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
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
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:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
GARY SANBORN (R4)
DOUG BROADDUS (NMSS)
GARY SANBORN (R4)
DOUG BROADDUS (NMSS)
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.
"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.