ENS 49782

v t e ENS Event
06:00 Jan 31, 2014
Title	Agreement State Report - Radiography Source Could Not Be Retracted
Event Description	The following was received from the state of Texas via email: On January 31, 2014, the Agency [Texas Department of Health] was notified by the licensee that while performing radiography at a field location a radiography crew was unable to retract a 19 curie iridium - 192 source into a SPEC 150 exposure device. The radiographers were testing a pipe when a second pipe fell on the guide tube and crimped it enough that the source could not pass by it. The radiographers contacted their manager and informed them of the problem. Two individuals qualified to retrieve sources went to the location. They were able to reshape the guide tube enough to retract the source. The work was being conducted in a shielded shooting bay, therefore there was no exposure to any member of the general public. The highest exposure to anyone involved with the event was 60 millirem. No overexposure occurred. The guide tube was disposed of. The exposure device was tested with a new guide tube and functioned normally. The exposure device was returned to service. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas incident # I-9152

ENS 49782 +/-
Where
Texas Gamma Ray Llc Pasadena, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	05561
Organization:	Texas Department Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9.03 h0.376 days <br />0.0537 weeks <br />0.0124 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 15:02 Jan 31, 2014
NRC Officer:	Daniel Mills
Last Updated:	Jan 31, 2014
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