ML20148B290
| ML20148B290 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/02/1997 |
| From: | Michele Burgess NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Hallisey R MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20148B295 | List: |
| References | |
| SSD, NUDOCS 9705130043 | |
| Download: ML20148B290 (2) | |
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May 2, 1997
,P-e Mr. Robert Hallisey Radiation Control Program 305 South Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 i
Dear Mr. Hallisey:
The following information is being provided to you for your action, and is in reference to an l incident involving failed Amersham source end stops. Preliminary information regarding this )
issue was provided to you at the March 6,1997, meeting between NRC and Massachusetts :
staff. At the time of the meeting, the NRC was waiting for information regarding an NRC Region IV inspection of the source end stop user, Globe X-Ray Services, Inc.
We have received the copy of the NRC Region IV inspection report. Based on the information currently available, in the inspection report and in the file, it is not possible to determine the cause of failure for the source end stops, or to determine whether the manufacturing and quality {
control processes ensure that the source end stops meet minimum wall thickness specifications I as regis*ered. As per our telephone discussion on April 1,1997, since the manufacturer is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, we are transferring this matter to you for analysis and resolution of the issues involved, including the failure of this particular end stop, .
the generic implications of the failures, and the issue regarding the wall thicknesses. Attached l is the file containing all currently available information regarding this issue. We request that you forward a copy of the analysis and resolution to the NRC upon completion of the investigation.
If you have any questiens, please contact me at (301) 415-5868, or Steven Baggett at (301) 415-7273 Sincerely, Cefgirol Signed by Michele L. Burgess, Mechanical Engineer !
Sealed Source Safety Section l Medical, Academic, and Commercial !
Use Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety 1*n004 Ovs s.
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Enclosures:
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