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| Entered date | Event description | |
|---|---|---|
| ENS 56043 | 13 August 2022 15:11:00 | The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services via email: On August 13, 2022, licensee reported that they were unable to retract a radiography source on the evening of August 12 at around 2030 CDT. The incident occurred north of the city of Stanton, TX. The two radiographers reported the issue to the site Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) who was at their work site. A barrier was set up and a case of water was placed over the source. The site RSO got another licensee employee to assist and they uncrimped the guideline and successfully retracted the source. The site RSO and second source retrieval employee are both authorized for source retrievals on the Texas license. The two radiographers did not receive significant dose from this event. The site RSO and second source retrieval employee received 1.1 mR and 0.6 mR, respectively. The two took turns going up to the source and uncrimping the guideline. The camera was a QSA Delta 880 and the source was 40 Ci Ir-192. Further information will be provided per SA-300. Texas Incident #: 9947 |
| ENS 55355 | 15 July 2021 10:42:00 | The following was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services via email: On July 13, 2021, the licensee discovered a stuck shutter in the open position during a 6 month shutter test. This is the normal operating position and there is not expected to be any additional dose outside of normal operations to workers or public. The device was a Vega SH-F2B density/level gauge (serial number 3578CR), with a 200 mCi CS-137 source (serial number 3578CR). Texas incident number: I-9869 |