ENS Event | |
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05:00 Sep 4, 2013 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Damaged Guide Tube Prevents Source Retraction in a Radiography Camera |
| Event Description | The State of Texas submitted the following information via email:
On September 5, 2013, the Agency [Texas Department of Health] was notified by the licensee that on September 4, 2013, a radiography crew was unable to retract an iridium - 192 source into a QSDA 880 D exposure device. The failure was caused when the camera fell from a pipe it was set on and hit the ground crimping the guide tube at the outlet nozzle of the camera to a point where the source could not pass through the tube at the crimp. The radiographers isolated the area, and contacted their Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). The RSO went to the location to recover the source. The RSO stated that he had to cut both the guide tube and the drive cable so that the guide tube connection to the camera could be broken and the connector removed. The cable was then threaded through the camera and the cable pulled by hand to return the source to the fully shielded and locked position. The camera was returned to the licensee's facility for further inspection. No one involved in the event received an exposure that exceeded any regulatory limit. No member of the general public was exposed to any radiation due to this event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9110 |
| Where | |
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| Fox Nde Llc Dilley, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 06411 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+32.83 h1.368 days <br />0.195 weeks <br />0.045 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 13:50 Sep 5, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Sep 5, 2013 |
| 49322 - NRC Website | |
Fox Nde Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 493222013-09-04T05:00:0004 September 2013 05:00:00
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