U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
01/02/2003 - 01/03/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39479 39486
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39479 |
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| REP ORG: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/30/2002|
|LICENSEE: LOR GEOTECHNICAL GROUP |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:47[EST]|
| CITY: RIVERSIDE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 12/30/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: 10:47[PST]|
|LICENSE#: 5459-33 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/30/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |WILLIAM JOHNSON R4 |
| |DONALD COOL NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT GREGER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| A Humbolt moisture density gauge , Model # HSI5001P, Serial # 838, was |
| stolen from the back of a truck sometime between 12/28/02 and 12/30/02 in |
| Redlands, CA. The gauge contained 10 millicuries of Cs-137 and 40 |
| millicuries Am-241:Be. On Saturday, December 28, 2002, an employee took the |
| gauge back to his residence after performing a job. The gauge was chained |
| and locked in the back of his truck. On Monday morning at approximately |
| 0645 PST the employee noticed that the gauge, chains and lock were missing |
| from the back of his truck. He reported the theft to the Radiation Safety |
| Officer (RSO). The RSO reported the theft to the State of California. The |
| theft was also reported to the local police and the licensee is posting a |
| notice with a reward in local newspapers. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39486 |
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| REP ORG: METAL MANAGEMENT AEROSPACE, INC |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/02/2003|
|LICENSEE: METAL MANAGEMENTS AEROSPACE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:59[EST]|
| CITY: HARTFORD REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 12/17/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: CT |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: 06-30670-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/02/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JAMES LINVILLE R1 |
| |FRED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAN MULLEN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ICON 30.50(b)(1) UNPLANNED CONTAMINATION| |
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| LEAKING SOURCES DISCOVERED DURING SEMI-ANNUAL LEAK CHECK |
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| The Licensee reported that the semi-annual leak check of two Cd-109 sources |
| indicated removable surface contamination. The two 20 millicurie sources, |
| serial numbers A2-235 and A3-236, indicated .04 microcuries/swipe and .041 |
| microcuries/swipe, respectively. The equipment housing the sources has been |
| removed from service pending decontamination activities by a vendor. The |
| Licensee reported no spread of contamination outside the source housings. |
| The Licensee has contacted NRC Region 1 (Steve Courtemanche). |
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