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Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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ENS 56902 | 19 December 2023 06:00:00 | Agreement State | Source Unable to Retract | The following report was received via phone and email by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Department): On December 20, 2023, the Department was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that on December 19, 2023, they were unable to retract a 52 curie iridium-192 source into a QSA 880D exposure device. The RSO stated its radiographers were performing radiography on a pipe. The pipe fell and struck the guide tube, crimping it far enough to prevent them from retracting the source. The radiographers isolated the area and contacted the RSO. A retrieval team arrived at the location and was able to retract the source. The RSO stated no individual exceeded any exposure limits. Additional information will be provided as it is receive it accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident Number: 10074 Texas NMED Number: TX230058 |