ENS Event | |
|---|---|
23:06 Mar 28, 2023 | |
| Title | Stuck Radiography Source |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the Washington State Department of Health [WA State] via email:
WA State received a licensee report of a stuck radiography source incident at 1606 [PDT] on March 28, 2023. The incident took place at the licensee's facility in Tacoma. The source guide tube was crimped, preventing the source drive cable from retracting into the device's shielded enclosure. A two milli-Roentgen per hour, radiation boundary was established, and the facility operations location/entrance was secured. No overexposures or spread of contamination occurred due to the event. Source retrieval/recovery actions have been completed. WA State was notified that the source was fully retracted into the shielded exposure device today, March 29, 2023, at 0430 [PDT]. WA Incident No.: WA-23-006 |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Bradken, Inc. Tacoma, Washington (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | WN-IR006-1 |
| Organization: | Wa Office Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+17.9 h0.746 days <br />0.107 weeks <br />0.0245 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jasmin Hernandez 17:00 Mar 29, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Eric Simpson |
| Last Updated: | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 56438 - NRC Website | |
Bradken, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 564382023-03-28T23:06:00028 March 2023 23:06:00
[Table view]Agreement State Stuck Radiography Source 2023-03-28T23:06:00 | |