ENS Event | |
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06:30 Jan 8, 2019 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Unable to Retract Radiography Source |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the State of Louisiana via email:
On 01/08/2019, 1535 CST, [the licensee] called the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to report a source would not retrieve back into the shielded position. The event happened at approximately 0030 CST at a temporary jobsite in Loggy Bayou, LA Red River Parish. The camera was being used at this temporary jobsite. The exposure was made and the source would not retract into the shielded position. The reportable event was the 'drive cable' in the crankout handle broke in the associated equipment being used with this QSA Global, Model 880 Delta gamma camera/exposure device. The SN for the 880D is #14342. The device was loaded with 72.7 Ci of Ir-192 with the SN# 73586G. The Industrial Radiography Crew followed the H & H Safety Procedures and contacted the radiation safety officer. A three-man crew performed the source retrieval and equipment evaluation after the repair/fix. The exposure device was put back into service after the repair. Two personnel involved in this retrieval received exposures of 40 mrem and the other individual's exposure was 50 mrem. The Industrial Radiography Crew's pocket dosimeter readings were 13 mrem and 11 mrem for the shift when the incident occurred. There were no excessive exposures associated with this event. Event Report ID No.: LA-190001 |
| Where | |
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| H & H X-Ray Services, Inc West Monroe, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-2970-L01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Radiation Protection Div |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+55.03 h2.293 days <br />0.328 weeks <br />0.0754 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Joseph Noble 13:32 Jan 10, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Andrew Waugh |
| Last Updated: | Jan 10, 2019 |
| 53820 - NRC Website | |
H & H X-Ray Services, Inc with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Unable to Retract Radiography Source 2019-01-08T06:30:00 | |