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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 50501 | 30 September 2014 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Unable to Retract Radiography Camera Source | The following information was obtained from the State of Texas via email: On October 1, 2014, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) received notice that on September 30, 2014, a radiography source disconnect had occurred at a temporary field site in east Houston. The camera was a Sentinel 880D (s/n D6746) with 68.3 curies of selenium-75 (s/n SE3877). The port cover had not been opened and the source had not been connected to the drive cable. Upon crank-out, the source was stopped at the port cover and could not be retracted. Retrieval was done by pushing the source back in via another drive cable from the other side. The person doing the retrieval received 38 mR to the body and 98 mR to the hand according to pocket dosimeters. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9240 | ||
| ENS 50317 | 26 July 2014 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Texas Agreement State Report - Radiography Source Failed to Retract | The following information was obtained from the state of Texas via email: On July 28, 2014, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) received notice that a radiography source retraction failure had occurred at a temporary field site (Houston) on July 26, 2014. The guide tube had separated at the crimp between the flexible portion and the fitting to the camera. The flexible portion had pushed out when the source was cranked out. The source was retrieved by manually pulling the drive cable back through the camera. The guide tube was removed from service and replaced. The camera was a Sentinel 880 Delta with about 40 curies of selenium-75. No overexposures resulted from this event. An investigation into this event is ongoing. Additional information will be supplied as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9215 | ||
| ENS 49793 | 3 February 2014 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Texas Agreement State Report - Unable to Retract Radiography Camera Source | The following information was obtained from the State of Texas via email: On February 5, 2014, the Agency (Texas Department of Health) received notice that on February 3, 2014, the licensee was unable to retract an 84.5 curie iridium-192 source. The camera and guide tube had fallen from a 22 inch pipe while in use. This caused damage to the guide tube near the camera. The source was retrieved according to license conditions. The retrieval employee received 9 millirem from the retrieval. No member of the public was exposed at rates above limit. The damaged equipment was retired from service and will be replaced. The camera was an INC IR-100 with serial number 7231 and the source had serial number 11337C. Additional information will be provided when it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident Number: I-9154 | ||
| ENS 49226 | 29 July 2013 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Radiography Source Retraction Failure | The following information was received via E-mail: On July 30, 2013, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) received a call from the RSO of Fugro Consultants, Inc. regarding a source retraction failure on July 29, 2013. The licensee had a temporary industrial radiography site in Houston, Texas. The IR-192 source was in an INC IR-100, serial number 7231. The source was unable to be retracted due to a malfunction with the safety latch plate engaging before the source was retracted. The RSO received a call about the problem at 2000 CDT that evening and travelled to the site. The source was retrieved according to the conditions of the license. The RSO determined that no overexposures resulted to the crew, nor were there exposures to the public, resulting from the event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I 9100. |