Keep track of chemical detectors.

The Army had to report last year the loss of an ACADA M88 chemical detector that had been installed on a Stryker to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

The resulting investigation showed that many units weren't tracking their ACADAs. Because they have a radioactive component, this is a violation of the Army's NRC license.

Because the Army wants to prevent NRC troubles, it has established these rules for units with ACADAs:

* The Stryker PM will initially input the M88 detector into the Department of Defense Radiation Testing and Tracking System (DODRATTS) Unique Item Tracking (UIT) database when it is handed off to units. DODRATTS UIT is accessed through the LOGSA website at: https://liw.logsa.army.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=login.main After the unit receives the detector, the unit property book officer or serialization officer should drop an R transaction in the UIT. Accountability can also be maintained through the Property Book Unit Supply Equipment (PBUSE) database, although the preferred method is through the UIT database since it tracks serial numbers better. The unit radiation safety officer should be kept informed of the M88 detectors in the unit.

* Units snipping Strykers must make sure their shipping documents have listed the NSN and the serial number for each M88 installed in a Stryker. The serial numbers will usually have a prefix of Y14-D-xxxxx for the M88 detector and Y14-M-xxxxx for the radioactive drift module. But some M88s have the same serial number for both the detector and the drift module.

* IT your Strykers' M88s don't nave Their serial numbers snowing when they're mounted, get labels from the TACOM Safety office. Write the M88 serial numbers on the labels and stick the labels on the front of the M88.

For labels, contact the Safety Office's Thomas Gizicki at DSN 793-2965/[phone] or email: [e-mail] He will need your mailing address, POC, and phone number.

If you have questions about the LOGSA LIW Unique Item Tracking Database, contact Dorothy Ritter at DSN 897-24581(256) 313-2458 or email:

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You can also contact William McKelvie at DSN 645-95841(256) 955-9584 or email:

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For questions about the Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced Database, contact CW5 Franklin Meeks at [phone] or email:

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Or contact CW5 Pablo Brown at [phone] or email:

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