ENS Event | |
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06:00 Feb 16, 2013 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Source Disconnect From Radiography Camera |
| Event Description | The State of Texas submitted the following via email:
On February 16, 2013, the Agency [Texas Department of Health] was contacted by the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for QSA Global requesting reciprocity to work in the State of Texas. The RSO stated they had been contacted by a Texas licensee who requested the recovery of an iridium - 192 source at a work site near the city of Jacksonville, Texas. The source was out of a Sentinel model 880 exposure device. The RSO stated that the disconnect occurred at about 0900 hours0.0104 days <br />0.25 hours <br />0.00149 weeks <br />3.4245e-4 months <br /> [CST] during the first exposure of the day on February 16, 2013. The RSO stated that the dose rate at the exposure device was 5 millirem per hour leading them to believe the source was still in the collimator. At 2134 hours0.0247 days <br />0.593 hours <br />0.00353 weeks <br />8.11987e-4 months <br /> the RSO for QSA Global contacted the Agency and reported that the source had been recovered. The individual recovering the source received 10 millirem during the recovery. No overexposures occur due to this event. The source and exposure device will be returned to the manufacturer for inspection. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. TX Incident # I - 9060
The Texas incident number for this event has been changed to I-9042. The spelling of the company's name has been corrected. Notified R4DO (Hagar) and FSME Event Resource. |
| Where | |
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| Weldsonix Inc. Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 05718 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.23 h0.76 days <br />0.109 weeks <br />0.025 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 00:14 Feb 17, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Feb 19, 2013 |
| 48762 - NRC Website | |
Weldsonix Inc. with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Source Disconnect from Radiography Camera 2013-02-16T06:00:00 | |