Event Notification Report for August 24, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/23/2022 - 08/24/2022
Agreement State
Event Number: 56072
Rep Org: Maryland Dept of the Environment
Licensee: ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC
Region: 1
City: Frederick State: MD
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Atnatiwos Meshesha
HQ OPS Officer: Bethany Cecere
Licensee: ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC
Region: 1
City: Frederick State: MD
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Atnatiwos Meshesha
HQ OPS Officer: Bethany Cecere
Notification Date: 08/26/2022
Notification Time: 17:52 [ET]
Event Date: 08/24/2022
Event Time: 15:03 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/26/2022
Notification Time: 17:52 [ET]
Event Date: 08/24/2022
Event Time: 15:03 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/26/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Lally, Christopher (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Lally, Christopher (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 8/29/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED PORTABLE GAUGE
The following information was provided by the Maryland Department of Environment via email:
"On August 24, 2022, at about 1840 EDT the Maryland Department of the Environment Radiological Health Program (MDE/RHP) was contacted via telephone from the Emergency Response Department (ERD) staff that the ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC, Troxler nuclear moisture/density gauge was run over and damaged by an excavator in the project jobsite at the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Station project. MDE/RHP inspector immediately called and contacted the RSO of the licensee and preliminary information about the accident and measures taken. The MDE/RHP inspection team responded on August 25, 2022 and August 26, 2022 went to the licensee office and conducted investigations.
"On the day of the accident, at about 1503 EDT the Technician moved the gauge to the side, on the curb beside the trench, and the excavator operator that moved the arm (bucket) down the trench hit the gauge. The source rod of the gauge was in its safe (parking) position and the top of the gauge was damaged. The Troxler gauge is Model 3440, with device serial number 31969 which contain Cesium - 137 sealed source with estimated nominal activities of 8 milliCuries, and Am-241:Be with estimated nominal activities of 44 milliCuries.
"The gauge was later locked and put into the transportation case and the technician took it to the ECS Mid-Atlantic. Surveys conducted at the surfaces of the gauge are normal; and leak test results are expected. The case has been reported to the Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) on 8/26/2022."
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED PORTABLE GAUGE
The following information was provided by the Maryland Department of Environment via email:
"On August 24, 2022, at about 1840 EDT the Maryland Department of the Environment Radiological Health Program (MDE/RHP) was contacted via telephone from the Emergency Response Department (ERD) staff that the ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC, Troxler nuclear moisture/density gauge was run over and damaged by an excavator in the project jobsite at the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Station project. MDE/RHP inspector immediately called and contacted the RSO of the licensee and preliminary information about the accident and measures taken. The MDE/RHP inspection team responded on August 25, 2022 and August 26, 2022 went to the licensee office and conducted investigations.
"On the day of the accident, at about 1503 EDT the Technician moved the gauge to the side, on the curb beside the trench, and the excavator operator that moved the arm (bucket) down the trench hit the gauge. The source rod of the gauge was in its safe (parking) position and the top of the gauge was damaged. The Troxler gauge is Model 3440, with device serial number 31969 which contain Cesium - 137 sealed source with estimated nominal activities of 8 milliCuries, and Am-241:Be with estimated nominal activities of 44 milliCuries.
"The gauge was later locked and put into the transportation case and the technician took it to the ECS Mid-Atlantic. Surveys conducted at the surfaces of the gauge are normal; and leak test results are expected. The case has been reported to the Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) on 8/26/2022."
Agreement State
Event Number: 56067
Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm
Licensee: CA Department of Transportation - Engineering Services
Region: 4
City: Santa Ana State: CA
County:
License #: 8131-30
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: John Fassel
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Licensee: CA Department of Transportation - Engineering Services
Region: 4
City: Santa Ana State: CA
County:
License #: 8131-30
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: John Fassel
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Notification Date: 08/24/2022
Notification Time: 17:57 [ET]
Event Date: 08/24/2022
Event Time: 06:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 08/24/2022
Notification Time: 17:57 [ET]
Event Date: 08/24/2022
Event Time: 06:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 08/24/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Young, Cale (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Young, Cale (R4DO)
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AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST/RECOVERED RADIOACTIVE SOURCE
The following was provided by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)/Radiation Health Branch (RHP) via email:
"On August 24, 2022, the Caltrans [California Department of Transportation] RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] notified CDPH/RHB of the theft ( Loss of control) and subsequent recovery of a Caltrans vehicle that contained a locked and shielded Cs-137 sealed source. The 3.7 GBq (100 mCi) Cs-137 sealed source is manufactured by Gammatron, Inc. - model GT-GHP. The sealed source is a component of a Mount Sopris Instrument Company gamma probe logging tool.
"The Caltrans vehicle was parked at [1800 PDT] on August 23, 2022, at a Doubletree hotel in Santa Ana and discovered stolen at [0600 PDT] on August 24, 2022, from the hotel parking lot. The RSO was immediately notified. California Highway Patrol was able to track the vehicle's GPS [Global Positioning System] locator signal to a nearby address where the Santa Ana Police located the abandoned vehicle with the sealed source locked inside. Many other items were stolen from the vehicle. There is an ongoing police investigation."
California Reference Number: 082422
The following was provided by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)/Radiation Health Branch (RHP) via email:
"On August 24, 2022, the Caltrans [California Department of Transportation] RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] notified CDPH/RHB of the theft ( Loss of control) and subsequent recovery of a Caltrans vehicle that contained a locked and shielded Cs-137 sealed source. The 3.7 GBq (100 mCi) Cs-137 sealed source is manufactured by Gammatron, Inc. - model GT-GHP. The sealed source is a component of a Mount Sopris Instrument Company gamma probe logging tool.
"The Caltrans vehicle was parked at [1800 PDT] on August 23, 2022, at a Doubletree hotel in Santa Ana and discovered stolen at [0600 PDT] on August 24, 2022, from the hotel parking lot. The RSO was immediately notified. California Highway Patrol was able to track the vehicle's GPS [Global Positioning System] locator signal to a nearby address where the Santa Ana Police located the abandoned vehicle with the sealed source locked inside. Many other items were stolen from the vehicle. There is an ongoing police investigation."
California Reference Number: 082422