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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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| ENS 53383 | 4 May 2018 14:27:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Bomb Threat | The following information was obtained from the state of Texas via email: On May 4, 2018, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) was notified by the licensee that on May 4, 2018, at 0927 hours (CDT), one of their managers had received a phone call from an individual who made a bomb threat against the licensee's offices in Beaumont, Texas. The licensee contacted local law enforcement (LLE) who then contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). LLE responded to the location within 7 minutes of the call to them and the FBI was at the location before the radiation safety officer (RSO) arrived at the office 12 minutes after the call was received. The fire department also responded. The building was evacuated and the FBI, LLE, bomb squad, Fire Marshall, and the RSO inspected the building and the areas around the building. No explosive device was found. The facility was released at 1029 hours (CDT). Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. TX Incident #: 9568 | ||
| ENS 52783 | 1 June 2017 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Radiography Source Failed to Retract | The following information was received from the State of Texas via email: On June 2, 2017, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) was notified by the licensee that one of its radiography crews was unable to retract a 92.5 curie iridium - 192 source into a QSA 880D exposure device. The radiographers had performed several exposures. To perform the radiography, one end of a flexible guide tube was connected to the exposure device and the other end was connected to a stiff guide tube. After completing an exposure, the source hung up in the stiff guide tube and would not retract into the exposure device. The radiographers contacted their management who responded to the site. The stiff guide tube was examined and was found to have several indentations in it that appeared to be preventing the source from passing through the tube. The recovery team straightened out the guide tubes and was able to retract the source into the fully shielded position. The licensee stated the guide tube was not damaged on this date. The licensee has removed the stiff guide tube from service. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA 300. Texas Incident No.: I-9488 | ||
| ENS 51366 | 3 September 2015 13:20:00 | Agreement State | Texas Agreement State Report - Radiography Camera Source Retraction Failure | The following information was received from the State of Texas via email: On September 3, 2015, the Agency (Texas Department of State Health Services) received a report from the licensee that a radiography source retraction failure occurred at a temporary field site in Borger, Texas. A mount fell on the guide tube, crimping the tube. The source was retrieved according to license conditions and the damaged equipment was removed from service. The camera was a SPEC-150 and the source was 78 curies of Iridium-192. No exposure to the public occurred. Further information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9336 | ||
| ENS 50592 | 3 November 2014 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Damaged Guide Tube on Industrial Radiography Equipment | The following was received from the State of Texas via email: On November 3, 2014, the Agency was notified by the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) that one of his crews was unable to retract a 34.9 curie cobalt-60 source into a QSA Global 680A exposure device. The crew was performing radiography at a field site (in Houston, TX) using a magnetic stand to support the guide tube and collimator. The stand fell on the guide tube crimping the guide tube in two places about one inch apart. The radiographer attempted to retract the source, but it would not go past the crimped section of the guide tube. The radiographer returned the source to the collimator. One of the radiographers contacted the site RSO(SRSO). A recovery team was sent to the location to retrieve the source. The team slid a steel plate below the collimator. The guide tube was pulled to free the collimator from its holder causing it to drop onto the steel plate. The collimator was approached from the shielded side and using a pair of tongs, the collimator was rolled to face the outlet port towards the steel plate. Six bags of lead shot were placed on the collimator. The dose rate at the crimped section of the guide tube was then measured at 200 millirem per hour. Additional bags of lead shot were placed on the collimator. The licensee's first attempt to remove the crimps in the guide tube using channel locks was unsuccessful. The licensee then removed the outer coating on the guide tube in the areas the tube was crimped and then used channel locks to remove the crimps. This was successful and the source was returned to the fully shielded position. The highest exposure to any individual involved in the event was seven millirem. The licensee reported no exposures were received to members of the general public due to this event. The guide tube was taken out of service. The exposure device and crankout device were inspected and returned to service. The source was leak tested, but the results have not been received. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I-9250 |