ENS Event | |
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05:00 Nov 30, 2018 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Inability to Retract Radiography Source |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania via fax:
The licensee reported that on November 30, 2018, while using a Sentinel Model 880 Delta, Serial Number D-11934, containing a 39.2 Curie source of iridium-192, the guide tube had come unbound from the strapping used to hold the collimator and guide tube to the weld being inspected and fell approximately the full length of the guide tube. This left the guide tube hanging at a 90-degree angle from the exposure camera which proved too great to let the source be retracted into a shielded position inside the exposure device and left the source inside the collimator. The technicians secured the area by adjusting their 2 mR/hr boundaries to an unshielded source distance and immediately contacted their Operations Manager. Once on scene, the Operations Manager utilized various tools to straighten the guide tube enough for the source to be fully retracted into a shielded position. The device was taken back to the licensee's storage vault in Sugar Grove, PA for inspection and possible repair or disposal by the manufacturer. Direct read dosimetry showed exposures of 18 mR for the Operations Manager, 18 mR for the radiographer and 5 mR for the radiography assistant, thus no overexposures have occurred because of this event. Corrective actions include retraining on suspended exposure procedures and future discussion of this event at monthly staff meetings. The Department will perform a reactive inspection. More information will be provided upon receipt. Pennsylvania Report ID: PA190001 |
| Where | |
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| Engineering And Inspections Hawaii, Inc. Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | PA-1080 |
| Organization: | Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+825.08 h34.378 days <br />4.911 weeks <br />1.13 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | John Chippo 14:05 Jan 3, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Brian P. Smith |
| Last Updated: | Jan 3, 2019 |
| 53812 - NRC Website | |
Engineering And Inspections Hawaii, Inc. with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Inability to Retract Radiography Source 2018-11-30T05:00:00 | |