ENS 49812

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v t e ENS Event
08:30 Feb 9, 2014
Title	Agreement State Report - Radiography Camera Left Unattended
Event Description	The following Agreement State report was received via email: [The California Department of Health, Radiologic Health Branch] RHB Richmond received an incident report from the Qualspect Manager, via an email that a radiography camera had been left unattended. On February 9, 2014, between 0030 and 0245 [PST], Qualspect employees were conducting a radiography operation using [a camera containing an] Ir-192 104 Curie [source], camera s/n 4850, at the Valero Benicia Refinery. During the operation a few Qualspect rope [access] employees were in the area, their presence distracted the two radiographers thinking that another radiographer was in the area, so they left to process film. While the film was being processed, the camera was [left] dangling at 2 feet from the floor and unattended. A Valero Benicia Refinery employee discovered the suspended camera and brought it to the Qualspect employees' attention. Shortly thereafter, the Qualspect employees took possession of the camera. The California RHB considers this a major event and is conducting an investigation. There were no personnel overexposures. California Report #021014 Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf

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Where
Qualspec, Llc., Dba Tc Inspection Llc Rodeo, California (NRC Region 4)
License number:	5299-07
Organization:	California Radiation Control Prgm
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+32.38 h1.349 days <br />0.193 weeks <br />0.0444 months <br />)
Opened:	Kent Pendergast 16:53 Feb 10, 2014
NRC Officer:	John Shoemaker
Last Updated:	Feb 10, 2014
49812 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Qualspec, Llc., Dba Tc Inspection Llc with Agreement State
WEEKMONTHYEAR2014-02-09T08:30:00 [Table view]
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