ENS Event | |
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05:00 May 5, 2018 | |
| Title | En Revision Imported Date 6/21/2018 |
| Event Description | EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SOURCE DISCONNECTED FROM GAUGE'S OPERATING ROD
On May 7, 2018, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer [RSO] that on the night of May 5, 2018, they discovered the 100 milliCurie (original activity) source had disconnected from the operating rod of a Berthold model P2608.100 gauge. The RSO stated a set of tongs were used to remove the source from the vessel and place it in a lead pig designed for the source. The RSO stated the manufacturer has been contacted for assistance in repairing the gauge. The individuals who removed the source from the vessel were wearing dosimetry and the RSO stated they were sending the dosimeters in for processing. The RSO stated they had no reason to believe any individual exceeded any limit. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident # 9570 The following was received via e-mail: During the licensee's investigation of this event, the radiation safety officer (RSO) found that the source on a second, almost identical gauge, had also separated from the operating rod. The second gauge, model HPS-1, contains a 500 milliCurie cobalt - 60 source. The failure does not create an exposure risk to any individual. The RSO stated they had received the results for the dosimetry sent for processing from the first reported failure and all readings were 0.0 millirem. The highest lifetime dose for any individual in the report was 105 millirem. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Notified R4DO (Hay), and NMSS Events Notification via email. |
| Where | |
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| E I Du Pont De Nemours & Company Orange, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L00005 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+65.18 h2.716 days <br />0.388 weeks <br />0.0893 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Arthur Tucker 22:11 May 7, 2018 |
| NRC Officer: | Ossy Font |
| Last Updated: | Jun 20, 2018 |
| 53391 - NRC Website | |
E I Du Pont De Nemours & Company with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State En Revision Imported Date 6/21/2018 2018-05-05T05:00:00 | |