STOLEN GAUGE FOUND A WEEK LATER IN A DUMPSTER IN RUIDOSO - ANONYMOUS TIP TO POLICE

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE

The following information was obtained from the New Mexico Radiation Control Bureau:

At 1750 EDT on 06/20/03, the Program Manager of New Mexico's Radiation Control Bureau reported a stolen Troxler Moisture Density Gauge (10 milli-curies CS-137 and 44 milli-curies Am-241). The licensee's employee reported that the gauge was in a box and chained to his truck at 2100 CDT last night, 06/19/03. Today, 06/20/03, at 1100 CDT when the employee reached the worksite in Ruidoso, NM, the gauge was missing. Apparently the chain had been moved enough to open the box. The licensee is Teracon, Lenexa, KS. The licensee was advised to report the incident to local law enforcement.

*****UPDATE ON 6/27/03 AT 22:00 EST FROM MILLER TO LAURA*****

The stolen gauge was found in a dumpster in Ruidoso, NM at 17:00 MDT on 6/27/03. There was nothing apparently wrong with the gauge assembly except the lock was not on the source rod. The licensee transported the gauge to their nearest facility at Las Cruces for a leak test. The FBI is actively involved in reviewing this theft and has been working with the New Mexico State Police. Apparently, an anonymous caller reported the location of the missing gauge.

Notified NMSS EO (T. Essig), R4DO (G. Sanborn) and NSIR-TAT (R. Warren)

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|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   39953       |
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| REP ORG:  NEW MEXICO RAD CONTROL PROGRAM       |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/20/2003|
|LICENSEE:  TERACON                              |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:50[EDT]|
|    CITY:  LENEXA                   REGION:  4  |EVENT DATE:        06/20/2003|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  KS |EVENT TIME:        11:00[CDT]|
|LICENSE#:  DM346                 AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  06/27/2003|
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|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |DALE POWERS          R4      |
|                                                |C.W. (BILL) REAMER   NMSS    |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  BILL FLOYD                   |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  HOWIE CROUCH                 |                             |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |                             |
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