ENS Event | |
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05:00 Jun 23, 2011 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Source Disconnect from Drive Cable During Radiography Activities |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the Texas Department of Health Radiation Branch via e-mail:
On June 23, 2011, the Agency [Texas Dept of Health] was notified by the licensee that a 67.5 Curie Iridium (Ir) - 192 source disconnected from its drive cable during radiographic operations. The licensee reported that the radiographer had completed the first shoot of the day and when he tried to retract the source to the QSA Global 880D camera, he noted that the source had disconnected from the drive cable. The radiographer isolated the area and contacted his Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). A source retrieval team was sent to the location. The source retrieval team verified that the source was in the collimator and then detached the guide tube from the camera. Using remote handling tools, the source was shaken out of the guide tube and placed into the camera. The RSO stated that no overexposure occurred and that there was no exposure to any member of the general public. The personnel dosimetry devices of the retrieval team have been sent to the licensee's processor for immediate reading. The cause for the source disconnect is unknown at this time. The camera will be returned to the manufacturer for inspection and for assistance in determining why the connector between the source pigtail and the drive cable disconnected. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident # I - 8865 |
| Where | |
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| Team Industrial Services, Inc Alvin, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 00087 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+27.42 h1.143 days <br />0.163 weeks <br />0.0376 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 08:25 Jun 24, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Jun 24, 2011 |
| 46980 - NRC Website | |
Team Industrial Services, Inc with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State - Source Unable to Be Retrieved Into Shielded Device ENS 469802011-06-23T05:00:00023 June 2011 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Source Disconnect from Drive Cable During Radiography Activities 2017-05-15T16:50:00 | |