ENS 57266
ENS Event | |
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04:00 Aug 7, 2024 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Damaged Moisture Density Gauge |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) via email:
NYSDOH received a phone call from the radiation safety officer (RSO) on August 7, 2024, to report a damaged moisture density gauge. The gauge was struck by a passing skid steer. Device Make: Instrotek Device Model: 3500 Isotopes: Am-241/Be (44mCi), Cs-137 (11mCi) The area was cordoned off. The gauge base plate appeared damaged. The source rod was not exposed. Measurements taken with a survey meter were 0.2 mR/hr at 3ft, which appears consistent with the radiation dose profile for this instrument per the sealed source and device registry. The RSO reports that the device was removed from the site at the request of the client and transported to the Kleinfelder Scranton, PA, location for leak testing. A leak test was performed and sent out for analysis, however, at this time is not believed that the source would be leaking. It is not believed that this event led to any degradation of the source, source housing, or shielding. NYSDOH is monitoring this incident and has assigned incident number 1496 to track this event. As this company was performing work under reciprocity, the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have also been notified of this event for their awareness. Additional information will be provided to NMED once available. New York event report ID: NY-24-07
This event was also reported by the State of Maryland under EN 57267. Notified R1DO (Bickett), NMSS Events Notifications (Email).
The following information was provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) via email: Following the original notification of this event, it was confirmed via leak testing of both the Cs-137 source and Am-241/Be source that neither source was breached, damaged, or leaking from this event. Furthermore, an additional radiation protection survey indicated that there were no breaches to the shielding or integrity of this device and no essential safety functions were damaged. The extent of damage to the baseplate was cosmetic. As a corrective action, the licensee retrained the responsible authorized user of the device, including manufacturer's operation training, licensee specific policies and procedure, and a demonstration of proper use of the device with the radiation safety officer (RSO). On August 8, 2024, all authorized users were retrained in constant surveillance and immediate control of the gauges when not secured in permanent storage. Additionally, the licensee placed highly visible stickers affixed to their gauges to remind authorized users to maintain constant surveillance and immediate control over gauges. NYSDOH has accepted the findings from this investigation and have accepted the licensee's proposed corrective actions. As a result, NYSDOH has closed this incident. Notified R1DO (Werkheiser), NMSS Events Notifications (Email). |
| Where | |
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| Kleinfelder, Inc. Syracuse, New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | MD-05-248-01 |
| Organization: | New York State Dept. Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+33.48 h1.395 days <br />0.199 weeks <br />0.0459 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Nate Kishbaugh 13:29 Aug 8, 2024 |
| NRC Officer: | Robert A. Thompson |
| Last Updated: | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 57266 - NRC Website | |
Kleinfelder, Inc. with Agreement State | |
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