Event Notification Report for July 17, 2023
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
07/14/2023 - 07/17/2023
Agreement State
Event Number: 56611
Rep Org: Ohio Bureau of Radiation Protection
Licensee: Geotechnical Consultants, Inc
Region: 3
City: Westerville State: OH
County:
License #: 31210250023
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Stephen James
HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol
Notification Date: 07/07/2023
Notification Time: 09:43 [ET]
Event Date: 06/29/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 07/07/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
McCraw, Aaron (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST AND RECOVERED GAUGE
The following information was provided by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) via email:
"At approximately 1100 EDT on 6/29/23, ODH received notification from an Ohio radioactive materials licensee that a portable device containing radioactive sources had been lost. The device is a Troxler Model 3430 portable moisture/density gauge containing an 8 millicurie Cesium-137 source and a 40 millicurie Americium-241 source. The device had mistakenly been left on the tailgate of the technician's pickup truck when he left a jobsite to go to another work location. When the driver was stopped at an intersection, he saw in his rearview mirror that
the tailgate was open and stopped to verify the contents of the truck. At that point, he realized the gauge was missing. The technician had travelled approximately 13 miles before discovering that the device had been lost.
"The gauge was recovered later that same day (6/29/23) with no apparent damage."
Ohio Incident Number: OH230007
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: 56613
Rep Org: Oregon Health Authority
Licensee: Central Geotechnical Services, LLC.
Region: 4
City: Salem State: OR
County:
License #: 91211
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Tom Pfahler
HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard
Notification Date: 07/07/2023
Notification Time: 15:20 [ET]
Event Date: 07/07/2023
Event Time: 01:40 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 07/10/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Drake, James (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED GAUGE
The following information is a summary provided by the Oregon Health Authority via phone and email:
On July 7, 2023, at 0140 PDT, a Troxler moisture density gauge (Model: 3411-B, Serial: 10464, 40 mCi Am/Be, 8.1 mCi Cs-137) was damaged by a construction vehicle. The source rod was bent, and the source locking mechanism was damaged. Central Geotechnical Services, LLC. (the licensee) reported no public exposure or contamination after a site survey. The damaged device was transported and secured at the licensee's office. The device will be leak tested and returned to the manufacturer.
Oregon incident number: 2023-1659