ENS Event | |
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00:30 Aug 26, 2003 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Iridium-192 Source Unintentionally Disconnected from Drive Cable |
| Event Description | The following report was received via fax from the Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency:
On August 25, 2003, at approximately 5:30 PM, while making an exposure at valve #14 (Iverton Rd. and Contractors Way in Tucson, Arizona) the source assembly unintentionally disconnected from the drive cable in the end of the six foot collimating guide tube. The exposure device being used was an INC - IR100, SN-4015, containing a 61 Curie IR-192 source, Model #87703, capsule #08809B. A 35 foot set of NDT [Non Destructive Testing] drive cables and a NDT guide tube were being used. The source was removed from the guide tube and collimator, reattached to the drive cable and cranked back into the exposure device, plugged, locked, and the drive cables removed. Pocket dosimeters indicated that whole body exposures were approximately 30 mR [millirem] and a hand exposure to the individual recovering the source was calculated to be 200 mR. The exposure device and drive cables are being sent back to AEA in Baton Rouge, LA to determine the cause of the disconnect. |
| Where | |
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| Longview Inspections, Inc. Tempe, Arizona (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 07-506 |
| Organization: | Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+65.98 h2.749 days <br />0.393 weeks <br />0.0904 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | William Wright 18:29 Aug 28, 2003 |
| NRC Officer: | Nathan Sanfilippo |
| Last Updated: | Aug 28, 2003 |
| 40112 - NRC Website | |
Longview Inspections, Inc. with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 401122003-08-26T00:30:00026 August 2003 00:30:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Iridium-192 Source Unintentionally Disconnected from Drive Cable 2003-08-26T00:30:00 | |