NRC Receives Event Notification on Lost Uranium Source
November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (53063) on lost uranium source:
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST URANIUM SOURCE
"The RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, phoned to report a missing/lost source of 3 microcuries of U-235, 90% enriched, 1.4 grams, form metallic (non-dispersible). The source package was received and surveyed on 10/30/2017, surface 90microrad/hr and 11micro . . .
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST URANIUM SOURCE
"The RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, phoned to report a missing/lost source of 3 microcuries of U-235, 90% enriched, 1.4 grams, form metallic (non-dispersible). The source package was received and surveyed on 10/30/2017, surface 90microrad/hr and 11micro . . .