Event Notification Report for October 26, 2021
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
10/25/2021 - 10/26/2021
Agreement State
Event Number: 55545
Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm
Licensee: CTE CAL, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Fremont State: CA
County:
License #: 8327-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Arunika Hewadikaram
HQ OPS Officer: Donald Norwood
Licensee: CTE CAL, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Fremont State: CA
County:
License #: 8327-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Arunika Hewadikaram
HQ OPS Officer: Donald Norwood
Notification Date: 10/26/2021
Notification Time: 18:59 [ET]
Event Date: 10/26/2021
Event Time: 05:30 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 10/26/2021
Notification Time: 18:59 [ET]
Event Date: 10/26/2021
Event Time: 05:30 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 10/26/2021
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Pick, Greg (R4)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
CNSNS (Mexico), - (EMAIL)
Pick, Greg (R4)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
CNSNS (Mexico), - (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 11/26/2021
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The following information was received via E-mail:
"On 10/26/21, California Office of Emergency Services (CALOES) contacted the Radiologic Health Branch (RHB) to report a stolen moisture density gauge. The gauge stolen is a Troxler Model 3430, S/N 23760, containing 9 mCi of Cs-137 and 44 mCi of Am-241. The report stated that the gauge was stolen out of user's truck parked at his residence located in San Leandro, CA, between 5:30-6:00 a.m. PDT on 10/26/2021. The licensee had notified San Leandro Police Department of the theft (report number unavailable).
"RHB will be following up on this investigation."
California 5010 Number: 102621
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 - STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The following information was received via E-mail:
"On 10/26/21, California Office of Emergency Services (CALOES) contacted the Radiologic Health Branch (RHB) to report a stolen moisture density gauge. The gauge stolen is a Troxler Model 3430, S/N 23760, containing 9 mCi of Cs-137 and 44 mCi of Am-241. The report stated that the gauge was stolen out of user's truck parked at his residence located in San Leandro, CA, between 5:30-6:00 a.m. PDT on 10/26/2021. The licensee had notified San Leandro Police Department of the theft (report number unavailable).
"RHB will be following up on this investigation."
California 5010 Number: 102621
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
Agreement State
Event Number: 55547
Rep Org: Louisiana Deq
Licensee: QSA Global, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Baton Rouge State: LA
County:
License #: LA-5934-L01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Richard Blackwell
HQ OPS Officer: Donald Norwood
Licensee: QSA Global, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Baton Rouge State: LA
County:
License #: LA-5934-L01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Richard Blackwell
HQ OPS Officer: Donald Norwood
Notification Date: 10/27/2021
Notification Time: 14:32 [ET]
Event Date: 10/26/2021
Event Time: 15:50 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/27/2021
Notification Time: 14:32 [ET]
Event Date: 10/26/2021
Event Time: 15:50 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/27/2021
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Pick, Greg (R4)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
Gott, William (IR)
Pick, Greg (R4)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
Gott, William (IR)
EN Revision Imported Date: 11/26/2021
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA DELIVERED TO WRONG ADDRESS
The following is a synopsis of information received via E-mail:
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) was notified by the QSA Global Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) concerning an industrial radiography camera that had been shipped, but did not reach its intended destination on October 26, 2021. This notification was made via the LDEQ Radiation Hotline at approximately 1215 CDT on October 27, 2021. According to the QSA Global RSO, the common carrier said the package had been delivered on October 26, 2021 at 1550 CDT and signed for by an individual. The RSO for Ohmstede, the intended recipient, said the package had not been delivered. The package with the industrial radiography camera, a QSA Global model 880 Delta (s/n D11151) with 105 Ci of Ir-192 (s/n 34970M), was mistakenly delivered to an address on Hwy 75 instead of the correct address on Highway 30, St. Gabriel, LA. On October 27, 2021, the common carrier driver picked up the package from the incorrect address and delivered it to the correct location around 1300 CDT on October 27, 2021. No further action required.
Louisiana Event Report ID No.: LA 20210009
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Category 2' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA DELIVERED TO WRONG ADDRESS
The following is a synopsis of information received via E-mail:
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) was notified by the QSA Global Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) concerning an industrial radiography camera that had been shipped, but did not reach its intended destination on October 26, 2021. This notification was made via the LDEQ Radiation Hotline at approximately 1215 CDT on October 27, 2021. According to the QSA Global RSO, the common carrier said the package had been delivered on October 26, 2021 at 1550 CDT and signed for by an individual. The RSO for Ohmstede, the intended recipient, said the package had not been delivered. The package with the industrial radiography camera, a QSA Global model 880 Delta (s/n D11151) with 105 Ci of Ir-192 (s/n 34970M), was mistakenly delivered to an address on Hwy 75 instead of the correct address on Highway 30, St. Gabriel, LA. On October 27, 2021, the common carrier driver picked up the package from the incorrect address and delivered it to the correct location around 1300 CDT on October 27, 2021. No further action required.
Louisiana Event Report ID No.: LA 20210009
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Category 2' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf