ENS Event | |
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18:45 Nov 12, 2014 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report- Lost and Then Found Radiography Camera |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of Texas via email:
On November 13, 2014, the licensee notified the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services, Radiation Branch] that on November 12, 2014, at approximately [1500 CST] it was notified by local law enforcement that one of its industrial radiography cameras had been found on the side of a road approximately 3 miles from the licensee's facility. The licensee determined that the SPEC 150 camera containing a 38 Curie Iridium-192 source had fallen from one of its trucks at approximately [1245 CST] while in route to a temporary job site. The camera had not been secured inside the truck before it left the licensee's facility but had been left on the tailgate. The licensee retrieved the camera and there was no apparent damage to the device. There are no known exposures resulting from this event. Further information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA- 300. Notified DHS SWO, DOE, FEMA, HHS, NICC, USDA and EPA. Notified FDA, NuclearSSA and DNDO-JAC via email. Texas Incident: I-9251 THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 2" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL 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 |
| Where | |
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| Phoenix Non-Destructive Testing Inc. Channelview, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L04454 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+17.22 h0.718 days <br />0.102 weeks <br />0.0236 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Blanchard 11:58 Nov 13, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | Vince Klco |
| Last Updated: | Nov 13, 2014 |
| 50609 - NRC Website | |
Phoenix Non-Destructive Testing Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 506092014-11-12T18:45:00012 November 2014 18:45:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report- Lost and Then Found Radiography Camera 2014-11-12T18:45:00 | |