ENS Event | |
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05:00 Jul 31, 2015 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Inability to Retract a Radiography Source |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
On July 31, 2015, the licensee reported a disconnected radiography source at a work site in New Milford Township, Pennsylvania. A secure and restricted area around the source has been established, limiting potential public radiation exposure to below the 2 millirem in any one hour 'unrestricted area' limit. Source: lridium-192 (lr-192) Activity: 68 curies The license has informed the Department [PA DEP Bureau of Radiation Protection] they will keep the source secure and shielded until the radiography device manufacturer arrives. They are expected be onsite at approximately 0300 [EDT] on August 1st. A full report is expected within 15 days. A Southeast Regional Office Radiation Protection staff radiological health physicist has already been onsite to perform a reactive inspection and validate the licensee's actions. More information will be provided as received. Event Report ID No.: PA150021 |
| Where | |
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| Applied Inspections Systems, Inc. Benton, Arkansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | PA-1467 |
| Organization: | Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+12.03 h0.501 days <br />0.0716 weeks <br />0.0165 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David J. Allard 17:02 Jul 31, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | Jul 31, 2015 |
| 51281 - NRC Website | |
Applied Inspections Systems, Inc. with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Inability to Retract a Radiography Source 2015-07-31T05:00:00 | |