Event Notification Report for September 13, 2005
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/12/2005 - 09/13/2005
General Information or Other
Event Number: 41989
Rep Org: GEORGIA RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PGM
Licensee: ACUREN INSPECTION
Region: 1
City: SAVANNAH State: GA
County:
License #: GA 1115-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ELIZABETH DRINNON
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Licensee: ACUREN INSPECTION
Region: 1
City: SAVANNAH State: GA
County:
License #: GA 1115-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ELIZABETH DRINNON
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Notification Date: 09/14/2005
Notification Time: 10:30 [ET]
Event Date: 09/13/2005
Event Time: 16:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/15/2005
Notification Time: 10:30 [ET]
Event Date: 09/13/2005
Event Time: 16:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/15/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JAMES TRAPP (R1)
TRISH HOLAHAN (NMSS)
TIM MCGINTY (IRD)
BENJAMIN SANDLER (TAS)
JAMES TRAPP (R1)
TRISH HOLAHAN (NMSS)
TIM MCGINTY (IRD)
BENJAMIN SANDLER (TAS)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING A STOLEN/RECOVERED INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA
At 1600 EDT on 9/13/05 an Acuren Inspection vehicle was discovered missing from their satellite office located in Augusta, GA. The vehicle contained a TechOps industrial radiography camera, model and serial number unknown containing an Ir-192 source (source strength not available at time of the report). The vehicle was recovered four (4) hours later at 2000 EDT by law enforcement. The individual believed responsible for the theft, an employee, was arrested at 0300 EDT on 9/14. The corporate RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) is enroute to Augusta to examine the recovered vehicle and radiography camera. The State of Georgia will update this report as additional information becomes available.
* * * UPDATE ON 09/15/05 @ 1525 FROM ELIZABETH DRINNON TO CHAUNCEY GOULD * * *
The model of the camera is AEA 660B serial # B2655. The source model AEA 424-9 serial number 21291B, containing iridium 192. The strength of the source at the time of the theft was 18.5 curies.
Notified Reg 1 RDO (Trapp), NMSS EO (Hodges), IRD (Wilson), TAS (English), TAS(Sandler), and DHS (Cartledge)
IAEA Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example, level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging.
At 1600 EDT on 9/13/05 an Acuren Inspection vehicle was discovered missing from their satellite office located in Augusta, GA. The vehicle contained a TechOps industrial radiography camera, model and serial number unknown containing an Ir-192 source (source strength not available at time of the report). The vehicle was recovered four (4) hours later at 2000 EDT by law enforcement. The individual believed responsible for the theft, an employee, was arrested at 0300 EDT on 9/14. The corporate RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) is enroute to Augusta to examine the recovered vehicle and radiography camera. The State of Georgia will update this report as additional information becomes available.
* * * UPDATE ON 09/15/05 @ 1525 FROM ELIZABETH DRINNON TO CHAUNCEY GOULD * * *
The model of the camera is AEA 660B serial # B2655. The source model AEA 424-9 serial number 21291B, containing iridium 192. The strength of the source at the time of the theft was 18.5 curies.
Notified Reg 1 RDO (Trapp), NMSS EO (Hodges), IRD (Wilson), TAS (English), TAS(Sandler), and DHS (Cartledge)
IAEA Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example, level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging.
Hospital
Event Number: 41993
Rep Org: VA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Licensee: VA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Region: 1
City: RICHMOND State: VA
County:
License #: 45-00048-17
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DEAN BROUGA
HQ OPS Officer: ARLON COSTA
Licensee: VA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Region: 1
City: RICHMOND State: VA
County:
License #: 45-00048-17
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DEAN BROUGA
HQ OPS Officer: ARLON COSTA
Notification Date: 09/14/2005
Notification Time: 14:24 [ET]
Event Date: 09/13/2005
Event Time: 15:30 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/14/2005
Notification Time: 14:24 [ET]
Event Date: 09/13/2005
Event Time: 15:30 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/14/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
30.50(b)(1) - UNPLANNED CONTAMINATION
10 CFR Section:
30.50(b)(1) - UNPLANNED CONTAMINATION
Person (Organization):
JAMES TRAPP (R1)
GREG MORELL (NMSS)
JAMES TRAPP (R1)
GREG MORELL (NMSS)
UNPLANNED CONTAMINATION DUE TO A PIPE CRACK
Licensee personnel noted a pipe crack in the waste water system which allowed contaminated water to drip onto the air handling equipment for the laboratory. The leaking sink was in the laboratory receiving area for waste disposal. The waste water penetrated the air handler and contaminated the unit. The air handling unit was shut down and access control for contamination was initiated for the entire area. Contamination was measured up to 20K dpm but no one has been injured nor contaminated. Most of the beta activity comes mainly from P-32, C-14 and S-35. Area decontamination procedures are currently underway. The licensee will provide a detailed written report of this incident to the U.S. NRC.
Licensee personnel noted a pipe crack in the waste water system which allowed contaminated water to drip onto the air handling equipment for the laboratory. The leaking sink was in the laboratory receiving area for waste disposal. The waste water penetrated the air handler and contaminated the unit. The air handling unit was shut down and access control for contamination was initiated for the entire area. Contamination was measured up to 20K dpm but no one has been injured nor contaminated. Most of the beta activity comes mainly from P-32, C-14 and S-35. Area decontamination procedures are currently underway. The licensee will provide a detailed written report of this incident to the U.S. NRC.