Event Notification Report for January 8, 2004

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

Event Reports For
01/07/2004 - 01/08/2004

** EVENT NUMBERS **

Other Nuclear Material	Event Number: 40429
Rep Org: US AIR FORCE Licensee: US AIR FORCE Region: 1 City: WASHINGTON State: DC County: License #: 42-23539-01AF Agreement: N Docket: NRC Notified By: CRAIG REFOSCO HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN	Notification Date: 01/07/2004 Notification Time: 11:51 [ET] Event Date: 12/31/2003 Event Time: [EST] Last Update Date: 01/07/2004
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 20.2201(a)(1)(i) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X	Person (Organization): JAMES NOGGLE (R1) MIKE RUNYAN (R4) JOHN HICKEY (NMSS) MEXICO (FAX) ()

Event Text

MISSING TRITIUM SIGN

On 12/31/03 it was determined that a (1) tritium exit sign was missing from Bldg. 193 at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico. The sign was last observed the day before on 12/30/03. The missing sign is a Betalux-E, S/N 191736, containing a 20 curie tritium source. To date, three (3) exit signs have been reported missing during the on-going base renovation (see EN #40407). Efforts to locate the signs continue.

* * * UPDATE1550 EST ON 1/7/04 FROM CRAIG REFOSCO TO S. SANDIN * * *

The licensee is amending the original report to show that the last inventory of the exit sign was in May 2003 and not 12/30. The sign was discovered missing on 12/30 and reported to the USAF on 12/31/03. Notified R1DO(Noggle), R4DO(Runyan), and NMSS(Hickey).

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