ENS 55562

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15:45 Nov 5, 2021
Title	Improper Source Shipment
Event Description	The following was received from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) via email: Louisiana DEQ was notified by Source Production & Equipment (SPEC) Radiation Safety Officer, via the DEQ Radiation Hotline at approximately 1045 CDT on November 5, 2021, concerning an industrial radiography camera shipment from Nigeria. According to the RSO, Dynaquest Energy Limited in Nigeria wanted to exchange three Industrial Radiography Ir-192 sources. When the package was received, two of the drums had the Industrial Radiography cameras (SPEC 150) and the other drum did not have a camera just the unshielded source. The unshielded source was in the type B container without a camera. The source is an Ir-192 with 0.06987 Ci. The reading on the side of the drum was 300 mR/hr and the reading from the top of the drum with the lid off was 40 - 50 mR/hr. SPEC retrieved the source and put it in a shield. The individual that was handling the package and retrieval received 5 mR exposure. The two cameras were a SPEC 150 (s/n 2619) with Ir-192 source s/n AF2815 and SPEC 150 (s/n 2618) with Ir-192 source s/n AF2814 and were locked. SPEC 150 (s/n 2618) did not have a locking cap on it even though the camera was locked. SPEC stated that they will hold on to the devices and terminate their relationship with Dynaquest Energy Limited. Louisiana Event Report ID Number: LA 202100010

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Where
Source Production &Amp; Equipment Co. St. Rose, Louisiana (NRC Region 4)
License number:	LA-2966-L01
Organization:	Louisiana Deq
Reporting

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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.35 h-0.14 days <br />-0.0199 weeks <br />-0.00459 months <br />)
Opened:	Richard S Blackwell 12:24 Nov 5, 2021
NRC Officer:	Mike Stafford
Last Updated:	Nov 5, 2021
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