Event Notification Report for September 30, 2015
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/29/2015 - 09/30/2015
EVENT NUMBERS
51434
Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 51434
Rep Org: U.S. ARMY
Licensee: U.S. ARMY
Region: 3
City: WARREN State: MI
County:
License #: 21-32838-02
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KAREN MCGUIRE
HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH
Licensee: U.S. ARMY
Region: 3
City: WARREN State: MI
County:
License #: 21-32838-02
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KAREN MCGUIRE
HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH
Notification Date: 09/30/2015
Notification Time: 15:59 [ET]
Event Date: 09/30/2015
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/01/2015
Notification Time: 15:59 [ET]
Event Date: 09/30/2015
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/01/2015
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(i) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(i) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X
Person (Organization):
FRED BOWER (R1DO)
STEVE ORTH (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
FRED BOWER (R1DO)
STEVE ORTH (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
MISSING TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The U.S. Army contracted with [common carrier] to pick up two Troxler moisture density gauges from their Life Cycle Management center in Warren, Michigan and deliver them to an Army National Guard (ANG) center in Methuen, Massachusetts. On 9/28/15, [common carrier] tracking indicated that only one of the gauges was delivered. The ANG center didn't receive the gauge until 9/29/15. The RSO at U.S. Army TACOM contacted [common carrier] about the status of the second gauge.
On 9/30/15, [common carrier] informed the RSO that the gauge was "misplaced" and an investigation and search was underway.
The missing gauge is a Troxler Model 3440+, serial number 68419, containing 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241.
The U.S. Army will update this report as appropriate.
* * * UPDATE FROM KAREN MCGUIRE TO JOHN SHOEMAKER AT 1140 ON 10/01/15 * * *
The common carrier located and delivered the remaining gauge to the proper location.
Notified R1DO (Bower), R3DO (Orth), and NMSS Events Notifications via email.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
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. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are 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. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
The U.S. Army contracted with [common carrier] to pick up two Troxler moisture density gauges from their Life Cycle Management center in Warren, Michigan and deliver them to an Army National Guard (ANG) center in Methuen, Massachusetts. On 9/28/15, [common carrier] tracking indicated that only one of the gauges was delivered. The ANG center didn't receive the gauge until 9/29/15. The RSO at U.S. Army TACOM contacted [common carrier] about the status of the second gauge.
On 9/30/15, [common carrier] informed the RSO that the gauge was "misplaced" and an investigation and search was underway.
The missing gauge is a Troxler Model 3440+, serial number 68419, containing 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241.
The U.S. Army will update this report as appropriate.
* * * UPDATE FROM KAREN MCGUIRE TO JOHN SHOEMAKER AT 1140 ON 10/01/15 * * *
The common carrier located and delivered the remaining gauge to the proper location.
Notified R1DO (Bower), R3DO (Orth), and NMSS Events Notifications via email.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
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. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are 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. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf