ENS Event | |
|---|---|
09:00 Mar 14, 2025 | |
| Title | Crimped Source Guide Tube |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the California Department of Public Health, Radiologic Health Branch via email:
A reciprocity licensee, Stronghold Inspection (TX license number L06918), was conducting industrial radiography at a laydown yard located on the Martinez Refining Company site (RML #3590). At about 0200 PDT, a pipe that was being radiographed rolled onto the guide tube of the exposure device (QSA Global 880 Delta, s/n D17238), crimping the guide tube and preventing the 2.73 TBq Ir-192 sealed source (QSA Model 8424-9, s/n 12805P) from retracting into its shielded position. The licensee reports that a perimeter spanning about 200 feet in radius was established. The exposure rate at the perimeter is less than 2 mR/hr and is under constant surveillance. The source is currently located in the collimator at the end of the guide tube. The licensee has requested the assistance of QSA's source retrieval team. Source retrieval is scheduled to begin upon arrival at approximately 1800 PDT. RHB inspectors arrived onsite at about 1000 PDT and will observe the operations until the source has been secured. California 5010 number: 031425 |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Stronghold Inspection Martinez, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | TX L06918 |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.43 h0.476 days <br />0.068 weeks <br />0.0157 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | L. Robert Greger 20:26 Mar 14, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Robert A. Thompson |
| Last Updated: | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 57608 - NRC Website | |
Stronghold Inspection with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Crimped Source Guide Tube 2025-03-14T09:00:00 | |