ENS Event | |
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20:00 Oct 2, 2015 | |
| Title | Louisiana Agreement State Report - Radiation Workers Contaminated While Working in Hot Cell |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of Louisiana via email:
On October 02, 2015, around 1500 CDT, Source Production & Equipment Company [SPEC] was manufacturing a 30 Curie sealed Co-60 source within Hot Cell Number 2. During the welding process of double encapsulating the sealed source the welder malfunctioned. Two radiation workers within Hot Cell Number 2, behind the room divider, attempted to grind off the ruined outer encapsulation. "The result was two workers inhaled Co-60 material. Nasal swipes indicated 11,743 cpm on the highest wipe. It was initially calculated internal exposure of around 200 mRem. "The event was basically contained to Hot Cell Number 2 except for some footprints outside the cell which were remediated. The Hot Cell is currently restricted because of contamination. "The workers have had two whole body scans on 10/07/15 and 10/12/15 with a third scan planned for 10/19/15. "Currently internal exposure from inhalation has been calculated to be 373 mRem from 2.3 microCi of Co-60. The other worker's calculated exposure was 80 mRem from 0.42 microCi of Co-60. "SPEC has enacted a policy in regards to this event to no longer allow reworking a ruined source during manufacturing by grinding on it. They will just retire/dispose of that source and get a new source to work with. The licensee is also collecting bioassay samples from both workers for analysis. LA Event Report ID NO.: LA150017 |
| Where | |
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| Source Production And Equipment Company, Inc. St. Rose, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-2966-L01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Radiation Protection Div |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+330.32 h13.763 days <br />1.966 weeks <br />0.452 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James Pate 14:19 Oct 16, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Rotton |
| Last Updated: | Oct 16, 2015 |
| 51476 - NRC Website | |
Source Production And Equipment Company, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 514762015-10-02T20:00:0002 October 2015 20:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Louisiana Agreement State Report - Radiation Workers Contaminated While Working in Hot Cell 2015-10-02T20:00:00 | |