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v t e ENS Event
06:00 Feb 11, 2020
Title	Agreement State Report - Qsa Exposure Device Open Shutter and Cap
Event Description	The following information was received from the state of Texas via email: On February 11, 2020, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified of an event by the licensee's consultant. The consultant stated the licensee had purchased a QSA 880 exposure device containing a 111 Curie iridium - 192 source from a licensee in Houston, Texas. The licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) picked up the shipment at the common carrier shipping building in Amarillo, Texas and placed [it] in the back of his pickup truck. The RSO then surveyed the package. The RSO found readings of 40 millirem per hour (mR/hr) on three sides, but 400 mR/hr of the fourth side. The RSO confirmed the reading with a second meter. The RSO contacted the consultant and the consultant had the RSO tape a self-reading dosimeter (SRD) to the side of the box with the highest reading and leave it there for 10 minutes. After ten minutes the RSO read the SRD and found it reading 50 millirem. The RSO contacted the company manager (CM) in Dumas, Texas. The CM brought two additional meters to the common carrier location. New readings were taken and the highest dose rate was now 700 mR/hr. The RSO moved the truck to a remote area at the common carrier facility and placed barriers up. The consultant stated they have contacted the licensee who shipped the device who has provided pictures on how the device was packed for shipment. The RSO is qualified for source retrieval. It was decided that they would get a power screw driver (to minimize time in the area) and remove the top of the box and inspect the exposure device. At 2116 CST, the Agency was notified by the licensee that they had open the transportation container and inspected the device. The RSO found that both the shutter and cap were opened. The RSO closed the shutter and cap using a remote handling tool. A dose rate taken after closing the shutter and cap was 40 mR/hr. The licensee is transporting the device to its storage location. The licensee was instructed to provide dose estimates for any individual who may have been exposed. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA300. Exposure received from closure of the door and cap was approximately 3 millirem. Texas Incident Number: 9742

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Where
Pinnacleais Inspection Llc Pasadena, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L-07014
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+16.5 h0.688 days <br />0.0982 weeks <br />0.0226 months <br />)
Opened:	Arthur Tucker 22:30 Feb 11, 2020
NRC Officer:	Kerby Scales
Last Updated:	Feb 11, 2020
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Texas Department of State Health Services with Agreement State
WEEKMONTHYEAR	Agreement State Report - Lost and Recovered Camera	Agreement State Report - Gauge Damaged When Struck by Vehicle	Agreement State Report - Underdose During Medical Treatment	Agreement State Report- Shutter Stuck in Open Position	2020-09-08T05:00:00 [Table view]
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