Event Notification Report for July 15, 2026
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
07/14/2026 - 07/15/2026
EVENT NUMBERS
58351
58351
Agreement State
Event Number: 58351
Rep Org: NC Div of Radiation Protection
Licensee: UES
Region: 1
City: Charlotte State: NC
County:
License #: 060-1591-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Travis Cartoski
HQ OPS Officer: Christopher Prescott
Licensee: UES
Region: 1
City: Charlotte State: NC
County:
License #: 060-1591-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Travis Cartoski
HQ OPS Officer: Christopher Prescott
Notification Date: 07/07/2026
Notification Time: 14:02 [ET]
Event Date: 07/07/2026
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 07/07/2026
Notification Time: 14:02 [ET]
Event Date: 07/07/2026
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 07/07/2026
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Eve, Elise (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
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Eve, Elise (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The following is a summary of information provided by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Radioactive Materials Branch (RMB) via email:
A portable nuclear gauge was stolen from a licensee's vehicle during the night of 07/06/2026 or early morning 07/07/2026. The licensee reported the missing gauge on 07/07/2026. RMB dispatched an inspector to initiate an investigation.
Gauge: InstroTek
Model: 3500 Xplorer
S/N: 5741
Sources:
Am/Be
S/N: K52724
Activity: 40 mCi
Cs-137
S/N: BG2837
Activity: 10 mCi
NC Event Tracking Number: 260012
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 is a summary of information provided by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Radioactive Materials Branch (RMB) via email:
A portable nuclear gauge was stolen from a licensee's vehicle during the night of 07/06/2026 or early morning 07/07/2026. The licensee reported the missing gauge on 07/07/2026. RMB dispatched an inspector to initiate an investigation.
Gauge: InstroTek
Model: 3500 Xplorer
S/N: 5741
Sources:
Am/Be
S/N: K52724
Activity: 40 mCi
Cs-137
S/N: BG2837
Activity: 10 mCi
NC Event Tracking Number: 260012
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
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