ENS Event | |
|---|---|
05:00 Sep 21, 2021 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Unable to Retract Source |
| Event Description | The following was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email:
On September 21, 2021, the licensee notified the Agency that one of its radiography crews had been unable to retract the source into the fully locked and shielded position on a QSA 880D industrial radiography exposure device. The device contained an 86.2 curie iridium-192 source. They had approached the camera following an exposure and their hand-held survey meter's dose rates indicated the source was not fully shielded and they were unable to retract it into the locked position. They checked their barrier and notified their radiation safety officer. Two of the licensee's trained staff responded and retracted the source by disassembling the lock, attaching a new drive cable and manually pulling the source into position. No overexposures resulted from this event. The licensee will send the device to the manufacturer for inspection. An investigation into this event is ongoing. More information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident No.: 9886 |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Versa Integrity Group Inc Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L 06669 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+28.85 h1.202 days <br />0.172 weeks <br />0.0395 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Blanchard 09:51 Sep 22, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Lloyd Desotell |
| Last Updated: | Sep 22, 2021 |
| 55483 - NRC Website | |
Versa Integrity Group Inc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 554832021-09-21T05:00:00021 September 2021 05:00:00
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