ENS 53729

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Nov 9, 2018
Title	Agreement State Report - Irradiator Source Rack Fails to Retract
Event Description	The following was received via fax from the State of New York: The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) was notified by the radiation safety officer (RSO) of Pall Hauppauge (C1935) that they had a source rack which did not retract completely leaving the source partially exposed for a period of time. Pall Hauppauge is licensed to possess Cobalt 60 in sealed source use in a Nordian International dry panoramic storage irradiator. The RSO activated the radiation monitor remotely and confirmed elevated radiation readings. He indicated that he was able to raise the rack up and then lowered it down. This time it went completely down, resulting in the source being completely shielded. According to [the RSO], at no time were any workers exposed or potentially exposed, since there was no access to the vault. All other systems worked properly. [The RSO] indicated that they are conducting a root cause investigation. A written report will be forwarded to the Department. Incident Report#: NY-18-03

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Where
Pall Hauppauge Hauppauge, New York (NRC Region 1)
License number:	C1935
Organization:	New York State Dept. Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+12.17 h0.507 days <br />0.0724 weeks <br />0.0167 months <br />)
Opened:	Daniel Samson 17:10 Nov 9, 2018
NRC Officer:	Ossy Font
Last Updated:	Nov 9, 2018
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