ENS 44460

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Aug 15, 2008
Title	Agreement State Report - Irradiator Crank Mechanism Failure
Event Description	On 9/2/08 at 16:30, the [Texas Department of State Health Services] received a letter from the licensee stating that on 8/15/08, they were unable to move the source head on a U.S. Nuclear Model E-0103 Irradiator. The device contains a Cesium (Cs) - 137 source with an estimated activity of 2251 curies and is used in research irradiation of in vitro samples. The source is fully shielded. Dose rates and contamination surveys conducted on the source head were normal. The unit has been taken out of service awaiting repairs. TX Incident # I-8547 * * UPDATE RECEIVED FROM ART TUCKER TO JOE O'HARA VIA E-MAIL AT 1538 ON 9/3/08 * * * The RSO called at 1444 and stated that he had some corrected information. He stated that the device contained two 2660 curie Cs 137 sources installed in 1975 and manufactured on 2/15/68 making the current activity 1045 curies each. He stated that the device had been repaired, but was still trying to find out when. Notified R4DO(Jones), FSME(Turtil).

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Where
Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L00466
Organization:	Texas Department Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+463.82 h19.326 days <br />2.761 weeks <br />0.635 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 12:49 Sep 3, 2008
NRC Officer:	Joe O'Hara
Last Updated:	Sep 3, 2008
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