ENS 54713
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19:04 May 14, 2020 | |
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| Event Description | EN Revision Imported Date : 8/21/2020
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LEAKING SEALED SOURCE The following information was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via email: On 05/14/2020, the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program (hereafter, Agency) received a notification from Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments, Inc. (hereafter, Licensee ) of two Fe-55 leaking sealed sources. A total of 308 sealed sources (containing either Fe-55, Cd-109, or Am-241) were leak tested but only two exceeded reporting limits of 0.005 microCuries of removable contamination for each source. These sources were removed from customer devices for storage prior to disposal. The information of the two leaking sealed sources is as follows: MAKE MODEL SERIAL INITIAL ACT. CURRENT ACT. DETECTED ACT. QSA Global IEC.A1 OA959 20 milliCuries 0.65 milliCuries 0.0206 microCurie QSA Global IEC.A1 OW788 20 milliCuries 0.72 milliCuries 0.0065 microCurie The sources have been stored in individual plastic bags, inside a lead container since December 2019. They were leak tested inside each bag and the work area was surveyed after the operation (no contamination of the work area was detected). The two sources will be transferred to a licensed waste broker in June. No radiological risk to workers was identified. The Agency considers this event to be open.
The following was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via email: On 08/07/2020, the Licensee provided a waste manifest that on 06/08/2020, the leaking sources were accepted by Alaron Nuclear Services for disposal. Also, the Licensee further explained that these leaking sources are open window sources similar to those involved in an event the Licensee reported in 2019 and the windows on the sources can be easily damaged due to age, removal from source housing, even from being leak tested. The Agency considers this event to be closed. Notified R1DO (Greives) and NMSS Event Notification via e-mail. |
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| Ma Radiation Control Program Tewksbury, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| Organization: | Ma Radiation Control Program |
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| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-0.1 h-0.00417 days <br />-5.952381e-4 weeks <br />-1.3698e-4 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Szymon Mudrewicz 18:58 May 14, 2020 |
| NRC Officer: | Kerby Scales |
| Last Updated: | Aug 20, 2020 |
| 54713 - NRC Website | |
Ma Radiation Control Program with Agreement State | ||
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