ENS Event | |
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07:00 Sep 16, 2008 | |
| Title | High Conductivity In A Pool Irradiator |
| Event Description | At 8:14 am on September 16, 2008, the radiation safety officer (RSO) called to report the pool water conductivity was above 100 microsiemens per centimeter on September 6, 2008. On September 4, 2008 the licensee noted some product (honey) had leaked out of the container into the pool. They thought this small amount of contaminate would be cleared out of the pool once it circulated through the water purifying tanks, however, the conductivity continued to increase until September 6, 2008 [when] it reached 120 microsiemens per centimeter. The licensee did not realize this was a reportable event per 10 CFR 36.83(a)(10) until he spoke to his corporate RSO last night (9-15-08). He then reported the incident to us [State of California] this morning. The licensee has been continuing to work to reduce the conductivity by adding new water purifying tanks. As of today, the water is still too cloudy to see the sources in the pool and the conductivity is at 57 microsiemens per centimeter and is continuing to reduce each day. Corrective actions to be taken include refresher training for the RSO to review the regulatory requirements for reportable events and instruction to customers regarding the correct packaging of their product so they do not have a similar incident in the future. The RSO will be providing the Department with a written report within 30 day as required and will continue to mitigate the conductivity and clarity of the pool water until it has reduced to normal levels. The licensee will notify us when the conductivity and clarity is at normal levels.
California Report Number - 091608 |
| Where | |
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| Steris Inc Ontario, California (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 6666-36 |
| Organization: | California Radiation Control Prgm |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+13.92 h0.58 days <br />0.0829 weeks <br />0.0191 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Donelle Krajewski 20:55 Sep 16, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Jason Kozal |
| Last Updated: | Sep 16, 2008 |
| 44497 - NRC Website | |
Steris Inc with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 444972008-09-16T07:00:00016 September 2008 07:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State High Conductivity in a Pool Irradiator 2008-09-16T07:00:00 | |