ENS Event | |
|---|---|
20:05 Feb 27, 2017 | |
| Title | Source Holder Stuck Open |
| Event Description | Licensee reported that they were in the process of removing a Kay-Ray Model # 7062B source holder from an installed position. The device serial number is #24093 with a Cs-137 10 mCi source. They believed the source holder to be closed during the removal operation. While in the process of removing the source holder from its installed location, they received unexpected radiation levels on their survey meter and laid the source holder on the room floor with the source pointing in the down direction. They then used some lead shielding to cover the source device and moved it to a storage location. The current radiation levels in the vicinity of the source holder are normal background. The licensee plans on reviewing the radiation dose information when personal dosimetry is processed at the end of the quarter (March 15, 2017). The licensee also plans on contacting Berthold Technologies for disposal of the device. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Bayer Crop Sciences Kansas City, Missouri (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 24-03830-01 |
| Organization: | Bayer Crop Sciences |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-4.02 h-0.168 days <br />-0.0239 weeks <br />-0.00551 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Steve Scherich 16:04 Feb 27, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Rotton |
| Last Updated: | Feb 27, 2017 |
| 52578 - NRC Website | |
Bayer Crop Sciences with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) | |
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