ENS 46275

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v t e ENS Event
17:30 Sep 19, 2010
Title	Agreement State Report - Radiography Source Not Fully Retracted
Event Description	The following report was received via fax: Event Location: QEP Ironhorse Gas facility plant near Bonanza Utah on Uintah-Ouray reservation land. Event Description: While conducting Industrial Radiography operations with a SPEC-150 camera, Serial # 816, the guide tube detached from the fitting used to attach the guide tube to the camera. The Ir-192 pigtail source was being retracted at the time. The source was not fully retracted when the guide tube fell away. The radiographers were unable to fully retract the source since the pigtail was at a ninety degree angle to the cable. The camera was approximately 25' in the air located on pipe rigging. The radiographers appropriately determined a 2mR/hr boundary and secured the area. Upon examination through binoculars, the RSO determined that the source was still secured to the cable. He reset his pocket dosimeter and, using a man lift, was lifted up to near the back of the camera. He used a 4' long grabber tool to gently lift the pigtail, allowing it to be retracted into the camera. He measured 190 mRem on the pocket dosimeter and sent in his film badge for immediate processing. The film badge showed a reading of 260 mRem for the period of time from September 1, 2010 to September 19, 2010. The RSO examined the camera and tube and determined that the tube pulled out of the crimping on the fitting. At the time of the incident the licensee had a total of five employees present at the location. Three currently qualified radiographers (including the RSO) and two currently qualified radiography assistants. Utah report UT-10-0004.

ENS 46275 +/-
Where
Utah Inspection Uintah-Ouray Reservation, Utah (NRC Region 4)
License number:	UT 2400357
Organization:	Utah Division Of Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+99.02 h4.126 days <br />0.589 weeks <br />0.136 months <br />)
Opened:	Mario Bettolo 20:31 Sep 23, 2010
NRC Officer:	Mark Abramovitz
Last Updated:	Sep 23, 2010
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