Event Notification Report for March 12, 2017
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
03/11/2017 - 03/12/2017
EVENT NUMBERS
52610
Agreement State
Event Number: 52610
Rep Org: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM
Licensee: AESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Region: 4
City: HUNTINGTON BEACH State: CA
County:
License #: 7197-30
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KATHLEEN HARKNESS
HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH
Licensee: AESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Region: 4
City: HUNTINGTON BEACH State: CA
County:
License #: 7197-30
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KATHLEEN HARKNESS
HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH
Notification Date: 03/13/2017
Notification Time: 18:09 [ET]
Event Date: 03/12/2017
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 03/13/2017
Notification Time: 18:09 [ET]
Event Date: 03/12/2017
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 03/13/2017
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
NEIL OKEEFE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
CNSNS (MEXICO) (FAX)
ILTAB (EMAI)
NEIL OKEEFE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
CNSNS (MEXICO) (FAX)
ILTAB (EMAI)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The following information was obtained from the state of California via email:
"A Troxler model 3440, serial number 69286 moisture density gauge was stolen from a gauge user's locked vehicle during the night of March 11, 2017. The vehicle was parked at his residence overnight (in Northridge, CA and with permission from the RSO) due to an early morning job on March 12, 2017. This Troxler model contains an 8 mCi Cs-137 sealed source and a 40 mCi Am-241:Be sealed source.
"The Troxler's Cs-137 source rod was locked into SAFE mode with a padlock and the transport case had two locked padlocks. One chain with two locks secured the transport case to the crew cab seat, within the locked truck. Los Angeles Police Dept. [LAPD] responded and found the truck's window had been broken. The police took fingerprints from the vehicle and filed a report. In addition, LAPD advised AESCO to place a Craigs List ad under Lost and Found offering a reward for the return of the stolen gauge."
California report number: 5010-031217
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 obtained from the state of California via email:
"A Troxler model 3440, serial number 69286 moisture density gauge was stolen from a gauge user's locked vehicle during the night of March 11, 2017. The vehicle was parked at his residence overnight (in Northridge, CA and with permission from the RSO) due to an early morning job on March 12, 2017. This Troxler model contains an 8 mCi Cs-137 sealed source and a 40 mCi Am-241:Be sealed source.
"The Troxler's Cs-137 source rod was locked into SAFE mode with a padlock and the transport case had two locked padlocks. One chain with two locks secured the transport case to the crew cab seat, within the locked truck. Los Angeles Police Dept. [LAPD] responded and found the truck's window had been broken. The police took fingerprints from the vehicle and filed a report. In addition, LAPD advised AESCO to place a Craigs List ad under Lost and Found offering a reward for the return of the stolen gauge."
California report number: 5010-031217
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