ENS Event | |
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04:00 Oct 11, 2023 | |
| Title | Stuck Source |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Maryland Department of the Environment Radiological Health Program (MDE/RHP) via email:
On October 11, 2023 at 1558 EDT, the Maryland Department of the Environment Radiological Health Program was contacted via phone from the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) of Testing Technologies, Inc. (TTI), and reported that a source disconnect had occurred on 10/10/2023, at about 1000 EDT while working at College Park, Maryland. TTI has an active authorization and reciprocity recognition to practice industrial radiography in Maryland with US NRC license (number 45-25007-01). TTI has a Virginia (Maryland reciprocity license number 94-031-01) and an NRC license; and they are also authorized to retrieve sources. The radiography device was QSA Global, Sentinel 880, device serial number D6011, which contains 50 Ci of Ir-192. The incident occurred when the TTI radiographer was taking images of a pipe in the well and while cranking back at finishing, the source became stuck at about the half-way position. The radiographer was aware that the source disconnection from the tube had happened and the source was lodged in a 14 feet deep hole. The radiographer later retrieved the source. The radiographer reported the incident to the TTI RSO. The RSO reported that there was no exposure to the public. A dose of 40 mrem was received by the radiographer. MDE/RHP will finalize a reactive investigation. |
| Where | |
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| Testing Technologies, Inc College Park, Maryland (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 94-031-01 |
| Organization: | Maryland Dept Of The Environment |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+56.1 h2.338 days <br />0.334 weeks <br />0.0768 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Paul Kovach 12:06 Oct 13, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Karen Cotton-Gross |
| Last Updated: | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 56792 - NRC Website | |
Testing Technologies, Inc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 567922023-10-11T04:00:00011 October 2023 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Stuck Source 2023-10-11T04:00:00 | |