U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
06/19/2003 - 06/20/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39950
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39950 |
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| REP ORG: HIGH MOUNTAIN RADIOGRAPHERS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/19/2003|
|LICENSEE: HIGH MOUNTAIN RADIOGRAPHERS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:30[EDT]|
| CITY: CASPER REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 06/19/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: WY |EVENT TIME: 07:15[MDT]|
|LICENSE#: 49-26808-2 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/19/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |DALE POWERS R4 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BILL FRAZIER |VERONICA CATES DHS |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH |STEWART BAILEY DOE |
+------------------------------------------------+ERNIE MAKI EPA |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BLO1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| STOLEN VEHICLE THAT CONTAINED RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA |
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| High Mountain Radiographers of Casper, WY reported to the NRC Region 4 |
| offices that one of their trucks that contained a Spec-150 Radiography |
| camera was missing and considered stolen. The suspect is an employee of the |
| company in the position of assistant radiographer. The licensee and local |
| law enforcement (Rock Springs, WY Police Department) were unable to locate |
| the truck or the driver this morning. The truck is a white with green |
| accents, 1997 F-250 pickup truck. The truck was last seen at 6 p.m. MDT on |
| 6/18/03 in the possession of the assistant radiographer. |
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| The radiography camera contains a 71 Curie Iridium-192. |
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| The FBI has been notified. |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 21:33 EDT ON 6/19/03 FROM FRAZIER TO GOTT * * * |
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| Vehicle and driver have been located in Rock Springs, WY. The radiography |
| camera and source were intact and not tampered with in any way. The |
| licensee has possession of the vehicle. The assistant radiographer is in |
| the custody of local law enforcement personnel. |
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| Notified DHS, FEMA, EPA, DOE, FBI, EPA, and USDA. |
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