Event Notification Report for June 16, 2025
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
06/15/2025 - 06/16/2025
EVENT NUMBERS
57781
57781
Agreement State
Event Number: 57781
Rep Org: MA Radiation Control Program
Licensee: Second Street Iron and Metal
Region: 1
City: Everett State: MA
County:
License #: N/A
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Robert Locke
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Licensee: Second Street Iron and Metal
Region: 1
City: Everett State: MA
County:
License #: N/A
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Robert Locke
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Notification Date: 06/24/2025
Notification Time: 12:13 [ET]
Event Date: 06/16/2025
Event Time: 10:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 06/24/2025
Notification Time: 12:13 [ET]
Event Date: 06/16/2025
Event Time: 10:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 06/24/2025
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Arner, Frank (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Arner, Frank (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FOUND RADIOACTIVE SOURCE
"On 6/16/2025, at 1000 EDT, Radius Recycling in Everett, MA, reported that portal monitors detected radioactive contamination in a scrap load. The load was shipped back to the origin of the load, Second Street Iron and Metal in Everett, MA, on the same day.
"On 6/24/2025, Atlantic Nuclear identified a static eliminator [in the scrap load which is] containing a Ra-226 source. The source measured 50 mR/hr on contact and 1.5 mR/hr at one foot from the source. Given this information, the source activity is estimated to be 0.2 mCi. This quantity is immediately reportable to NRC pursuant to 105 CMR 120.281.
"The device is now located in a drum in a locked room at the facility with no access to personnel.
"The model number and serial number of the source and the device are unknown at this time."
MA Event Number: N/A
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
"On 6/16/2025, at 1000 EDT, Radius Recycling in Everett, MA, reported that portal monitors detected radioactive contamination in a scrap load. The load was shipped back to the origin of the load, Second Street Iron and Metal in Everett, MA, on the same day.
"On 6/24/2025, Atlantic Nuclear identified a static eliminator [in the scrap load which is] containing a Ra-226 source. The source measured 50 mR/hr on contact and 1.5 mR/hr at one foot from the source. Given this information, the source activity is estimated to be 0.2 mCi. This quantity is immediately reportable to NRC pursuant to 105 CMR 120.281.
"The device is now located in a drum in a locked room at the facility with no access to personnel.
"The model number and serial number of the source and the device are unknown at this time."
MA Event Number: N/A
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