Event Notification Report for April 13, 2007
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
04/12/2007 - 04/13/2007
EVENT NUMBERS
43304
General Information or Other
Event Number: 43304
Rep Org: COLORADO DEPT OF HEALTH
Licensee: PROTECHNICS
Region: 4
City: TRINIDAD State: CO
County:
License #: 545-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ED STROUD
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Licensee: PROTECHNICS
Region: 4
City: TRINIDAD State: CO
County:
License #: 545-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ED STROUD
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Notification Date: 04/16/2007
Notification Time: 14:49 [ET]
Event Date: 04/13/2007
Event Time: 00:00 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 04/16/2007
Notification Time: 14:49 [ET]
Event Date: 04/13/2007
Event Time: 00:00 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 04/16/2007
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
ANTHONY GODY (R4)
MICHELL BURGESS (FSME)
ANTHONY GODY (R4)
MICHELL BURGESS (FSME)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST CONTROL OF 2 MILLICURIES OF IR-192
The licensee provided the following information via facsimile:
"This is initial notification that the Department is investigating an incident involving licensed radioactive material that was discovered at a [Grand Junction, CO] landfill on 4/13/07. Apparently, a licensee using radioactive materials for subsurface well tracing activities lost control of 4-10 bottles of resin bead waste containing Ir-192. Radiation readings taken on the waste containers indicated about 2 millirem per hour at one meter. The company believed to be responsible for the waste, Protechnics, responded to the scene and removed the material to their facility for decay. So far, there is no indication that any members of the public were exposed to radiation in excess of established limits. An investigation is in progress."
The licensee provided the following information via facsimile:
"This is initial notification that the Department is investigating an incident involving licensed radioactive material that was discovered at a [Grand Junction, CO] landfill on 4/13/07. Apparently, a licensee using radioactive materials for subsurface well tracing activities lost control of 4-10 bottles of resin bead waste containing Ir-192. Radiation readings taken on the waste containers indicated about 2 millirem per hour at one meter. The company believed to be responsible for the waste, Protechnics, responded to the scene and removed the material to their facility for decay. So far, there is no indication that any members of the public were exposed to radiation in excess of established limits. An investigation is in progress."