ENS 45662

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Jan 22, 2010
Title	Agreement State Report - Radiography Source Disconnect
Event Description	On January 26, 2010, [The Texas Department of Health] was notified by the licensee that a source disconnect had occurred on January 22, 2010. A radiographer was cranking a 26 curie iridium (Ir) - 192 source from the camera when he began having difficulty driving the source. He decided to retract the source back into the camera when the source disconnected at the drive cable. The source was driven into the collimator at the end of the guide tube. The radiographer contacted his Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and informed him of the event. An individual qualified for source retrieval was sent to the location. The source was returned to the camera, and the camera was returned to the licensee's facility. The individual performing the source retrieval received 120 millirem as indicated by his pocket dosimeter. The RSO stated that the failure appeared to be caused by a failure of the connector on the drive cable. The RSO stated that it was a result of normal wear on the device. [The Texas Department of Health] has requested copies of the last three maintenance records for the device. The source serial number is QH2505 manufactured by Spec. The camera serial number is 1203. Additional information will be provided as it is received. Texas Incident #: I - 8706

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Where
Desert Industrial X-Ray Lp Abilene, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	04590
Organization:	Texas Department Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+104.57 h4.357 days <br />0.622 weeks <br />0.143 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 14:34 Jan 26, 2010
NRC Officer:	John Knoke
Last Updated:	Jan 26, 2010
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