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| Start date | Reporting criterion | Title | Event description | System | LER | |
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| ENS 48719 | 5 February 2013 22:00:00 | Agreement State | Agreement State Report - Radiography Source Stuck Outside the Camera | The following report was submitted via e-mail: At approximately 3:00 PM the licensee called the Agency (Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency) to report an equipment failure of an industrial radiography exposure device, involving a QSA Model 880 Delta camera, serial # D3231. The source did not crank back into a closed and shielded position after use. After working with the crank system and not being able to return the source, the crank system was disengaged and the source was pulled manually into the closed and shielded position in the camera. The camera contained 48 Curies of Selenium-75. The licensee will perform a leak test on the camera and then send it out for repair. The Agency continues to investigate the actions of the licensee and timeliness of reporting the incident. The NRC and the Arizona Governor's office have been notified of this event. Press coverage is not anticipated. Arizona Incident 13-006
The Licensee supplied additional information... showing the effects of heat on the equipment. The radiography was being conducted at a solar power generation site. The mirrors were rotated down so the radiography could be conducted. The guide tube appears to have partially melted. The manufacturer recommends not exceeding 200 degrees Fahrenheit for the equipment. The steering wheel of their truck was also melted. The Licensee is now conducting their work at night. Notified R4DO (Hagar) and FSME_Events Resource (email). | ||
| ENS 47344 | 14 October 2011 05:00:00 | Agreement State | Texas Agreement State Report - Radiography Source Failed to Retract | The following report was received by the Texas Dept of State Health Services Investigations Unit Radiation Branch via e-mail: On October 14, 2011, the Agency (Texas Dept of State Health Services) was notified by the licensee that on October 14, 2011, a radiography team was unable to retract a 32 curie Iridium - 192 source to the exposure device. The QSA model 880 D exposure device was set on a pipe to perform radiography on an adjacent pipe. The exposure device fell off the pipe approximately 18 inches and the return portion of the crankout tube was crimped preventing the radiographer from fully retracting the source. The radiographer contacted his Radiation Safety Officer and notified them of the event. The radiographer is qualified to perform source recoveries, so he dismantled the crankout device, pulled the drive cable out of the crankout device, and manually retracted the source to its fully retracted and locked position. No member of the general public received any exposure during this event. The radiographer received a total of 20 millirem for the day. Visual inspection of the exposure device did not find any damage to the camera. The licensee has removed the exposure device and crankout device from service and will send them back to the manufacturer for inspection and repair. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident Number: I-8893 |