ENS 51699

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Jan 29, 2016
Title	Agreement State Report - Damaged Nuclear Density Gauge
Event Description	The following report was received from the State of Nebraska via email: The Radiation Safety Officer for the Nebraska Radioactive Materials licensee reported that a Humboldt Model 5001, Serial Number 5624 industrial gauge had been damaged today (1/29/2016) at a temporary job site in Falls City, NE. The gauge contains 10 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241/Be. The user had left the gauge unattended for a brief time, and upon returning, found that a construction vehicle had run over the gauge. The gauge handle was broken and the case damaged. The source was able to be retracted, however the shutter was damaged and could not be completely closed. Wipe tests verified that there was no leakage from the source. Office of Radiological Health staff were dispatched to the scene.

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Where
Isg & Associates Omaha, Nebraska (NRC Region 4)
License number:	01-116-01
Organization:	Ne Div Of Radioactive Materials
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.1 h0.463 days <br />0.0661 weeks <br />0.0152 months <br />)
Opened:	Julia Schmitt 17:06 Jan 29, 2016
NRC Officer:	John Shoemaker
Last Updated:	Jan 29, 2016
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