The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection in Richland, WA has identified a potential safety issue with Radeco portable air sampler model H-809VI. This type of portable air sampler is utilized in the commercial nuclear industry.
A Health Physics Technician experience a mild shock while handling a Radeco portable air sampler when the sample holder was touched. Radeco has issued a recommendation or opinion for H-809V series electrical grounding.
Facilities should check sample holders on the Radeco H-809 and H-810 series samplers to assure proper grounding and no voltage on the sample holder.
- RETRACTION OF PART 21 FROM TANK FARMS (T.SMITH) TO J. KNOKE ON 07/01/05 ***
The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of River Protection (ORP) in Richland, Washington requests closure of the referenced submitted courtesy notification of a potential safety issue with RADeCO, portable air sampler, model H-809VI to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ORP's basis for closure of the submitted courtesy notification is as follows:
The Underwriters Laboratory (UL) concluded the RADeCO Portable Air Sampler Model H-809VI, serial Number 8499, instrument DOES NOT present a generic safety problem. The report is available by request only.
The RADeCO Portable Air Sampler instrument passed all of the UL tests.
ORP concludes the matter does not represent a reportable concern covered by 10 CFR Part 21 requirements because loss of a single air monitor because of this issue would not increase risk to public health and safety when other instruments are in place to detect atmospheric radioactivity.
Notifications were provided to R1DO(White), R2DO( Bonser), R3DO(Cameron), R4DO(Clark),
NMSS (Holonich), and
NRR (Carpenter).