Event Notification Report for August 14, 2020
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/13/2020 - 08/14/2020
EVENT NUMBERS
54842
Agreement State
Event Number: 54842
Rep Org: ALABAMA RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee: PPG Industries
Region: 1
City: Huntsville State: AL
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Cason Coan
HQ OPS Officer: Michael Bloodgood
Licensee: PPG Industries
Region: 1
City: Huntsville State: AL
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Cason Coan
HQ OPS Officer: Michael Bloodgood
Notification Date: 08/18/2020
Notification Time: 17:36 [ET]
Event Date: 08/14/2020
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/18/2020
Notification Time: 17:36 [ET]
Event Date: 08/14/2020
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/18/2020
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
JONATHAN GREIVES (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
JONATHAN GREIVES (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST SOURCE
The following information was received from the Alabama Department of Public Health via email.
"On August 14, 2020, the Agency [Alabama Department of Public Health] received e-mail communication from PPG Industries, a general license device registrant in Huntsville, Alabama. The registrant reported that apparently a registered device containing 10 milliCuries of polonium-210 (at assay) was unable to be located for inventory. The registrant reported that the area of use was searched for 3 weeks; the device remains unaccounted for. The device has been reported to the manufacturer (NRD Systems) as lost."
Alabama Event No.: 20-19
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 information was received from the Alabama Department of Public Health via email.
"On August 14, 2020, the Agency [Alabama Department of Public Health] received e-mail communication from PPG Industries, a general license device registrant in Huntsville, Alabama. The registrant reported that apparently a registered device containing 10 milliCuries of polonium-210 (at assay) was unable to be located for inventory. The registrant reported that the area of use was searched for 3 weeks; the device remains unaccounted for. The device has been reported to the manufacturer (NRD Systems) as lost."
Alabama Event No.: 20-19
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