ENS Event | |
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07:00 May 18, 2018 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Unattended Radiography Camera |
| Event Description | The following was received from the State of California via email:
On 05/18/18, RSO [radiation safety officer] contacted RHB [Radiologic Health Branch] to report an incident where one of their radiographic exposure devices was left unattended at a job site inside a refinery. Licensee reported that due to a miscommunication, around 6:00 am [PDT] on 05/18/18 a camera was left unattended in an uncontrolled unit within the Chevron Refinery, in Richmond, CA, for several hours before it was discovered and placed it under licensee's control. The camera involved is a Model Ir-100, S/N 4850, Source S/N 223D containing 86 Ci of Ir-192. RHB will be following up on this investigation. (Note: Currently, Qualspec, LLC is in the process of merging with another licensee, TEAM Industrial Services) California ID # 051818 THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 2" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Qualspec, Llc Richmond, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 5299-07 |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.2 h0.467 days <br />0.0667 weeks <br />0.0153 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Nika Hewadikaram 18:12 May 18, 2018 |
| NRC Officer: | Thomas Kendzia |
| Last Updated: | May 18, 2018 |
| 53412 - NRC Website | |
Qualspec, Llc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 534122018-05-18T07:00:00018 May 2018 07:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State - Unattended Radiography Camera ENS 521202016-07-22T07:00:00022 July 2016 07:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Source Disconnect 2018-05-18T07:00:00 | |