Event Notification Report for October 18, 2021
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
10/17/2021 - 10/18/2021
EVENT NUMBERS
55530
55530
Agreement State
Event Number: 55530
Rep Org: OK DEQ RAD MANAGEMENT
Licensee: Commercial Metals
Region: 4
City: Durant State: OK
County:
License #: OK-32199-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Mike Broderick
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Licensee: Commercial Metals
Region: 4
City: Durant State: OK
County:
License #: OK-32199-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Mike Broderick
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 10/18/2021
Notification Time: 14:24 [ET]
Event Date: 10/18/2021
Event Time: 13:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/18/2021
Notification Time: 14:24 [ET]
Event Date: 10/18/2021
Event Time: 13:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/18/2021
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
GEPFORD, HEATHER (R4)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION, (EMAIL)
GEPFORD, HEATHER (R4)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION, (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 11/18/2021
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FOUND GAUGE
The following summary was received via e-mail from the Oklahoma Department of Radiation Management [the department]:
On October 18, 2021 at 13:00 CDT, the licensee contacted the department to inform them that they had discovered a density gauge Model RLL 1, Sn 209689a, Cs-137 source, 0.9 millicuries as manufactured, in an incoming load of scrap. The date of manufacture was June 2008 and does not appear to be designed to have a shutter. Contact, no shutter, open side readings were 33 mR/hour while closed side readings at 3 feet were less than 1 mR/hour. The gauge had gotten past gate monitors but triggered an alarm on the conveyer belt. The licensee contacted the vendor who told them that the gauge was sold as a general license in Texas to be used for level detection on a dredge. The gauge is currently being held in a drum onsite under lock and key.
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FOUND GAUGE
The following summary was received via e-mail from the Oklahoma Department of Radiation Management [the department]:
On October 18, 2021 at 13:00 CDT, the licensee contacted the department to inform them that they had discovered a density gauge Model RLL 1, Sn 209689a, Cs-137 source, 0.9 millicuries as manufactured, in an incoming load of scrap. The date of manufacture was June 2008 and does not appear to be designed to have a shutter. Contact, no shutter, open side readings were 33 mR/hour while closed side readings at 3 feet were less than 1 mR/hour. The gauge had gotten past gate monitors but triggered an alarm on the conveyer belt. The licensee contacted the vendor who told them that the gauge was sold as a general license in Texas to be used for level detection on a dredge. The gauge is currently being held in a drum onsite under lock and key.