ENS 44964
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Mar 19, 2008 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Radiography Camera Malfunction |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of Texas via Email:
On February 19, 2008, an industrial radiography trainee working with two trainers at a chemical plant in La Porte, TX observed that his survey meter remained off-scale despite his attempt to crank the source into the shielded position. The device was a QSA Model 880, serial number D3759 containing a 76.7 curie Ir-192 sealed source QSA model A424-9. At that time the radiographers established a 360 degree barricade at the 2mR/hr level and notified the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) who was out of town. The RSO called a specific licensee authorized by the State of Texas to perform source retrievals. Visual watch over the area was maintained by four employees as some radiation fields extended outside a fenced area. The retrieval was performed in an uneventful manner and although the camera was returned to a fully operational state, the company decided to take the camera out of service and have it fully inspected by the manufacturer. This event is closed. This event was reported within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of the event using the NMED reporting system and not to the HOO [NRC Headquarters Operations Officer]. Failure to properly report this event was determined after a review was conducted of all radiography related events reported in the State of Texas from September 1, 2006 to March 31, 2009. This review was initiated in response to the State of Texas Incident Investigation Program (IIP) determining that they had failed to correctly interpret the requirements for reporting this type of event. The state used 10 CFR 34.101 to report these events, and not 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), due to conflicting interpretations of NRC rules requiring reporting. In an effort to prevent a reoccurrence of this, each member of IIP was required to read Information Notice 2001-03, Incident Reporting Requirements for Radiography Licenses, dated April 6, 2001. In addition, the IIP database has been changed to clarify the reporting requirement and bring it in line with the NRC requirements. Texas Incident Number: I - 8495
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| Where | |
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| Acuren Inspection Inc La Porte, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | I - 8495 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9108.75 h379.531 days <br />54.219 weeks <br />12.477 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 17:45 Apr 2, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | Apr 8, 2009 |
| 44964 - NRC Website | |
Acuren Inspection Inc with Agreement State | |
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