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Event Notification Report for August 12, 2002

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/11/2002 - 08/12/2002

EVENT NUMBERS
39125

General Information or Other
Event Number: 39125
Rep Org: UTAH DIVISION OF RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee: GEOTEK, INC
Region: 4
City: Sandy   State: UT
County:
License #: UT-1800427
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: UTAH DIV OF RAD CONTROL
HQ OPS Officer: GERRY WAIG
Notification Date: 08/13/2002
Notification Time: 10:39 [ET]
Event Date: 08/12/2002
Event Time: 10:30 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 08/14/2002
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
GARY SANBORN (R4)
DOUG BROADDUS (NMSS)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST PORTABLE MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE

"A Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc. Model 3430, portable gauging device serial number 30302, containing 8 millicuries of cesium-137 (source serial number 750-4769), and 40 millicuries of americium-241/beryllium (source serial number 47-25522) was lost from the bed of a pickup truck while traveling from the licensee's office in Sandy, Utah to a temporary jobsite in West Jordan, Utah."

The Utah event report number for this event is UT-02-0002


* * * UPDATE ON 8/14/02 @ 1152 BY FELICE TO GOULD * * *

The device was found by another Utah licensee as soon as it dropped off the truck. It was returned to the owner and it did not appear to be damaged.