Event Notification Report for March 06, 2021
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
03/05/2021 - 03/06/2021
EVENT NUMBERS
56033
56033
Agreement State
Event Number: 56033
Rep Org: California Department of Public Health
Licensee: Advanced Geotechnical Solutions, Inc.
Region: 4
City: San Diego State: CA
County:
License #: 7856-37
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: L. Robert Greger
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross
Licensee: Advanced Geotechnical Solutions, Inc.
Region: 4
City: San Diego State: CA
County:
License #: 7856-37
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: L. Robert Greger
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross
Notification Date: 08/05/2022
Notification Time: 15:46 [ET]
Event Date: 03/06/2021
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 08/08/2022
Notification Time: 15:46 [ET]
Event Date: 03/06/2021
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 08/08/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Roldan-Otero, Lizette (R4DO)
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CNSNS (Mexico), - (EMAIL)
Roldan-Otero, Lizette (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
CNSNS (Mexico), - (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 8/8/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - THEFT OF RADIOACTIVE GAUGE
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
During an inspection on 7/26/22, the RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] of Advanced Geotechnical Solutions stated that on March 6, 2021, an Authorized User of radioactive gauges for Advanced Geotechnical Solutions discovered that his SUV had been broken into and the radioactive gauge Troxler, 3430, serial #70783 that he had checked out from the permanent storage site at [REDACTED], had been stolen. The Authorized User had transported the radioactive gauge to his personal residence and left it locked in his vehicle rather than transport it back to the permanent storage location in Escondido. The Authorized User reported the theft to his RSO, and to the San Diego Police Department, and the RSO reported the theft to Cal OES [California Governor's Office of Emergency Services] on 3/7/21, instead of to the Brea, CA office since it was a weekend. The report of the lost gauge apparently did not get to the Brea office, and consequently no investigation was conducted, nor was the theft reported to NRC.
The RSO had contacted local newspapers in an attempt to retrieve the stolen radioactive gauge, as well as notifying local servicing vendors of radioactive gauges to be alert for the serial number of the stolen gauge in case it turns up for service, but the gauge has not been recovered. The investigation is ongoing, including why the Cal OES report did not get to the Brea, CA, RHB [Radiologic Health Branch] inspection office.
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
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - THEFT OF RADIOACTIVE GAUGE
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
During an inspection on 7/26/22, the RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] of Advanced Geotechnical Solutions stated that on March 6, 2021, an Authorized User of radioactive gauges for Advanced Geotechnical Solutions discovered that his SUV had been broken into and the radioactive gauge Troxler, 3430, serial #70783 that he had checked out from the permanent storage site at [REDACTED], had been stolen. The Authorized User had transported the radioactive gauge to his personal residence and left it locked in his vehicle rather than transport it back to the permanent storage location in Escondido. The Authorized User reported the theft to his RSO, and to the San Diego Police Department, and the RSO reported the theft to Cal OES [California Governor's Office of Emergency Services] on 3/7/21, instead of to the Brea, CA office since it was a weekend. The report of the lost gauge apparently did not get to the Brea office, and consequently no investigation was conducted, nor was the theft reported to NRC.
The RSO had contacted local newspapers in an attempt to retrieve the stolen radioactive gauge, as well as notifying local servicing vendors of radioactive gauges to be alert for the serial number of the stolen gauge in case it turns up for service, but the gauge has not been recovered. The investigation is ongoing, including why the Cal OES report did not get to the Brea, CA, RHB [Radiologic Health Branch] inspection office.
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