ENS Event | |
|---|---|
19:23 Feb 21, 2017 | |
| Title | Radiography Source Cable Disconnected from Source |
| Event Description | On February 21, 2017, DBI Inc. had an industrial radiography source disconnect incident occur while at a pipeline customer's field site in Rutledge, MO (approx. 4hrs. from Overland Park, KS office). At approximately 1323 CST during the crew's first source retraction it was determined that the source had become disconnected from the drive cable. The crew immediately recognized the situation through the use of their dosimetry equipment and established the emergency 2 mR/hr boundaries.
The Corporate Radiation Safety Officer (CRSO) was immediately notified of the issue. The CRSO informed the crew to maintain surveillance of the restricted area barricades and to wait until he arrived before any further actions were taken. The CRSO arrived at the job site at approximately 1705 CST to retrieve the source. The source was secured back into the exposure device by 1730 CST. The CRSO received less than 1 mR during the retrieval procedure. Listed below are the manufacturer and model number of equipment involved in the incident: - QSA Global 880 Delta Exposure Device - QSA Global lr-192 Source (45 Curies) Model A424-9 - QSA Global 35 foot Extreme Weather Control Cables - QSA Global 7 foot Extreme Weather Source Tube with a 4hvl Collimator The level II radiographer involved holds a current Iowa Industrial Radiographer Trainer Card and the assistant is a trainee. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Dbi, Inc. Overland Park, Kansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 15-29301-02 |
| Organization: | Dbi, Inc. |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+15.6 h0.65 days <br />0.0929 weeks <br />0.0214 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Matt Slaymaker 10:59 Feb 22, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Herrera |
| Last Updated: | Feb 22, 2017 |
| 52570 - NRC Website | |
Dbi, Inc. with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 525702017-02-21T19:23:00021 February 2017 19:23:00
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