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Event Notification Report for July 30, 2002

      
                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           07/29/2002 - 07/30/2002

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

39090  39091  
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|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   39090       |
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| REP ORG:  MISSISSIPPI DIV OF RAD HEALTH        |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/25/2002|
|LICENSEE:  BURNS, COOLEY AND DENNIS, INC        |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:30[EDT]|
|    CITY:  JACKSON                  REGION:  2  |EVENT DATE:        07/24/2002|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  MS |EVENT TIME:             [CDT]|
|LICENSE#:  MS61901               AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  07/25/2002|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |MARK LESSER          R2      |
|                                                |JOHN HICKEY          NMSS    |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  JOSH GRISHAM                 |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  MIKE NORRIS                  |                             |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NAGR                     AGREEMENT STATE        |                             |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING A STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE                      |
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| A Troxler gauge model 3440, serial number 31621, was stolen out of the bed   |
| of a truck in front of a private residence.  The vehicle was parked at 2300  |
| on 7/24/02 and the gauge was found missing at 0700 on 7/25/02.   The gauge   |
| contains 8 millicuries of Cs-137 and 40 millicuries of Am-241:Be.  Local law |
| enforcement has notified and a press release is planned for the local        |
| newspaper.                                                                   |
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|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   39091       |
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| REP ORG:  FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL  |NOTIFICATION DATE:
07/25/2002|
|LICENSEE:  ATLANTIC DRILLING SUPPLY             |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:00[EDT]|
|    CITY:  ORLANDO                  REGION:  2  |EVENT DATE:        07/03/2002|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  FL |EVENT TIME:             [EDT]|
|LICENSE#:  2830-1                AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  07/25/2002|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |MARK LESSER          R2      |
|                                                |JOHN HICKEY          NMSS    |
+------------------------------------------------+RICHARD WOODRUFF     R2      |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  CHARLIE ADAMS                |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  FANGIE JONES                 |                             |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NAGR                     AGREEMENT STATE        |                             |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING SOIL DENSITY GAUGE                          |
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| Atlantic Drilling Supply shipped a CPN Model NC3 moisture density gauge      |
| (serial number M310800431, containing 10 millicuries Cs-137 and 50           |
| millicuries Am-241:Be) to CPN International in Martinez, CA for calibration. |
| The gauge was shipped via Conway Southern Express.  The shipment has been    |
| traced to Jacksonville where there is paperwork indicating shipment on to    |
| Atlanta.  There is no paperwork or other indication of the shipment arriving |
| in Atlanta.  There is an investigation ongoing to determine the actual       |
| location of the shipment.                                                    |
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