Event Notification Report for August 06, 2016
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/05/2016 - 08/06/2016
EVENT NUMBERS
52158
Agreement State
Event Number: 52158
Rep Org: TEXAS DEPT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Licensee: FUGRO CONSULTANTS INC.
Region: 4
City: DALLAS State: TX
County:
License #: 03461
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ART TUCKER
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN SHOEMAKER
Licensee: FUGRO CONSULTANTS INC.
Region: 4
City: DALLAS State: TX
County:
License #: 03461
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ART TUCKER
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN SHOEMAKER
Notification Date: 08/06/2016
Notification Time: 18:29 [ET]
Event Date: 08/06/2016
Event Time: 14:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/10/2016
Notification Time: 18:29 [ET]
Event Date: 08/06/2016
Event Time: 14:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/10/2016
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
MARK HAIRE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
CNSNS (MEXICO) (EMAI)
LANCE ENGLISH (ILTA)
MARK HAIRE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
CNSNS (MEXICO) (EMAI)
LANCE ENGLISH (ILTA)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The following report was received from the State of Texas via email:
"On August 6, 2016, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was contacted by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) who reported one of their crews had lost a Troxler model 3440 moisture density gauge. The gauge contains an 8 millicurie cesium-137 and a 40 millicurie americium-241 source. The crew had returned to their office in Dallas and when they went to get the gauge to place it in storage they realized the gauge had been left on the tailgate of the truck and was no longer there. The RSO was notified and both the crew and the RSO drove the 20 mile route used by the technicians returning to the office in an attempt to find the gauge, but the gauge was not located. The RSO stated the cesium source was located in the fully shielded position, but the operating rod was not locked. Local Law Enforcement in the area where the gauge was being used was notified of the lost gauge. The gauge does have a label on it identifying the licensee and listing the licensee's contact number. This number is to an answering service. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300.
"Local law enforcement has been notified."
Texas Report #: I-9423
* * * UPDATE FROM ART TUCKER TO STEVEN VITTO AT 1711 EDT ON 08/10/2016 * * *
The following was received from State of Texas via email:
"On August 10, 2016, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee that it had recovered the missing gauge. The licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) stated they found the gauge listed on Craig's List web site and contacted the seller. The RSO stated they paid the seller a reward and gained custody of the gauge at 1445 hours on August 10, 2016. The RSO stated the gauge was not damaged and the cesium source was still fully shielded. The RSO stated he was sending the gauge to a service company for inspection. Additional information will be provided in accordance with SA-300."
Notified R4DO (O'Keefe), ILTAB (English), NMSS_Events Resource, CNSNS (MEXICO) via email.
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 report was received from the State of Texas via email:
"On August 6, 2016, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was contacted by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) who reported one of their crews had lost a Troxler model 3440 moisture density gauge. The gauge contains an 8 millicurie cesium-137 and a 40 millicurie americium-241 source. The crew had returned to their office in Dallas and when they went to get the gauge to place it in storage they realized the gauge had been left on the tailgate of the truck and was no longer there. The RSO was notified and both the crew and the RSO drove the 20 mile route used by the technicians returning to the office in an attempt to find the gauge, but the gauge was not located. The RSO stated the cesium source was located in the fully shielded position, but the operating rod was not locked. Local Law Enforcement in the area where the gauge was being used was notified of the lost gauge. The gauge does have a label on it identifying the licensee and listing the licensee's contact number. This number is to an answering service. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300.
"Local law enforcement has been notified."
Texas Report #: I-9423
* * * UPDATE FROM ART TUCKER TO STEVEN VITTO AT 1711 EDT ON 08/10/2016 * * *
The following was received from State of Texas via email:
"On August 10, 2016, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee that it had recovered the missing gauge. The licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) stated they found the gauge listed on Craig's List web site and contacted the seller. The RSO stated they paid the seller a reward and gained custody of the gauge at 1445 hours on August 10, 2016. The RSO stated the gauge was not damaged and the cesium source was still fully shielded. The RSO stated he was sending the gauge to a service company for inspection. Additional information will be provided in accordance with SA-300."
Notified R4DO (O'Keefe), ILTAB (English), NMSS_Events Resource, CNSNS (MEXICO) via email.
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