ENS 43188
ENS Event | |
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06:00 Feb 26, 2007 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report |
| Event Description | On 2/26/07 at about 13:30 the licensee notified the Agency that they had received 8 sources from White Sands Missile Base containing cobalt sixty (Co-60) sources. Four were estimated to have activities of 3,000 curies and four had estimated activities of 1,000 curies. Southwest opened one of the containers used to ship the sources to leak test the source. Upon opening the container, it appeared that the source was no longer contained in a source capsule. The leak test results indicated 5 million DPM. The container was resealed and no other containers were opened.
Containers were opened with automation equipment, therefore no exposure to personnel occurred. TX Report TX-07-43188
On 2/26/07 at about 11:00 the licensee notified the Agency that they had received eight (8) cobalt sixty sources from White Sands Missile Range. Each of the eight sources was contained in a separate container. Four sources had estimated activities of 3,000 curies and four had estimated activities of 1,000 curies. The outside of each container was surveyed after receipt and contamination levels were found to be below their limits. SWR opened one of the containers used to ship the sources to leak test the source. The source was a Neutron Products Inc. model no. NPU-25-13000 capsule serial # T-96-5. The container was opened in SWR hot cell using manipulator arms. Upon opening the source container, it appeared that the source capsule had been breached. The leak test results indicated 5 E6 dpm of contamination. The container was sealed and no other sources were opened. The sources were removed from the hot cell. The hot cell was surveyed and found to be contaminated. The hot cell was decontaminated and returned to service. R4DO (Dale Powers) & NMSS EO (Greg Morell) notified.
The State of Texas, Department of State Health Services, Radiation Control Program, is retracting event number TX-07-43188 [NRC EN #43188]. The eight sources sent to Southwest Research of San Antonio, Texas, were included in a group of sources identified at White Sands Missile Range in 1996 by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as failing during use. NMED item Number 960300, [and] NRC EN 30353 documents this as well as an Executive Summary Report done by the United States Army. These sources were removed from service, and the source carrier and source itself were redesigned to operate as required. The State was not aware that the NRC had already addressed the source failures prior to sending our Event Notification [#43188] to the NRC." R4DO (Chuck Cain) & FSME EO (Larry Camper) notified. |
| Where | |
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| Southwest Research Institute San Antonio, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L00775 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9.52 h0.397 days <br />0.0567 weeks <br />0.013 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 15:31 Feb 26, 2007 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | Apr 2, 2007 |
| 43188 - NRC Website | |
Southwest Research Institute with Agreement State | |
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