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The following information was provided by … The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (The Department) via email:</br>On January 14, 2025, the Department was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) who reported a source had been damaged. The RSO could not provide specific information on the source other than that it was a resin bead source containing 200 millicuries (original activity) of cesium - 137 contained in a plastic vial. The RSO stated they had been notified on January 13, 2025, at 1430 hours (CST) that the plastic capsule that contained the resin was found cracked and some of the resin had leaked out of the source and onto the floor. The area of the spill was isolated. They performed contamination surveys and found the contamination was contained in the room where the source was used. They surveyed all personnel who had entered the room and no individual was found to have been contaminated. The room was decontaminated and all but a few spots had been cleaned to background levels. The remaining areas were covered with a gel type material to trap the contamination and, when removed, should remove the contamination. The RSO will provide additional information on the source later. </br>Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300.</br>Texas NMED number: TX250002</br>Texas Incident number: 10154r: TX250002
Texas Incident number: 10154 +
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11:35:00, 14 January 2025 +
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The following information was provided by … The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (The Department) via email:</br>On January 14, 2025, the Department was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) who reported a source had been damaged. The RSO could not provide specific information on the source other than that it was a resin bead source containing 200 millicuries (original activity) of cesium - 137 contained in a plastic vial. The RSO stated they had been notified on January 13, 2025, at 1430 hours (CST) that the plastic capsule that contained the resin was found cracked and some of the resin had leaked out of the source and onto the floor. The area of the spill was isolated. They performed contamination surveys and found the contamination was contained in the room where the source was used. They surveyed all personnel who had entered the room and no individual was found to have been contaminated. The room was decontaminated and all but a few spots had been cleaned to background levels. The remaining areas were covered with a gel type material to trap the contamination and, when removed, should remove the contamination. The RSO will provide additional information on the source later. </br>Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300.</br>Texas NMED number: TX250002</br>Texas Incident number: 10154r: TX250002
Texas Incident number: 10154 +
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