ENS 54182

v t e ENS Event
22:30 Feb 8, 2017
Title	Agreement State Report - Damaged Radiography Exposure Device
Event Description	The following is a synopsis of information received via email from the state of Maine: At approximately 1730 EST on 2/8/2017, Applus RTD had a source disconnect on a radiography exposure device at Casco Bay Steel in South Portland, Maine. The radiography exposure device was an Amersham Model 880 with an Ir-192 source. The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) was contacted about the incident, went to the site, and helped secure the area with the help of a radiographer. The RSO replaced the drive cable and retrieved the source back into the radiography camera. The drive cable and exposure device have been taken to the manufacturer to determine the cause of the problem. The original notification for this event was made through the Nuclear Materials Event Database (NMED) under the 30-day reporting requirement due to the fact that the State felt it was not an equipment failure. During the State's review it was determined that a notification to NRC was required within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> due to the equipment being disabled during the recovery operations. Maine Event Report ID No.: ME 17-001

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Where
Applus Rtd Usa South Portland, Maine (NRC Region 1)
License number:	ME 05139 #19
Organization:	Maine Radiation Control Program
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+21495.47 h895.645 days <br />127.949 weeks <br />29.444 months <br />)
Opened:	Jay Hyland 12:58 Jul 24, 2019
NRC Officer:	Andrew Waugh
Last Updated:	Jul 24, 2019
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