Event Notification Report for December 22, 2020
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
12/21/2020 - 12/22/2020
EVENT NUMBERS
55044
55044
Agreement State
Event Number: 55044
Rep Org: WISCONSIN RADIATION PROTECTION
Licensee: Amcor
Region: 3
City: Madison State: WI
County:
License #: GL 709058
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Megan Shober
HQ OPS Officer: Andrew Waugh
Licensee: Amcor
Region: 3
City: Madison State: WI
County:
License #: GL 709058
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Megan Shober
HQ OPS Officer: Andrew Waugh
Notification Date: 12/23/2020
Notification Time: 11:49 [ET]
Event Date: 12/22/2020
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 12/23/2020
Notification Time: 11:49 [ET]
Event Date: 12/22/2020
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 12/23/2020
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
JAMNES CAMERON (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
- CNSC (CANADA) (EMAIL)
JAMNES CAMERON (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
- CNSC (CANADA) (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS
The following information was received via email:
"The Department [Wisconsin Radiation Protection Section] was notified on December 22, 2020, of the loss of four Safety Light Corporation Model SLX-60 tritium exit signs. The signs each contained 7.5 Ci of tritium in December 2006. The licensee searched for the missing signs and was unable to locate them on the premises. The licensee believes that the signs were inadvertently disposed during construction in 2019. The Department will follow up with the licensee."
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 via email:
"The Department [Wisconsin Radiation Protection Section] was notified on December 22, 2020, of the loss of four Safety Light Corporation Model SLX-60 tritium exit signs. The signs each contained 7.5 Ci of tritium in December 2006. The licensee searched for the missing signs and was unable to locate them on the premises. The licensee believes that the signs were inadvertently disposed during construction in 2019. The Department will follow up with the licensee."
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