ENS 51839
ENS Event | |
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04:00 Mar 30, 2016 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Radiography Camera Stuck Source |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of Ohio by email:
On March 30, 2016 at approximately [1250 EDT] the Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection (BEHRP) received a phone call from licensee's RSO that an industrial radiography crew working on a water tank construction job in Groveport, Ohio had a source stuck in the guide tube of a QSA Model 880D camera and were unable to retrieve the back into the camera. The source in use was 75 Curies of Iridium-192. The incident occurred at approximately [1225 EDT]. The stuck source was discovered after a shot time had ended and the radiography crew attempted to crank the source back in to the camera. The radiography crew conducted surveys of the area and moved boundaries out 2 mR/hr or less. The cause of the stuck source was due to a magnetic stand becoming dislodged during radiography operations, which fell onto the guide tube, crimping it, and preventing retraction of the source.
A BEHRP inspector was immediately dispatched to the job-site and arrived there at approximately [1320 EDT]. The inspector met with the licensee's customer and reviewed the actions taken by the radiography crew to establish new barriers and prevent access to the site. The licensee's trained retrieval personnel dispatched to the site arrived a short time later. After a thorough review of the incident and work area, the licensee's response team was able to retrieve the source, which was completed at approximately [1600 EDT] that afternoon. The maximum dose received by any individual involved in the recovery effort was 50 mR. The camera and guide tube will be returned to manufacturer for repair. QSA Global Camera,Serial Number-D8042; Source Serial Number-29222G. Ohio Event- OH160002 Notified the R3DO (Pelke) and the NMSS Events Notification via email. |
| Where | |
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| Acuren Inspection, Inc. Dayton, Ohio (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 03320 99 0006 |
| Organization: | Ohio Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+34.12 h1.422 days <br />0.203 weeks <br />0.0467 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Stephen James 14:07 Mar 31, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Vince Klco |
| Last Updated: | Mar 31, 2016 |
| 51839 - NRC Website | |
Acuren Inspection, Inc. with Agreement State | |
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