The following was provided by the Commonwealth of
Virginia via email:
On September 25, 2014, the Virginia Radioactive Materials Program (RMP) received a phone call from NRC Region 1 that one static eliminator bar, NRD A2003 serial number SA772 containing Am-241, Activity 19.6 mCi as of 4/16/1973 was found in Hedgesville, West Virginia and picked by the NRC inspectors. Record from NRD LLC indicated that this static eliminator bar was sold to O'Sullivan Films, which is located in Winchester, Virginia. In addition, the record from NRD LLC indicated that two other static eliminator bars, NRD A2003, Serial numbers 1229 and 1230, each containing 21 mCi of Am-241 as of 4/18/1975, were also sold to this company. Virginia RMP contacted O'Sullivan Films to investigate this case. O'Sullivan Films investigated the case and reported to RMP by the letter dated October 15, 2014 stating that O'Sullivan Films has not possessed these static eliminator bars and found no documentation that supports O'Sullivan Films having possessed, disposed of or returned these devices.
Currently, no information is available regarding the whereabouts of these static eliminator bars.
VA Event Report ID No.: VA-14-18
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