ENS Event | |
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06:00 Feb 24, 2019 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Source Not Controlled While Vehicle Impounded |
| Event Description | The following was received from the state of Texas by email:
On February 25th, 2019, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by a licensee that control was lost of a Spec 150 (SN: 2472) radiography camera containing a 49 Curie iridium-192 source (Source SN: ZL1103, model G-60 manufactured by SPEC) as the result of an employee arrested for driving while intoxicated [in Odessa, TX]. The vehicle containing the source was impounded. The keys to the vehicle were left with the impound yard. The vehicle was locked, alarm armed, in a fenced lot, behind a locked gate, and under video surveillance. Keys to the darkroom, where the source was stored, were located in the center console of the vehicle. No individuals accessed the vehicle while in the impound lot. The vehicle was retrieved by the licensee shortly after being notified of the arrest and impounding. The source was out of the licensee's control for approximately eleven hours. No exposures occurred as a result of this event. TX Incident #: 9657 |
| Where | |
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| Crossbridge Compliance Llc Longview, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | Licen-RAM-L06904 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+559.22 h23.301 days <br />3.329 weeks <br />0.766 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Matthew Kennington 12:13 Mar 19, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Bethany Cecere |
| Last Updated: | Mar 19, 2019 |
| 53946 - NRC Website | |
Crossbridge Compliance Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 539462019-02-24T06:00:00024 February 2019 06:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Source Not Controlled While Vehicle Impounded 2019-02-24T06:00:00 | |