Event Notification Report for June 11, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
06/10/2022 - 06/11/2022
Agreement State
Event Number: 55935
Rep Org: Colorado Dept of Health
Licensee: Acuren Inspection, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Commerce City State: CO
County:
License #: CO 997-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Phillip Peterson
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity
Licensee: Acuren Inspection, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Commerce City State: CO
County:
License #: CO 997-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Phillip Peterson
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity
Notification Date: 06/11/2022
Notification Time: 19:44 [ET]
Event Date: 06/11/2022
Event Time: 06:47 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 06/11/2022
Notification Time: 19:44 [ET]
Event Date: 06/11/2022
Event Time: 06:47 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 06/11/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Dixon, John (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
Dixon, John (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 6/14/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - ARMED BREAK-IN AT LICENSED FACILITY
The following is a summary of information received from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment by e-mail:
"Two armed individuals broke into the Colorado location for Acuren Inspection, Inc. The licensee described this event as part of a chain of local break-ins. The individuals were able to access the vault which contained the radiography cameras but were unsuccessful in accessing the radiography cameras stored within a secure container in the vault. It appears that no radioactive materials were accessed or removed in any way from the licensee's storage area. LLEA (Denver Police) was dispatched and responded to the facility. According to the [National Source Tracking System] (NSTS), as of June 11 the licensee is currently in possession of six Ir-192 sources, ranging from 98 curies to 24 curies."
CO Event Report ID No.: CO220016
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - ARMED BREAK-IN AT LICENSED FACILITY
The following is a summary of information received from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment by e-mail:
"Two armed individuals broke into the Colorado location for Acuren Inspection, Inc. The licensee described this event as part of a chain of local break-ins. The individuals were able to access the vault which contained the radiography cameras but were unsuccessful in accessing the radiography cameras stored within a secure container in the vault. It appears that no radioactive materials were accessed or removed in any way from the licensee's storage area. LLEA (Denver Police) was dispatched and responded to the facility. According to the [National Source Tracking System] (NSTS), as of June 11 the licensee is currently in possession of six Ir-192 sources, ranging from 98 curies to 24 curies."
CO Event Report ID No.: CO220016
Agreement State
Event Number: 55936
Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services
Licensee: Formosa Plastics Corporation Texas
Region: 4
City: Point Comfort State: TX
County:
License #: L03893
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Karen Blanchard
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity
Licensee: Formosa Plastics Corporation Texas
Region: 4
City: Point Comfort State: TX
County:
License #: L03893
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Karen Blanchard
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity
Notification Date: 06/11/2022
Notification Time: 23:33 [ET]
Event Date: 06/11/2022
Event Time: 11:20 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 06/11/2022
Notification Time: 23:33 [ET]
Event Date: 06/11/2022
Event Time: 11:20 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 06/11/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Dixon, John (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
CNSNS (Mexico), - (EMAIL)
Dixon, John (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
CNSNS (Mexico), - (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING FIXED LEVEL DENSITY GAUGE
The following was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services via email:
"On June 11, 2022, the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) reported that at approximately 1120 CDT the technicians performing routine (6 month) surveys discovered that a Ronan GS400 (SN: 7192CO) level/density gauge, containing 100 millicuries of cesium-137, that had been mounted on the side of a vessel was not there and neither was its mounting bracket. Some demolition work had been performed on areas of the unit but there was no work being done on that particular vessel. Repeated searches were conducted at the facility. The licensee has been contacting supervisors and employees but has had some difficulty since it is the weekend. The search and interviews of employees and the demolition contractor's employees will continue. The gauge was mounted on the first (lower) level and there is another mounted higher on the vessel. Therefore, the fact it had been removed had not been identified by operations prior to the physical survey. Further information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300."
Texas Incident #: I- 9933
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
The following was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services via email:
"On June 11, 2022, the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) reported that at approximately 1120 CDT the technicians performing routine (6 month) surveys discovered that a Ronan GS400 (SN: 7192CO) level/density gauge, containing 100 millicuries of cesium-137, that had been mounted on the side of a vessel was not there and neither was its mounting bracket. Some demolition work had been performed on areas of the unit but there was no work being done on that particular vessel. Repeated searches were conducted at the facility. The licensee has been contacting supervisors and employees but has had some difficulty since it is the weekend. The search and interviews of employees and the demolition contractor's employees will continue. The gauge was mounted on the first (lower) level and there is another mounted higher on the vessel. Therefore, the fact it had been removed had not been identified by operations prior to the physical survey. Further information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300."
Texas Incident #: I- 9933
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