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Event Notification Report for June 11, 2020

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
06/10/2020 - 06/11/2020

EVENT NUMBERS
54746

Agreement State
Event Number: 54746
Rep Org: ARIZONA DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Licensee:
Region: 4
City: Mesa   State: AZ
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Brian Goretzki
HQ OPS Officer: Jeffrey Whited
Notification Date: 06/13/2020
Notification Time: 20:48 [ET]
Event Date: 06/11/2020
Event Time: 00:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 06/13/2020
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
JASON KOZAL (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FOUND RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

The following was received from the Arizona Department of Health and Services (the Department) via email:

"On June 11, 2020, the Department received a call from the Mesa Fire Department that they were responding to a residence that possessed a metal ammo can that was believed to contain yellowcake. The Department responded to the residence and surveyed the metal ammo can and obtained a high reading of approximately 8.5 mR/hr on contact. The metal ammo can was transported back to the Department for storage. The Department has no additional information at this time.

"The Department continues to investigate the event."

Arizona Incident 20-011