ENS Event | |
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04:00 Oct 13, 2004 | |
| Title | Massachusettes Agreement State Report of Leaking Fe-55 |
| Event Description | The State provided the following information regarding a previously unreported event via facsimile:
On October 15, 2004, Niton Corporation provided a report of a leaking sealed source that was discovered by Niton on October 13, 2004, during routine maintenance of a customer's model Xli 868p XRF device, S/N 5043. The sealed source is AEA Technology model IEC.A1, S/N 8765LG containing 10.3 mCi of Fe-55. The estimated leakage was 700,000 dpm or 0.3 microcuries. The source and a few contaminated device components were removed from the device and placed into a waste storage container. The area where the source removal was performed was surveyed and no contamination was found. The source manufacturer, AEA Technology, was notified of the leaking source. The source manufacturer, AEA Technology, has re-designed the source. The cause and corrective action were determined and this event is considered closed by the Agency. |
| Where | |
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| Nitron Corporation Billerica, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 55-0238 |
| Organization: | Ma Radiation Control Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+16133.97 h672.249 days <br />96.036 weeks <br />22.1 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | John Sumares 09:58 Aug 16, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Aug 16, 2006 |
| 42780 - NRC Website | |
Nitron Corporation with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 427802004-10-13T04:00:00013 October 2004 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Massachusettes Agreement State Report of Leaking Fe-55 2004-10-13T04:00:00 | |