Event Notification Report for August 26, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/25/2022 - 08/26/2022
Agreement State
Event Number: 56055
Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services
Licensee: Precision NDT LLC
Region: 4
City: Pampa State: TX
County:
License #: L07054
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Art Tucker
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 08/18/2022
Notification Time: 22:02 [ET]
Event Date: 08/17/2022
Event Time: 12:45 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/18/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Werner, Greg (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - UNABLE TO RETRACT SOURCE
The following report was received via email from the Texas Department of State Health Services [the Agency]:
"On August 18, 2022, at 0922 [CDT] hours, the Agency was notified of a source retrieval that occurred August 17th, 2022. The licensee stated the event occurred at a field location at 1245 [CDT] on August 17th, 2022. The licensee stated the location was at a facility located in Pampa, Texas. The licensee stated the event occurred when a piece of pipe fell onto the guide tube of a SPEC [Source Production and Equipment Company] - 150 exposure device and crimped the tube, preventing them from retracting the 60 Curie iridium [Ir-192] source. The licensee's retrieval individual was able to reshape the guide tube and the source was successfully retrieved by 1330 [CDT] that day. The exposure to the individual retrieving the source was 80 millirem. The associated equipment was removed from service and is undergoing inspection to ensure no other damage was done to the equipment. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300."
Texas Incident Number: 9949
Agreement State
Event Number: 56056
Rep Org: SC Dept of Health & Env Control
Licensee: Mitsubishi Power
Region: 1
City: Greer State: SC
County:
License #: 036
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DHEC Mitsubishi Power
HQ OPS Officer: Bethany Cecere
Notification Date: 08/19/2022
Notification Time: 09:36 [ET]
Event Date: 08/18/2022
Event Time: 09:48 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/19/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Jackson, Don (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - BROKEN WINDOW ON NUCLEAR GAUGE
The following information was provided by the State of South Carolina, Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) via email:
"On August 18, 2022, at 0948 EDT, DHEC inspector Leland Cave received a call from Mitsubishi Polyester Films, LLC (S.C. Lic. No. 036) to report an incident that had occurred at the plant. The licensee stated that earlier that morning the thin window film was torn on one of their Thermo EGS Gauging, LLC beta gauges [1.25 Ci of Kr-85]. The result of the tear was that the production line was stopped until the film could be replaced. The representative from Thermo was already onsite and needed verbal permission to begin the repair on the unit. The permission was given, and the reciprocity notification was sent in.
"The DHEC inspector called in the incident [to the NRC] at 0936 EDT on August 19, 2022, and is preparing to go to the licensee to review the cause of the incident."