ENS 51553
ENS Event | |
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11:30 Nov 19, 2015 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Radiography Camera Missing |
| Event Description | A radiographer for the licensee was in contact with other PetroChem personnel at approximately 0530 CST on 11/19/2015. As of the time of this report, the radiographer has not been heard from and is unaccounted for. The radiographer is considered a Trustworthy and Reliable employee by the licensee. Searches have been and continue to be conducted of routes that the radiographer could have taken to travel to his work location in Corpus Christi, Texas. The licensee has also contacted family members, interviewed co-workers, and checked the job site, all with negative results.
The radiographer was traveling in a 2015 Ford F250 diesel 4x4 truck, white in color, with Texas license number GDY-6331. A QSA 880 Delta source projector (serial number 5187) containing a 74 curie IR-192 source was in the truck and is now considered unaccounted for. The Corpus Christi police department has been contacted by the licensee for assistance. Texas Report Number: I-9359. Notified DHS SWO, FEMA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DHS NICC Watch Officer and EPA. Notified via E-mail only FDA, Nuclear SSA, FEMA National Watch Center, and DNDO-JAC. Notified Mexico via facsimile.
The Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] contacted the [licensee's] radiation safety officer [RSO] at 0655 [CST] and [the RSO] stated they recovered the camera and the truck at 0000 [CST on 11/20/15]. The investigation into this event is on going. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA 300. Notified R4DO (Warnick), NMSS (McIntosh), ILTAB (Bunch), IRD (Stapleton), NMSS Event Notification via email, DHS SWO, FEMA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DHS NICC Watch Officer and EPA. Notified via E-mail only FDA, Nuclear SSA, FEMA National Watch Center, and DNDO-JAC. Notified Mexico via facsimile. 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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| Petrochem Inspection Services Pasadena, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L04460 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+6.58 h0.274 days <br />0.0392 weeks <br />0.00901 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Blanchard 18:05 Nov 19, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Nov 20, 2015 |
| 51553 - NRC Website | |
Petrochem Inspection Services with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 515532015-11-19T11:30:00019 November 2015 11:30:00
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