ENS 52446
ENS Event | |
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06:00 Dec 20, 2016 | |
| Title | Texas Agreement State Report - Radiography Cameras Damaged in Building Fire |
| Event Description | The following information was obtained from the State of Texas via email:
On December 20, 2016, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee's corporate radiation safety officer (CRSO) that a fire had occurred at their Poth, Texas location causing extensive damage to the building. The licensee reported that inside the building was its storage location for its radiography exposure devices. The storage location had ten QSA 880D cameras containing between 32.2 and 90.2 curies Ir-192. Dose rates five feet from the storage location after the fire was out were near normal. Once the licensee gained access to the storage location they discovered that at least two of the handles on the devices had been melted to some degree. The licensee removed all the cameras from the storage location and a radiation survey on each was completed. The licensee stated the measured dose rates were normal. It appears the integrity of the shielding was maintained, but could have been affected. The CRSO stated all cameras were being returned to the manufacturer for leak test and inspection. No licensee personnel or member of the general public were exposed to any significant levels of radiation due to this event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident # I-9452
The following report update was received from the State of Texas via email: On December 23, 2016, the Agency contacted the licensee to get an update on the status of the radiography exposure devices. The licensee stated ten exposure devices were involved in the event and all have been delivered to the manufacturers Houston, Texas location for leak test and inspection. The licensee stated the exposure device storage area has been surveyed and no contamination was found. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Notified R4DO(Hay) and NMSS_Events_Notification via email.
The following information was received from the State of Texas via email: On December 28, 2016, the Agency was notified by the licensee that the state Fire Marshal determined the fire was an electrical short at a plug. Additional information will be provided as it is received IAW SA-300. Notified R4DO (Drake) and NMSS_Events_Notification via email.
The following update information was received from the State of Texas via email: On January 19, 2017, the Agency received the written report from the licensee. Due to the nature of this event, the information is being provided directly to the HOO [NRC Headquarters Operations Officer]. The report included the report from the device manufacturer. The manufacturer's report states that due to the heat the devices were exposed to, none of the QSA 880 devices should be used to perform radiography work. In addition, the type 'B' containers could not be used as transportation containers for radioactive materials. The report also stated 12 cameras were involved in the fire, but only 10 had sources in them. All of the devices will be disposed of. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Notified R4DO (Rollins) and NMSS_Events_Notification (via email). |
| Where | |
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| Eagle Ndt, Llc Poth, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 06176 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+6.82 h0.284 days <br />0.0406 weeks <br />0.00934 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 12:49 Dec 20, 2016 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Jan 24, 2017 |
| 52446 - NRC Website | |
Eagle Ndt, Llc with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Texas Agreement State Report - Radiography Cameras Damaged in Building Fire 2016-12-20T06:00:00 | |