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4/19/2006, 3:28 p.m. ET
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct interviews into two possible violations of federal regulations stemming from the theft of a nuclear gauge from the parking lot of a motel in September.
The agency said next Wednesday's interviews with representatives of GeoMechanics Inc., of Elizabeth, Pa., will focus on an employee's apparent failure to properly secure the device, and the company's failure to file a written report within 30 days of the theft.
The device and its case were chained to the bed of a truck that was parked at a South Charleston motel on Sept. 18. The gauge was found five days later along a highway near Danville, about 28 miles away.
The gauge, which contains radioactive materials americium-241 and cesium-137, is used to measure soil density.
Since last July, the NRC has required that portable nuclear devices be secured by two separate locking devices. The gauge was only secured to the truck by a single chain and lock, the agency said in a news release issued Wednesday.
Although the company notified the NRC of the theft the day after it was stolen, it did not submit a written report until Feb. 6."
4/19/2006, 3:28 p.m. ET
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct interviews into two possible violations of federal regulations stemming from the theft of a nuclear gauge from the parking lot of a motel in September.
The agency said next Wednesday's interviews with representatives of GeoMechanics Inc., of Elizabeth, Pa., will focus on an employee's apparent failure to properly secure the device, and the company's failure to file a written report within 30 days of the theft.
The device and its case were chained to the bed of a truck that was parked at a South Charleston motel on Sept. 18. The gauge was found five days later along a highway near Danville, about 28 miles away.
The gauge, which contains radioactive materials americium-241 and cesium-137, is used to measure soil density.
Since last July, the NRC has required that portable nuclear devices be secured by two separate locking devices. The gauge was only secured to the truck by a single chain and lock, the agency said in a news release issued Wednesday.
Although the company notified the NRC of the theft the day after it was stolen, it did not submit a written report until Feb. 6."
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