ENS 43975

v t e ENS Event
17:00 Feb 2, 2008
Title	Agreement State Report Involving Failure of Radiography Camera to Lock Source in the Shielded Position
Event Description	The following information was received via email: On Saturday, February 2, 2008, at approximately 9:00 A.M., a CONAM radiographer was performing radiography at Conoco Phillips in Signal Hill, CA, when he found he was unable to lock the device after retracting the source to the fully shielded position. The source was fully shielded throughout the incident, and remained under the constant surveillance of the radiographer. The Assistant RSO arrived on site at approximately 10:00 am, determined there was dirt in the locking [pin] that prevented it from popping up. He cleaned the dirt, and the locking [pin] engaged, locking the source in place. The device was transported back to the licensee's laboratory, tagged as out of service, and will be sent to INC for inspection and maintenance. The device involved is an INC IR 100 camera (S/N 4160), containing 80 Ci of Ir-192. There were no significant exposures from this event. RHB will follow up with the licensee to determine the root cause of the event, and any necessary corrective actions.

ENS 43975 +/-
Where
Conam Inspection & Engineering Services Signal Hill, California (NRC Region 4)
License number:	4832-19
Organization:	California Radiation Control Prgm
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+173.38 h7.224 days <br />1.032 weeks <br />0.237 months <br />)
Opened:	Robert Greger 22:23 Feb 9, 2008
NRC Officer:	Steve Sandin
Last Updated:	Feb 9, 2008
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