ENS Event | |
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12:25 Aug 9, 2019 | |
| Title | Lost Radiography Camera in International Waters |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of a phone call from the licensee:
NVI (Non-Destructive and Visual Inspections) notified the NRC that a radiography camera with a less than 22 Ci Ir-192 source was lost when it fell into approximately 200 feet of international waters from an oil platform in South Pass Section 60-A. The camera (SPEC 150 Model 0605; Source SPEC G-60 S/N AC0160) was locked in the shielded position during setup when the radiographer slipped. The licensee does not plan to retrieve the device. Additionally, the licensee notified NRC R-IV and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Category 3 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf Note: This device is assigned an IAEA Category 3 value based on the actual radioactivity of the source, not on the device type. (Reference IAEA RG-G-1.9) |
| Where | |
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| Nvi Grade, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 17-29410-01 |
| Organization: | Nvi |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.27 h-0.0946 days <br />-0.0135 weeks <br />-0.00311 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Keith Griffin 10:09 Aug 9, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Ossy Font |
| Last Updated: | Aug 9, 2019 |
| 54207 - NRC Website | |
Nvi with 10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) Lost Radiography Camera in International Waters 2019-08-09T12:25:00 | |