Event Notification Report for May 31, 2024
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/30/2024 - 05/31/2024
Agreement State
Event Number: 57156
Rep Org: New York State Dept. of Health
Licensee: Material Testing Labratory
Region: 1
City: Manhattan State: NY
County:
License #: C2274
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Nate Kishbaugh
HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales
Licensee: Material Testing Labratory
Region: 1
City: Manhattan State: NY
County:
License #: C2274
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Nate Kishbaugh
HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales
Notification Date: 05/31/2024
Notification Time: 10:50 [ET]
Event Date: 05/31/2024
Event Time: 07:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/31/2024
Notification Time: 10:50 [ET]
Event Date: 05/31/2024
Event Time: 07:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/31/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Defrancisco, Anne (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
CNSC (Canada), (EMAIL)
Defrancisco, Anne (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
CNSC (Canada), (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE
The following information was provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) via email and phone:
"The NYSDOH received a phone call from the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) at 0953 EDT on May 31, 2024, reporting a stolen portable moisture/density gauge.
"At approximately 0700 [on May 31, 2024,] an authorized user (AU) went to their vehicle and noticed that the back window was open and the vehicle was unlocked. The AU inspected the internal cab of the vehicle and did not notice anything missing and then drove to a job site. Upon arrival at the job site, the AU realized the gauge was stolen and called the RSO. The RSO instructed the AU to return to the the original location and called the police. The lock on the storage case was found broken, and the gauge was removed from the storage case."
Device information:
Device Make: Troxler
Device Model: 3430
Device Serial Number: 21150
Isotope: Am-241/Be (44 mCi) and Cs-137 (9 mCi)
NY Incident Number: 1488
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 information was provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) via email and phone:
"The NYSDOH received a phone call from the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) at 0953 EDT on May 31, 2024, reporting a stolen portable moisture/density gauge.
"At approximately 0700 [on May 31, 2024,] an authorized user (AU) went to their vehicle and noticed that the back window was open and the vehicle was unlocked. The AU inspected the internal cab of the vehicle and did not notice anything missing and then drove to a job site. Upon arrival at the job site, the AU realized the gauge was stolen and called the RSO. The RSO instructed the AU to return to the the original location and called the police. The lock on the storage case was found broken, and the gauge was removed from the storage case."
Device information:
Device Make: Troxler
Device Model: 3430
Device Serial Number: 21150
Isotope: Am-241/Be (44 mCi) and Cs-137 (9 mCi)
NY Incident Number: 1488
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
Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 57157
Rep Org: Materials Testing Consultants
Licensee: Materials Testing Consultants
Region: 3
City: Dexter State: MI
County:
License #: 21-15281-02
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Tim Lautenbach
HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard
Licensee: Materials Testing Consultants
Region: 3
City: Dexter State: MI
County:
License #: 21-15281-02
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Tim Lautenbach
HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard
Notification Date: 05/31/2024
Notification Time: 16:40 [ET]
Event Date: 05/31/2024
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/31/2024
Notification Time: 16:40 [ET]
Event Date: 05/31/2024
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/31/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - Lost/Stolen LNM>10x
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - Lost/Stolen LNM>10x
Person (Organization):
Szwarc, Dariusz (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
CNSC (Canada), - (EMAIL)
Szwarc, Dariusz (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
CNSC (Canada), - (EMAIL)
NON-AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The following information was provided by the licensee via phone:
On May 31, 2024, a moisture density gauge (InstroTek Xplorer, model: 3500, serial number: 5130, 10 mCi Cs-137, 40 mCi Am-241:Be) could not be found when an authorized user went to retrieve it from storage for calibration at their Dexter, MI office. The gauge was last inventoried on November 16, 2023, at the licensee's Ann Arbor office location and then relocated in January, 2024, to their Dexter location. The licensee inspected their former Ann Arbor location and verified that the space was empty. The licensee's Radiation Safety Officer is currently directing ongoing search efforts.
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 information was provided by the licensee via phone:
On May 31, 2024, a moisture density gauge (InstroTek Xplorer, model: 3500, serial number: 5130, 10 mCi Cs-137, 40 mCi Am-241:Be) could not be found when an authorized user went to retrieve it from storage for calibration at their Dexter, MI office. The gauge was last inventoried on November 16, 2023, at the licensee's Ann Arbor office location and then relocated in January, 2024, to their Dexter location. The licensee inspected their former Ann Arbor location and verified that the space was empty. The licensee's Radiation Safety Officer is currently directing ongoing search efforts.
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