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| NRC officer = Donald Norwood | | NRC officer = Donald Norwood | ||
| event date = 08/17/2019 00:00 CDT | | event date = 08/17/2019 00:00 CDT | ||
| last update date = 08/ | | last update date = 08/28/2019 | ||
| title = | | title = En Revision Imported Date 8/29/2019 | ||
| event text = The following information was received via E-mail: | | event text = EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - CESIUM-137 SOURCE INVOLVED IN VEHICLE FIRE | ||
The following information was received via E-mail: | |||
This report is sent for informational purposes. On August 17, 2019, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] received a call from the answering service and was informed that a licensee had reported a fire during transport of a density gauge. The Agency called the licensee, Halliburton Energy Services and was informed of the event. The licensee stated one of their blending trucks had been traveling on highway 285 south near Orla, Texas when the driver saw sparks coming from the road behind their truck. The driver pulled over and when they went to the back of the truck they found a tire had blown out and was now burning. | This report is sent for informational purposes. On August 17, 2019, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] received a call from the answering service and was informed that a licensee had reported a fire during transport of a density gauge. The Agency called the licensee, Halliburton Energy Services and was informed of the event. The licensee stated one of their blending trucks had been traveling on highway 285 south near Orla, Texas when the driver saw sparks coming from the road behind their truck. The driver pulled over and when they went to the back of the truck they found a tire had blown out and was now burning. | ||
The driver called for help, but by the time the fire department arrived, the truck was fully involved in the fire. The truck was transporting a 100 | The driver called for help, but by the time the fire department arrived, the truck was fully involved in the fire. The truck was transporting a 100 milliCurie cesium-137 source installed on a pipe. The licensee stated the dose rate at 30 centimeters from the gauge, taken after the fire was extinguished, was 2 millirem per hour, which is normal. The licensee stated the truck and trailer were taken to their facility and a leak test was taken on the gauge. The licensee stated the driver had pulled off the road and traffic was not restricted. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. | ||
Texas Incident #: I-9703 | Texas Incident #: I-9703 | ||
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL | THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL | ||
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The Agency received a call from the licensee at 0856 CDT on August 19, 2019. The licensee stated they had conducted additional surveys this morning and found dose rates were as high as five millirem per hour at one meter from the gauge. The licensee contacted their manufacturing section and one of the individuals was familiar with this type of event stated the gauge shielding was probably compromised, but believed the source was undamaged. The licensee stated the gauge would be returned to its manufacturing facility for inspection. No exposure has occurred from this event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. | The Agency received a call from the licensee at 0856 CDT on August 19, 2019. The licensee stated they had conducted additional surveys this morning and found dose rates were as high as five millirem per hour at one meter from the gauge. The licensee contacted their manufacturing section and one of the individuals was familiar with this type of event stated the gauge shielding was probably compromised, but believed the source was undamaged. The licensee stated the gauge would be returned to its manufacturing facility for inspection. No exposure has occurred from this event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. | ||
Notified R4DO (Young) and the NMSS Events Notification E-mail group. | Notified R4DO (Young) and the NMSS Events Notification E-mail group. | ||
| URL = https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2019/ | * * * UPDATE FROM ART TUCKER TO RICHARD SMITH AT 1743 EDT ON 8/28/2019 * * * | ||
On August 28, 2019, the licensee notified the Agency that the results of the leak test performed on the source involved in this event had come back reading 0 dpm. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. | |||
Notified R4DO (Azua) and the NMSS Event Notification E-mail group. | |||
| URL = https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2019/20190829en.html#en54226 | |||
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| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LICEN-RAM-L02113 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+52.43 h2.185 days <br />0.312 weeks <br />0.0718 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 09:26 Aug 19, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Aug 28, 2019 |
| 54226 - NRC Website | |