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| event date = 02/16/2012 EST | | event date = 02/16/2012 EST | ||
| last update date = 02/16/2012 | | last update date = 02/16/2012 | ||
| title = Agreement State Report - Gas Explosion | | title = Agreement State Report - Gas Explosion of X-Ray Inspection Trailer - Stored Source Unaffected | ||
| event text = The following report is an edited version of information was provided by the North Carolina Radiation Protection Section via e-mail: | | event text = The following report is an edited version of information was provided by the North Carolina Radiation Protection Section via e-mail: | ||
On February 16, 2012 the agency [NC Radiation Protection Section] was notified of a propane tank explosion near Gastonia, NC by the corporate RSO of JANX [NDT/NDE]. This morning when workers at the job site started a generator, an explosion [occurred and] damaged an x-ray trailer at the site. The source of the explosion seems to be a leaking valve on a propane tank. The explosion 'blew off' a wall [of the trailer] and resulted in some burning. On board this trailer was a 1 Ci Ir-192 stopping source contained in a SPEC check model housing. The corporate RSO indicated that the trailer had three compartments and, from what he understood, the back-up x-ray unit onboard the trailer was damaged (Panasonic XIT) [but] the compartment in which the [Ir-192] source was stored was not damaged during the explosion. The housing of the source itself did not show any damage and all radiation levels were normal. The 1 Ci source was moved to a secured Industrial Radiography truck containing a SPEC 150 camera with 110 Ci of Ir-192 that was also on site but not damaged during the explosion. This truck has increased controls on it and was not damaged. | On February 16, 2012 the agency [NC Radiation Protection Section] was notified of a propane tank explosion near Gastonia, NC by the corporate RSO of JANX [NDT/NDE]. This morning when workers at the job site started a generator, an explosion [occurred and] damaged an x-ray trailer at the site. The source of the explosion seems to be a leaking valve on a propane tank. The explosion 'blew off' a wall [of the trailer] and resulted in some burning. On board this trailer was a 1 Ci Ir-192 stopping source contained in a SPEC check model housing. The corporate RSO indicated that the trailer had three compartments and, from what he understood, the back-up x-ray unit onboard the trailer was damaged (Panasonic XIT) [but] the compartment in which the [Ir-192] source was stored was not damaged during the explosion. The housing of the source itself did not show any damage and all radiation levels were normal. The 1 Ci source was moved to a secured Industrial Radiography truck containing a SPEC 150 camera with 110 Ci of Ir-192 that was also on site but not damaged during the explosion. This truck has increased controls on it and was not damaged. | ||
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| Where | |
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| Janx Ndt/Nde King, North Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 085-1117-2 |
| Organization: | Nc Div Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+6.92 h0.288 days <br />0.0412 weeks <br />0.00948 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Diana Sulas 11:55 Feb 16, 2012 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Feb 16, 2012 |
| 47669 - NRC Website | |