Event Notification Report for March 05, 2018
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
03/04/2018 - 03/05/2018
EVENT NUMBERS
53312
Agreement State
Event Number: 53312
Rep Org: UTAH DIVISION OF RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RADIATION SAFETY
Region: 4
City: SALT LAKE CITY State: UT
County:
License #: UT 1800001
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: TIM BUTLER
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Licensee: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RADIATION SAFETY
Region: 4
City: SALT LAKE CITY State: UT
County:
License #: UT 1800001
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: TIM BUTLER
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Notification Date: 04/03/2018
Notification Time: 18:29 [ET]
Event Date: 03/05/2018
Event Time: 00:00 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 04/03/2018
Notification Time: 18:29 [ET]
Event Date: 03/05/2018
Event Time: 00:00 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 04/03/2018
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
Person (Organization):
JAMES DRAKE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
JAMES DRAKE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING GENERALLY LICENSED NI-63 SOURCE
The following information was received via E-mail:
"The licensee indicated that during a lab remodel, an employee removed a Gas Chromatograph (GC) containing a 13.81 mCi, Ni-63 source, Serial Number M2093, a license distributed under general license. The GC was then sent to surplus. The device was then purchased by an unknown party, on an as yet to be determined date. The radiation safety team last physically inventoried the device on August 2, 2017. The current location of the device is unknown."
Utah Event Report ID No.: UT180001
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 via E-mail:
"The licensee indicated that during a lab remodel, an employee removed a Gas Chromatograph (GC) containing a 13.81 mCi, Ni-63 source, Serial Number M2093, a license distributed under general license. The GC was then sent to surplus. The device was then purchased by an unknown party, on an as yet to be determined date. The radiation safety team last physically inventoried the device on August 2, 2017. The current location of the device is unknown."
Utah Event Report ID No.: UT180001
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