ENS 45171
ENS Event | |
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15:30 Jun 26, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Difficulty Retrieving Radiography Source |
| Event Description | The following report was received via facsimile:
Licensee contacted Ohio Department of Health at approx. 3:45 PM on 6/26/09 to report an incident which occurred earlier that day involving the inability to retrieve a radiography source at a job site near Dayton, Ohio. The incident involved a QSA Global Model 880D camera with a 85 Ci Ir-192 source. At approximately 11:30 AM and after several unsuccessful attempts to retrieve the source, the radiography crew secured the area around the source and contacted a trained source recovery individual at their Cincinnati office for assistance. This person arrived at the job site at approx. 12:20 PM and assessed the situation. The recovery person determined that a flange had fallen on the guide tube during the previous shot, which crushed the guide tube and prevented source retrieval. The shot involved a 90-degree bend on a six-inch pipe and the flange was a scrap piece of material found on site that the crew had used to hold the guide tube in place during the shot. It was further determined that the set-up used by the crew for the shot was not very stable, which contributed to the falling of the flange onto the tube. The recovery person was able to retract the source into the camera at approximately 12:45 PM. The licensee determined that there was no exposure to the public or radiography crew as a result of this incident. The radiography crew was reminded to ensure the stability of future shot setups before exposing the source. The guide tube was replaced and work continued. Ohio report number: OH090006 |
| Where | |
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| Acuren Inspection, Inc. Dayton, Ohio (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 03320990006 |
| Organization: | Ohio Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+67.53 h2.814 days <br />0.402 weeks <br />0.0925 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Stephen James 11:02 Jun 29, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Dong Park |
| Last Updated: | Jun 29, 2009 |
| 45171 - NRC Website | |
Acuren Inspection, Inc. with Agreement State | |
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