ENS 54025

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v t e ENS Event
13:00 Apr 23, 2019
Title	New York Agreement State Report - Panoramic Irradiator Source Failed to Retract
Event Description	The following information was received from the state of New York via facsimile: The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) was notified by [the radiation safety officer] (RSO) of Pall Hauppauge (C1935) that they had an incident where the source did not retract completely leaving the source partially exposed for a period of time. According to the RSO, he was notified on April 23, 2019, at approx. [0900 hrs. EDT] of a fault at Vault 4, and arrived approximately 15 minutes later and found that the source had gotten stuck very slightly above the down (safe) position when the cycle ended. All of the safety and alarm systems worked as designed, and the operator did not attempt to enter the irradiator or take any action. The RSO contacted Nordion to discuss the situation and he was able to free the source and get it into the safe position without any issue. The RSO then checked the radiation levels in the irradiator and found that they were normal. There was no risk of personnel or public exposure at any time during this incident, nor was there any risk of contamination. The root cause for the source getting stuck has not been yet determined. The RSO will be working with Nordion to assess the equipment and decide the course of action. DOH will continue to monitor this incident. Pall Hauppauge is licensed to possess Cobalt 60 in sealed source use in a Nordion International dry panoramic storage irradiator. NY Event Report ID No.: NY-19-06

ENS 54025 +/-
Where
Pall Hauppauge Hauppauge, New York (NRC Region 1)
License number:	C1935
Organization:	New York State Dept. Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+24.92 h1.038 days <br />0.148 weeks <br />0.0341 months <br />)
Opened:	Desmond Gordon 13:55 Apr 24, 2019
NRC Officer:	Howie Crouch
Last Updated:	Apr 24, 2019
54025 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Pall Hauppauge with Agreement State
WEEKMONTHYEAR2019-08-28T22:00:00 [Table view]
[ENS list for Pall Hauppauge]

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