ENS 40693

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v t e ENS Event
16:00 Apr 21, 2004
Title	Irradiator Source Rack Jammed in the Up Position
Event Description	At 1200 EDT operators were lowering a source rack when it jammed due to a maintenance ladder. The licensee entered their emergency procedure and contacted the manufacturer, i.e., MDS Nordion, for assistance. MDS Nordion is expected onsite at 1040 EDT tomorrow 4/22 to help the licensee develop a recovery plan. The stuck source rack contains approximately 2,030 curies of Co-60. The maze is closed restricting personnel access. There were no personnel exposures associated with this occurrence. A conference call with the Baxter Plant Manager and NRC staff was established to discuss the details of this report. * * UPDATE ON 04/24/04 @ 1424 BY ANGEL ALICEA TO CHAUNCEY GOULD * * * The licensee reported that at 2000 on 04/23/04 the source was placed in the shielded position submerged in 25 ft of water in the pool. They are terminating this event. Notified Tom Decker, George Pangburn, Frank Costello, Cathy Modes, and Betsey Ullrich * * UPDATE ON 4/27/04 @ 1129 EDT FROM A. ALICEA TO HOWIE CROUCH * * * The licensee reported that a re-enactment of the event indicates that two plant employees may have been over-exposed during the initial event. The licensee is conservatively reporting this update under 10 CFR 20.2202 (b)(1) since the exposure value is unknown but believed to be less than 5 rem. Personnel dosimetry is being analyzed and the calculations are being verified by the contractor at the site. The licensee will update this event when the exposure data is known. The licensee has informed the on site Regional Materials Inspector (Diaz). Notified NMSS (Fred Brown) and R1DO (Richard Barkley).

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Where
Baxter Health Care Aibonito, Puerto Rico (NRC Region 1)
License number:	52-21175-01
Organization:	Baxter Health Care
Reporting

10 CFR 36.83(a)(1) 10 CFR 20.2202(b)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+0.9 h0.0375 days <br />0.00536 weeks <br />0.00123 months <br />)
Opened:	Angel Alicea 16:54 Apr 21, 2004
NRC Officer:	Steve Sandin
Last Updated:	Apr 27, 2004
40693 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Baxter Health Care with 10 CFR 20.2202(b)(1), 10 CFR 36.83(a)(1)
WEEKMONTHYEAR2004-04-21T16:00:00 [Table view]
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