Event Notification Report for February 02, 2016
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
02/01/2016 - 02/02/2016
EVENT NUMBERS
51714
Agreement State
Event Number: 51714
Rep Org: UTAH DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Licensee: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Region: 4
City: SALT LAKE CITY State: UT
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: PHILIP GRIFFIN
HQ OPS Officer: DANIEL MILLS
Licensee: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Region: 4
City: SALT LAKE CITY State: UT
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: PHILIP GRIFFIN
HQ OPS Officer: DANIEL MILLS
Notification Date: 02/05/2016
Notification Time: 17:55 [ET]
Event Date: 02/02/2016
Event Time: 00:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 02/05/2016
Notification Time: 17:55 [ET]
Event Date: 02/02/2016
Event Time: 00:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 02/05/2016
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
GREG PICK (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
GREG PICK (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
LOST TRITIUM EXIT SIGN
The following was received from Utah via email:
"On February 2, 2016, the licensee [University of Utah] was performing a 6-month inventory of the H-3 exit signs, when the individual performing the inventory noticed that one of the licensee's signs was missing. The licensee left a message with the University's facilities management office to see if the sign was removed by them. On February 5, 2016, the licensee was informed by the management group that they had not removed the sign. The licensee then determined that the sign was missing and presumed stolen. The licensee then notified the DWMRC [Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control] of the missing sign. The licensee will continue to investigate the incident, and will submit a written report to the DWMRC. The DWMRC will possibly perform an investigation on February 8, 2016.
"Manufacturer: unknown (possibly Safety Lite Corporation)
"Model: unknown
"Serial #: T3478
"Possibly acquired by the licensee in 2003.
"Activity: unknown (presumed >20 Ci of H-3)"
Utah Event # UT160001
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 following was received from Utah via email:
"On February 2, 2016, the licensee [University of Utah] was performing a 6-month inventory of the H-3 exit signs, when the individual performing the inventory noticed that one of the licensee's signs was missing. The licensee left a message with the University's facilities management office to see if the sign was removed by them. On February 5, 2016, the licensee was informed by the management group that they had not removed the sign. The licensee then determined that the sign was missing and presumed stolen. The licensee then notified the DWMRC [Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control] of the missing sign. The licensee will continue to investigate the incident, and will submit a written report to the DWMRC. The DWMRC will possibly perform an investigation on February 8, 2016.
"Manufacturer: unknown (possibly Safety Lite Corporation)
"Model: unknown
"Serial #: T3478
"Possibly acquired by the licensee in 2003.
"Activity: unknown (presumed >20 Ci of H-3)"
Utah Event # UT160001
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