ENS Event | |
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23:27 Apr 18, 2006 | |
| Title | Equipment Malfunction Caused Radioactive Source to Be Stuck in Unshielded Position |
| Event Description | The licensee reported that there was a stuck source at a temporary job site [Motiva Refinery] in Perth Amboy, NJ. The exposure device involved was an Amersham-660B [Model A424-9] which contained a 17-Curie Iridium-192 source.
When the source stuck in the extended position, the crew tried unsuccessfully to retract it. The workers then secured the area of concern and put up a controlled boundary to limit personnel exposure to 2 mr/hr or less. Licensee notified AEA-QSA [aka QSA-Global, Inc.] to come to the work site and repair or replace the defective equipment. It is unknown if any of the workers were overexposed due to this incident, however, licensee suspects they were not. Licensee will be evaluating the workers personal dosimeters, and other instruments, to ensure accurate readings of personnel exposure.
GSA-Global, Inc. is going to Motiva Refinery in Perth Amboy, NJ, to perform an "emergency source retrieval" on the Amersham-660B [Model A424-9] which contained the 17-Curie Iridium-192 source. This work is being performed for their client Team Cooperheat located in Aston, PA. Notified R1DO (Holody), NMSS EO (Janosko and Pangburn) |
| Where | |
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| Team Industrial Services Alvin, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 42-32219-01 |
| Organization: | Team Industrial Services |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-4 h-0.167 days <br />-0.0238 weeks <br />-0.00548 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Chris Smith 19:27 Apr 18, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | Apr 18, 2006 |
| 42508 - NRC Website | |
Team Industrial Services with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) | |
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