (EMAI)
ILTAB (EMAI)
MEXICO (FAX)
HEATHER GEPFORD (R4DO)
FSME EVENTS RESOURCE (EMAI)
ILTAB (EMAI)
MEXICO (FAX)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE STOLEN FROM TRANSPORT VEHICLE
The following information was provided by the State of California via email:
"RHB [Radiological Health Branch] Richmond received Hazardous Material Spill Report - Cal EMA [Emergency Management Agency] Control #:14-2601, from Warning Center on May 17, 2014. The report stated that the Silicon Valley Soil Engineering's moisture density gauge manufactured by CPN, model MC-1 DR-P, Serial MD 70803844, was stolen from the transport vehicle on May 16, 2014, at 10:40 a.m. [PDT]. The gauge contained 50 mCi of Am-241 and 10 mCi of Cs-137.
"RHB will be inspecting this licensee to develop more information.
"5010 Number (Date Notified): 051914"
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 provided by the State of California via email:
"RHB [Radiological Health Branch] Richmond received Hazardous Material Spill Report - Cal EMA [Emergency Management Agency] Control #:14-2601, from Warning Center on May 17, 2014. The report stated that the Silicon Valley Soil Engineering's moisture density gauge manufactured by CPN, model MC-1 DR-P, Serial MD 70803844, was stolen from the transport vehicle on May 16, 2014, at 10:40 a.m. [PDT]. The gauge contained 50 mCi of Am-241 and 10 mCi of Cs-137.
"RHB will be inspecting this licensee to develop more information.
"5010 Number (Date Notified): 051914"
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