The following report was received from the State of
Colorado via email:
Event description: The Department [Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment] was notified via e-mail on 8/13/2014, by TestAmerica Laboratories Inc (license # CO 486-03), that a leak test result for a Ni-63 Electron Capture Device [ECD] source had shown counts exceeding 185 Bq.
The licensee has removed the source from service, decontaminated the instrument that the ECD was mounted on and sent the unit, containing the source, to the manufacturer for repair and source replacement.
The email was sent to the department pursuant to Section 4.58 of the Colorado Regulations.
The Department has requested a few additional details regarding specifics of the source (serial Number, manufacturer, etc.) at this time and will populate the NMED database as soon as they are received.
Colorado Event Report ID No.: CO14-I14-21