Event Notification Report for April 04, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
04/03/2022 - 04/04/2022
EVENT NUMBERS
57051
57051
Agreement State
Event Number: 57051
Rep Org: WA Office of Radiation Protection
Licensee: Radius Recycling
Region: 4
City: Burbank State: WA
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Killingbeck
HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows
Licensee: Radius Recycling
Region: 4
City: Burbank State: WA
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Killingbeck
HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows
Notification Date: 03/25/2024
Notification Time: 18:54 [ET]
Event Date: 04/04/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 03/25/2024
Notification Time: 18:54 [ET]
Event Date: 04/04/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 03/25/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Kellar, Ray (R4DO)
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Kellar, Ray (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FOUND SOURCE
The following information was received from the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Radiation Protection (the Department) via email:
"Action Towing LLC transported a car to the Schnitzer Steel Industries scrap metal facility, and it triggered the scrap yard's radiation detectors. The scrap yard staff measured about 35 micro roentgen/hour on the outside of the car. Officials at Schnitzer Steel Industries contacted the Department which resulted in an evaluation of the concern and issuance of a DOT special permit so that the radioactive car could be returned to Action Towing LLC for proper handling.
"The Action Towing office manager was informed that the staff had seen some sort of radiation equipment in the car, so the Department requested pictures of the equipment. The pictures showed an old military Geiger-Mueller (GM) survey meter and other items. The Department went to Action Towing to investigate the radioactivity. In addition to the old military GM survey meter, which was not radioactive, the Department found two glass tubes containing radioactive material, which measured about 2 milliroentgen/hour on contact. One of the tubes was labeled as radium-226. The Department took the radioactive tubes for disposal, then surveyed the car and found no elevated radioactivity remaining in the car, and therefore released the car for unrestricted use."
WA State Item Number: WA240001
The following information was received from the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Radiation Protection (the Department) via email:
"Action Towing LLC transported a car to the Schnitzer Steel Industries scrap metal facility, and it triggered the scrap yard's radiation detectors. The scrap yard staff measured about 35 micro roentgen/hour on the outside of the car. Officials at Schnitzer Steel Industries contacted the Department which resulted in an evaluation of the concern and issuance of a DOT special permit so that the radioactive car could be returned to Action Towing LLC for proper handling.
"The Action Towing office manager was informed that the staff had seen some sort of radiation equipment in the car, so the Department requested pictures of the equipment. The pictures showed an old military Geiger-Mueller (GM) survey meter and other items. The Department went to Action Towing to investigate the radioactivity. In addition to the old military GM survey meter, which was not radioactive, the Department found two glass tubes containing radioactive material, which measured about 2 milliroentgen/hour on contact. One of the tubes was labeled as radium-226. The Department took the radioactive tubes for disposal, then surveyed the car and found no elevated radioactivity remaining in the car, and therefore released the car for unrestricted use."
WA State Item Number: WA240001