ENS Event | |
|---|---|
13:35 Sep 8, 2015 | |
| Title | Leaking Ni-63 Source |
| Event Description | While preparing a Varian Ni-63 source for shipment, the Radiation Safety Specialist was performing wipes for a leak test. After multiple attempts, the leak test kept returning the same results, which were 0.012 milliCi and the limit is 0.005 milliCi. The source is part of a Hewlett-Packard gas chromatograph, model number 0201972-00. The source is a Varian Ni-63 15 milliCi source with a current activity of 14.1 milliCi. The source serial number is A-15296. The source has been wrapped and stored in a sealed bag and placed in the facilities waste building.
The leak test results were 0.012 microCi and the limit is 0.005 microCi; not 0.012 milliCi and 0.005 milliCi. Notified the R3DO (Pelke) and NMSS Events Resource via e-mail. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 13-01983-15 |
| Organization: | University Of Notre Dame |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3.28 h0.137 days <br />0.0195 weeks <br />0.00449 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Andrew Welding 16:52 Sep 8, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Rotton |
| Last Updated: | Sep 9, 2015 |
| 51377 - NRC Website | |
University Of Notre Dame with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) | |
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