Event Notification Report for September 16, 2005
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/15/2005 - 09/16/2005
EVENT NUMBERS
42007
General Information or Other
Event Number: 42007
Rep Org: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM
Licensee: BERLOGER GEO TECHNICAL
Region: 4
City: PLEASANTON State: CA
County:
License #: 2821
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: EDWARD GLOOR
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Licensee: BERLOGER GEO TECHNICAL
Region: 4
City: PLEASANTON State: CA
County:
License #: 2821
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: EDWARD GLOOR
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 09/22/2005
Notification Time: 13:54 [ET]
Event Date: 09/16/2005
Event Time: 08:45 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 09/22/2005
Notification Time: 13:54 [ET]
Event Date: 09/16/2005
Event Time: 08:45 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 09/22/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
MICHAEL SHANNON (R4)
TOMAS HERRERA (NMSS)
LANCE ENGLISH (TAS)
MEXICAN GOVT REP
MICHAEL SHANNON (R4)
TOMAS HERRERA (NMSS)
LANCE ENGLISH (TAS)
MEXICAN GOVT REP
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The State provided the following information via facsimile:
"Notification received from Governor's Office of Emergency Services at 8:40 a.m. regarding report of a stolen moisture density gauge. The RSO reported the theft of the gauge was noticed at 7:00 a.m. today. The cables were cut from the security device in his truck. It is unclear if the truck was located at a worksite or residence. The gauge is a HSI1500EZ unit - Cs-137 10 mCi [milliCurie] & Am-241 40 mCi model. The Tracy police have been notified."
California NMED # XCA-787
Less than the quantity of a IAEA Category 3 source.
Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury.
For some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are IAEA Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.
The State provided the following information via facsimile:
"Notification received from Governor's Office of Emergency Services at 8:40 a.m. regarding report of a stolen moisture density gauge. The RSO reported the theft of the gauge was noticed at 7:00 a.m. today. The cables were cut from the security device in his truck. It is unclear if the truck was located at a worksite or residence. The gauge is a HSI1500EZ unit - Cs-137 10 mCi [milliCurie] & Am-241 40 mCi model. The Tracy police have been notified."
California NMED # XCA-787
Less than the quantity of a IAEA Category 3 source.
Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury.
For some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are IAEA Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.