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The following information was received fro … The following information was received from the state of New York via facsimile:</br>The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) was notified by (the radiation safety officer) (RSO) of Pall Hauppauge (C1935) that they had an incident where the source did not retract completely leaving the source partially exposed for a period of time. </br>According to the RSO, he was notified on April 23, 2019, at approx. (0900 hrs. EDT) of a fault at Vault 4, and arrived approximately 15 minutes later and found that the source had gotten stuck very slightly above the down (safe) position when the cycle ended. All of the safety and alarm systems worked as designed, and the operator did not attempt to enter the irradiator or take any action. </br>The RSO contacted Nordion to discuss the situation and he was able to free the source and get it into the safe position without any issue. The RSO then checked the radiation levels in the irradiator and found that they were normal. There was no risk of personnel or public exposure at any time during this incident, nor was there any risk of contamination. </br>The root cause for the source getting stuck has not been yet determined. The RSO will be working with Nordion to assess the equipment and decide the course of action. </br>DOH will continue to monitor this incident.</br>Pall Hauppauge is licensed to possess Cobalt 60 in sealed source use in a Nordion International dry panoramic storage irradiator.</br>NY Event Report ID No.: NY-19-06radiator.
NY Event Report ID No.: NY-19-06 +
13:00:00, 23 April 2019 +
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13:55:00, 24 April 2019 +
13:00:00, 23 April 2019 +
The following information was received fro … The following information was received from the state of New York via facsimile:</br>The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) was notified by (the radiation safety officer) (RSO) of Pall Hauppauge (C1935) that they had an incident where the source did not retract completely leaving the source partially exposed for a period of time. </br>According to the RSO, he was notified on April 23, 2019, at approx. (0900 hrs. EDT) of a fault at Vault 4, and arrived approximately 15 minutes later and found that the source had gotten stuck very slightly above the down (safe) position when the cycle ended. All of the safety and alarm systems worked as designed, and the operator did not attempt to enter the irradiator or take any action. </br>The RSO contacted Nordion to discuss the situation and he was able to free the source and get it into the safe position without any issue. The RSO then checked the radiation levels in the irradiator and found that they were normal. There was no risk of personnel or public exposure at any time during this incident, nor was there any risk of contamination. </br>The root cause for the source getting stuck has not been yet determined. The RSO will be working with Nordion to assess the equipment and decide the course of action. </br>DOH will continue to monitor this incident.</br>Pall Hauppauge is licensed to possess Cobalt 60 in sealed source use in a Nordion International dry panoramic storage irradiator.</br>NY Event Report ID No.: NY-19-06radiator.
NY Event Report ID No.: NY-19-06 +
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