Event Notification Report for April 28, 2021

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE

The following information was received from the Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Radiation Control via email:

"On April 20, 2021 about 1130 [EDT], Alabama licensee Building and Earth Sciences, Inc. (license number 1266) called to report that a moisture density gauge had been run over by a compactor while at a temporary job site. The licensee's representative stated that the gauge was in several pieces, and the source rod/probe could not be retracted into the safe shielded position. The licensee collected a leak test once the gauge was safely stored; exposure measurements from the leak test envelope were less than or equal to background. The gauge is a Troxler 3430 s/n 32716, with 9 milliCuries Cs-137 and 44 milliCuries Am-241:Be. The Agency is waiting on the licensee's report of this matter. More information to follow."

Alabama Report No.: 21-12

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STATIC ELIMINATOR LOST IN SHIPPING

The following information was received from the Minnesota Department of Health via E-mail:

"On 4/15/2021, 3M Company received three of four boxes containing radioactive material shipped from NRD, LLC, in Grand Island, NY. The fourth package, containing one NRD model P-2042 static eliminator with an activity of 5 milliCuries of Po-210, was not received with the other three.

"3M contacted NRD and the common carrier to inquire about the status of the missing package. The common carrier's website indicates that the package in question is still in shipment. The common carrier initially stated that they believed the package was delivered on 4/15/2021 with the other packages in the shipment.

"When the package did not arrive on 4/15/2021, 3M started looking for the missing package in case it actually had been delivered and misplaced on the shipping dock, but the package has not been located. 3M has requested that a formal investigation be performed by the common carrier. The investigation is ongoing at the time of this notification."

* * * UPDATE ON 4/21/21 AT 1443 EDT FROM TYLER KRUSE TO DONALD NORWOOD * * *

The following information was received via from the Minnesota Department of Health via E-mail:

"Minnesota Department of Health was informed by the licensee that the source has been recovered. It was at the licensee's facility and had arrived in a mislabeled package from the manufacturer."

State Event Report ID No.: MN-21-0002

Notified R3DO (Peterson), ILTAB, NMSS Events Notification, and CNSC (Canada) 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

FITNESS-FOR-DUTY REPORT - EMPLOYEE SUPERVISOR CONFIRMED POSITIVE FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS

A non-licensed employee supervisor had a confirmed positive for illegal drugs during a random fitness-for-duty test. The employee's access to the plant has been terminated.
The NRC Resident has been notified.