ENS 55442
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Aug 31, 2021 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Unable to Retract Source |
| Event Description | The following was received from the State of Texas (the Agency) via e-mail:
On August 31, 2021, the Agency was contacted by the licensee and informed that they could not retract a 70 Curie, iridium - 192 source into an INC IR100 exposure device. The licensee stated they were working at a fab shop and could not retract the source back into the camera. The licensee did not believe a disconnect had occurred. The licensee stated a 2 millirem barrier was in place. The licensee stated they did not have anyone on its license to retract the source and requested the Agency's assistance in location a qualified company to retrieve the source. The licensee stated it contacted the manufacturer and it stated they could not assist them. The Agency provided them with the contact information of another manufacturer. The licensee contacted the other manufacturer, but it did not offer immediate assistance. The licensee told the Agency that one of its radiographers had received the training for retracting sources but was never added to the license. The licensee was given the contact information for the Agency's licensing group to see if the individual could be added to the license for source retrieval. At 1515 [CDT] the licensee reported the licensing group was able to accept the radiographer's training and amended the license for the retrieval. The licensee stated the individual qualified to retrieve the source was leaving for the site to perform the retrieval. The licensee will contact the agency when the source is retrieved. Additional information has been requested. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA - 300. Texas Incident No.: 9881
The following was received from the State of Texas (the Agency) via e-mail: The licensee just reported the individual who will perform the recovery has just landed in Midland, Texas and will head to the site. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Notified R4DO (Josey) and NMSS via e-mail.
The following was received from the State of Texas (the Agency) via e-mail: On August 31, 2021 at 2040 CDT the licensee reported that the source had been recovered to the fully shielded position. The individual who performed the recovery received 190 millirem. The licensee stated the exposure device and associated equipment will returned to the storage location and examined. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Notified R4DO (Josey) and NMSS via e-mail.
The following was received from the State of Texas (the Agency) via e-mail: On September 2, 2021, the licensee contacted the Agency to find out where to send the written report. During the conversation the licensee stated, 'just for your information it appears that the connector spring was malfunctioning as the spring did not engage until about halfway depressed. [The licensee] talked with INC corporate [Radiation Safety Officer] (RSO) and the source will be sent to INC for failure analysis.' The Agency asked if that meant that the spring had disconnected and they stated that it had. The Agency stated that the initial report did not reflect that. [The licensee] stated he knew that and that he had misunderstood what the radiographer had told him over the phone. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Notified R4DO (Josey) and NMSS via e-mail. |
| Where | |
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| Midwest Ndt Services Pharr, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L 07043 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+12.88 h0.537 days <br />0.0767 weeks <br />0.0176 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Arthur L Tucker 17:53 Aug 31, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Joanna Bridge |
| Last Updated: | Sep 2, 2021 |
| 55442 - NRC Website | |
Midwest Ndt Services with Agreement State | |
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