ENS 48693
ENS Event | |
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06:00 Jan 22, 2013 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Radiography Camera Source Disconnect |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the State of Texas via email:
On January 22, 2013, the Agency [State of Texas] was notified by the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) that a radiography crew performing radiography operations at a field location experienced a source disconnect. The crew was using an INC IR 100 exposure device containing a iridium - 192 source. The crew had performed nine or ten exposures and was moving the camera to the next location when they discovered the source was still in the guide tube. A source recovery team was sent to the location and the source was returned to the exposure device and locked in the fully shielded position. The RSO did not know how the crew discovered the source was still in the guide tube. The RSO stated that the self reading dosimeter of the radiographer who moved the exposure device was reading off scale and that his personnel dosimeter was being sent to the dosimetry processor for immediate processing. The RSO stated that the radiographer did not perform a post exposure radiation survey prior to moving the camera and that the radiographer stated that their alarming dosimeter did not alarm. The RSO stated that he did not know how long or how close the radiographer was to the source while they were moving the exposure device. The RSO stated that the radiographer has been removed from all duties involving exposure to radiation. The RSO stated that no other individual received an exposure of concern. The RSO stated that the device would be returned to the manufacturer for inspection. The licensee is conducting an investigation into the event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident Number: I-9035
The following information was received via fax: On January 25, 2013, the RSO stated the dosimetry processor reported the dose received by the individual who relocated the exposure device was 791 millirem DDE [deep dose equivalent]. The RSO stated that their investigation into the event is ongoing. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA - 300. Notified the R4DO (Okeefe) and FSME Events Resource. |
| Where | |
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| Desert Ndt Llc Abilene, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 06462 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+30.52 h1.272 days <br />0.182 weeks <br />0.0418 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 12:31 Jan 23, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Charles Teal |
| Last Updated: | Jan 25, 2013 |
| 48693 - NRC Website | |
Desert Ndt Llc with Agreement State | |
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