ENS 53737

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Nov 13, 2018
Title	Agreement State Report- Irradiator Access Control System Inoperable
Event Description	The following was received from the state of Pennsylvania via email: On November 13, 2018, the Department [Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection] was notified by the licensee that part of the access control system to their J. L. Shepherd Model 81-14 beam irradiator containing approximately 9900 Curies of cesium 137 is currently inoperable. Specifically, the 'activation of the visual and audible alarm' and 'notification of another individual who is onsite of the entry' parts of 10 CFR 36.23(b). Non-compliance with this regulation also renders them in non-compliance with 10 CFR 36.23(c). The licensee is currently complaint with all other parts of the regulation. They have taken the alarm system off-line since it currently is alarming every time the facility door is opened, even though the source is in the shielded position. A security system vendor is on site as of today and is working on both issues. The licensee is currently also performing a root cause analysis alongside this security system vendor, and the state will perform a reactive inspection. PA Event Report ID No: PA180019

ENS 53737 +/-
Where
Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1)
License number:	PA-0293A
Organization:	Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+26.78 h1.116 days <br />0.159 weeks <br />0.0367 months <br />)
Opened:	John Chippo 07:47 Nov 14, 2018
NRC Officer:	Karen Cotton
Last Updated:	Nov 14, 2018
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