ENS 44780
ENS Event | |
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06:00 Jan 15, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Fire Involving Radiography Camera |
| Event Description | The following was provided by the State via e-mail:
On 1-15-09, DRH was notified by the Forrest County ERC that JANX Integrity Group had an accident with one of their darkroom trucks off Hwy 59 N., in Hattiesburg, MS. The driver for JANX struck a tree off the side of the interstate causing the vehicle to catch fire. The driver then left the scene of the accident. The radiography camera, SPEC-150, SN 150 (Ir-192, 65 Ci), was not discovered until the fire department saw a 'Caution Radiation Area' sign in the bed of the darkroom truck after extinguishing the fire. Surveys were conducted by firefighter personnel for their safety and to pinpoint the location of the radioactive device in the darkroom truck. The Forrest County ERC contacted an industrial radiography company and MS licensee located in Hattiesburg to take possession of the camera and secure it in their storage vault. The radiography camera was retrieved off the darkroom truck and out of its locked storage box by the MS licensee. The radiography camera was surveyed by the MS licensee before being transported to their storage facility. On 1-15-09, JANX retrieved the radiography camera out of storage for transport back to the manufacturer to assess the damage. DRH took surveys of the darkroom truck and the radiography camera. Radiation measurements were as follows: 24 mR/hr at the surface of the camera; 4 mR/hr at 6 inches from the camera; levels were background at the vehicle. DRH coordinated the receipt of radiography camera between JANX and a MS licensee for delivery back to the manufacturer. MS report number - MS 09001
The following was provided by the State via e-mail: On 1-15-09, swipes were taken on the camera and revealed no removable contamination. Leak test results for the source and DU shielding were received from SPEC on 1-23-09 and also revealed no removable contamination. Notified FSME EO (Chang) and R4DO (Farnholtz).
The following was provided by the State via e-mail: On 1-28-09, DRH received the SPEC - 150, Exposure Device S/N 150 Final Inspection Certificate from SPEC. The camera met the requirements contained in 10 CFR 34.20, ANSI N432 1980, USA/9263/B(U)-96 and SPEC's QA Program approval number 102. Notified FSME EO (White) and R4DO (Cain).
The following information was provided by the state via e-mail: Source was Ir-192, 65 Ci, S/N PJ1606, Source Model G-60. Notified FSME EO (Vontill) and R4DO (Powers).
The following information was provided by the state via e-mail: The State of Mississippi has taken enforcement action and cited their licensee with four violations. Notified R4DO (Gaddy) and FSME EO (Vontill).
The following information was provided by the state via e-mail: On 3/5/09 [the State of Mississippi] received a written report from JANX Integrity Group. This incident has been closed on 3/5/09. Notified R4DO (Proulx), and FSME EO (McIntosh). |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Janx Integrity Group Hattiesburg, Mississippi (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 21-16560-01 |
| Organization: | Mississippi Div Of Rad Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+31.27 h1.303 days <br />0.186 weeks <br />0.0428 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jayson Moak 13:16 Jan 16, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Jason Kozal |
| Last Updated: | Mar 6, 2009 |
| 44780 - NRC Website | |
Janx Integrity Group with Agreement State | |
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