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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 45501 | 12 November 2009 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Personnel Overexposure During Radiography | The following report was received via facsimile: On November 13, 2009 the RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) for Owensby & Kritikos (O & K), contacted LDEQ (Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality) to report an excessive exposure. O & K had a radiography crew x-raying a pressure vessel. The radiographers believed that they had cranked the source in the camera. One of the radiographers went to the camera without a survey meter to remove the source guide tube. He was trying to put the safety plug on the end of the camera, but it would not go on. At this point, he realized that the source was not in the shielded position. Instead of roping off the area and calling the RSO per their procedures, they got the source in the shielded position themselves. This occurred on November 12, 2009 and the radiographers did not tell the RSO until November 13, 2009. Both of the pocket dosimeters were off scale. The radiographers said they where wearing their rate alarm meters. The personnel monitors were sent to Landauer for emergency processing. One of the radiographers had a dose of 5.57 rem for November with a year dose of 6.67 rem. The other radiographer had a November dose of 0.45 rem and a year dose of 1.00 rem. At this time, LDEQ believes these exposures to be true exposures to the radiographers. The crew had an AEA 660B camera, s/n B1495, that had a 79 Ci Ir-192 source, s/n 57338B. The last leak test was on October 12, 2009. LDEQ has begun an investigation and will report any new information. | ||
| ENS 42303 | 9 January 2006 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State - Personnel Overexposure | The following was received from the State of Louisiana, Department of Environmental Quality, via facsimile: Event description: Owensby & Kritikos reported on January 19, 2006 that (deleted) exceeded the 5000 mrem exposure for the year 2005. (Deleted) received a yearly dose of 5117 mrem for the year 2005. (Deleted) is an industrial radiographer. As corrective action, the Radiation Safety Officer discussed the importance of ALARA concepts and the use of survey meters, dosimeters, and film badges. Louisiana Event Report ID Number: LA060001. |