ENS 54249

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v t e ENS Event
22:00 Aug 28, 2019
Title	Agreement State Report - Panoramic Irradiator Source Failed to Retract
Event Description	The following information was received via facsimile: The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) was notified by the radiation safety officer (RSO) of Pall Hauppauge that they had an incident where the source did not retract completely, leaving the source partially exposed for a period of time. According to the RSO, on August 28, 2019 at about 1800 EDT, the source at Vault 4 had gotten stuck three inches above the down (safe) position. All of the safety and alarm systems worked as designed, and the operator did not attempt to enter the irradiator or take any action. The RSO indicated he was able to free the source by lifting it 'just an inch or two' then letting it back down. This is the same vault that had previous stuck source incidents (NY-19-05 and NY-19-06) [EN53984 and EN54025] this year. At that time Nordion removed the vault, re-conditioned it, and returned it to Pall. The RSO contacted Nordion and they are expected to be on-site the week of September 2nd. The vault will not be used until the issue is resolved. The RSO indicated he locked out all operators' key access to the vault until Nordion is on-site. The root cause for the source getting stuck has not yet been determined. DOH will continue to monitor this incident. Paul Hauppauge is licensed to possess Cobalt 60 in sealed source use in a Nordion International dry panoramic storage irradiator. NY Event Report ID No.: NY-19-08

ENS 54249 +/-
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:+40.7 h1.696 days <br />0.242 weeks <br />0.0558 months <br />)
Opened:	Desmond Gordon 14:42 Aug 30, 2019
NRC Officer:	Donald Norwood
Last Updated:	Aug 30, 2019
54249 - NRC Website
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Pall Hauppauge with Agreement State
WEEKMONTHYEAR2019-08-28T22:00:00 [Table view]
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