Event Notification Report for November 13, 2021
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
11/12/2021 - 11/13/2021
EVENT NUMBERS
55582
55582
Agreement State
Event Number: 55582
Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm
Licensee: Twining, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Inglewood State: CA
County:
License #: 6872-19
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Donald Oesterle
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity
Licensee: Twining, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Inglewood State: CA
County:
License #: 6872-19
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Donald Oesterle
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity
Notification Date: 11/16/2021
Notification Time: 13:33 [ET]
Event Date: 11/13/2021
Event Time: 00:00 [PST]
Last Update Date: 11/16/2021
Notification Time: 13:33 [ET]
Event Date: 11/13/2021
Event Time: 00:00 [PST]
Last Update Date: 11/16/2021
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Drake, James (R4)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
CNSNS (Mexico), - (EMAIL)
Drake, James (R4)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
CNSNS (Mexico), - (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 12/16/2021
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The following was received from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) via email:
"On Monday, November 15, 2021, Twining, Inc. reported the theft of a CPN MC-1DR #MD0080857 containing sealed sources of Cs-137 (10 mCi) and Am-241 (50 mCi). The theft occurred after 1700 (PST) on Saturday November 13, 2021 at a temporary job storage site (Clipper's Stadium in Inglewood, CA). There was a locked perimeter fence and a guard onsite. The CPN nuclear gauge was locked in its transport case, locked inside a job box, which was chained to a larger Conex box on site. Other equipment was also stolen from the jobsite. A police report is being filed. Additional information has been requested by CDPH."
California event number: 111521
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 was received from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) via email:
"On Monday, November 15, 2021, Twining, Inc. reported the theft of a CPN MC-1DR #MD0080857 containing sealed sources of Cs-137 (10 mCi) and Am-241 (50 mCi). The theft occurred after 1700 (PST) on Saturday November 13, 2021 at a temporary job storage site (Clipper's Stadium in Inglewood, CA). There was a locked perimeter fence and a guard onsite. The CPN nuclear gauge was locked in its transport case, locked inside a job box, which was chained to a larger Conex box on site. Other equipment was also stolen from the jobsite. A police report is being filed. Additional information has been requested by CDPH."
California event number: 111521
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