Event Notification Report for August 15, 2019
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/14/2019 - 08/15/2019
EVENT NUMBERS
54223
Agreement State
Event Number: 54223
Rep Org: TEXAS DEPT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Licensee: LANGERMAN FOSTER ENGINEERING COMPANY LLC
Region: 4
City: WACO State: TX
County:
License #: L06382
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: CHRIS MOORE
HQ OPS Officer: ANDREW WAUGH
Licensee: LANGERMAN FOSTER ENGINEERING COMPANY LLC
Region: 4
City: WACO State: TX
County:
License #: L06382
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: CHRIS MOORE
HQ OPS Officer: ANDREW WAUGH
Notification Date: 08/16/2019
Notification Time: 10:59 [ET]
Event Date: 08/15/2019
Event Time: 13:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/16/2019
Notification Time: 10:59 [ET]
Event Date: 08/15/2019
Event Time: 13:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/16/2019
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
Person (Organization):
RAY KELLAR (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
RAY KELLAR (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST AND RECOVERED GAUGE
The following report was received via email:
"On August 15, 2019, the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) reported to the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] that a Troxler Model 3440 moisture-density gauge (serial number 26417) containing 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241/Be was stolen out of a pickup truck at a job site at 1330 CDT. The gauge was found by the technician at 1930 CDT under a debris pile at the job site. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Additional information will be reported in accordance with SA300."
Texas Incident #: 9702
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 via email:
"On August 15, 2019, the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) reported to the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] that a Troxler Model 3440 moisture-density gauge (serial number 26417) containing 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241/Be was stolen out of a pickup truck at a job site at 1330 CDT. The gauge was found by the technician at 1930 CDT under a debris pile at the job site. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Additional information will be reported in accordance with SA300."
Texas Incident #: 9702
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