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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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| ENS 51325 | 16 August 2015 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Radiography Truck Darkroom Attempted Break-In | On Sunday August 16, 2015, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Radioactive Materials Unit, received a phone call on the after-hours emergency response line. The Corporate RSO for Desert NDT, CO 902-01, reported an attempted break-in on a radiography truck. The attempt occurred while the vehicle was parked overnight at the Cotton Wood Suites, 12095 Mariposa Street, Westminster, CO 80234. The radiographer's reported that the door to the darkroom had been tampered with, the door was not breached, therefore the alarm never activated. Evidence of the attempted break-in was identified the following morning, Sunday, August 16, 2015. All radioactive materials were accounted for by Desert, NDT, no theft occurred. The approximate time of break-in occurred between the hours of 1755 MDT, Saturday, August 15, 2015 and 0815 MDT, Sunday, August 16, 2015. The radioactive material involved in this incident was 39 Ci of Ir-192, Source SN: Y560, Model: Industrial Nuclear Company Model 7. The source was inside a QSA Delta 880 camera. The Westminster Police were called and a police report was filed. The police report number is: 2015-14914. | ||
| ENS 50867 | 5 March 2015 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Potential Overexposure to Assistant Radiographer | The following information was obtained from the State of Oklahoma via email: We (Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality) have been notified by Desert NDT (OK-32104-01) located in Elk City, OK, that the dosimetry report for the February 2015 monitoring period showed a dose of 5780 mR for one of their assistant radiographers. They also report that the individual's daily pocket dosimetry readings for this period do not correlate with this result. The investigation is ongoing. | ||
| ENS 52834 | 12 January 2015 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Malfunction of Locking Mechanism on Radiography Exposure Device | The following was reported by the New Mexico Radiological Health Division via email: Desert NDT (dba Midwest Inspection Services) reported a malfunction with the locking mechanism on a radiography exposure device (INC model IR-100, serial #4644). The incident involved an Ir-192 source (INC model 32, serial #X717) with an activity of 3,589 GBq (97 Ci). After completing an exposure on 1/12/2015 (at a temporary job site near Malaga, NM), the radiographer performed radiation surveys on the radiography device and noted that readings were high. The radiographer attempted to crank the source into the fully shielded position, but was unsuccessful. The 2 mR/hour boundary was verified and the RSO was contacted. The RSO responded to the site and had to drill a hole in the retaining ring on the locking mechanism. By pulling the retaining ring back, he was able to turn the key, push the button, and retract the source. The exposure device locking mechanism was replaced. New Mexico ID Number: NM150001 and NMED ID Number: 150291 This is a late report entry identified by an audit. |