Event Notification Report for February 20, 2012
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
02/19/2012 - 02/20/2012
EVENT NUMBERS
47714
Agreement State
Event Number: 47714
Rep Org: ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Licensee: INTERNATIONAL TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES
Region: 4
City: MABELVALE State: AR
County:
License #: ARK-0773-0332
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: STEVE MACK
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Licensee: INTERNATIONAL TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES
Region: 4
City: MABELVALE State: AR
County:
License #: ARK-0773-0332
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: STEVE MACK
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Notification Date: 03/02/2012
Notification Time: 11:41 [ET]
Event Date: 02/20/2012
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 06/08/2012
Notification Time: 11:41 [ET]
Event Date: 02/20/2012
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 06/08/2012
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
RYAN LANTZ (R4DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
RYAN LANTZ (R4DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA SOURCE ASSEMBLY SLIDE CONNECTOR INOPERABLE
The following information was provided by the State of Arkansas via E-mail.
"During a telephone call on February 29, 2012 with International Testing and Inspection Services, Inc., the company president stated that they had returned a sealed source (QSA Global, Inc., Model Number 87703, Serial Number 70162B) contained in a radiography camera (Industrial Nuclear Company, Inc., Model Number IR-100, Serial Number 4311) after the slide connector on the source assembly would not move.
"On March 1, 2012, two health physicists from the Arkansas Department of Health, Radiation Control Program went to the licensee's facility to determine if this met the reporting requirements of 10CFR 30.50(b)(2). The Arkansas equivalent regulation is RH-1502.f.2.
"The Radiation Safety Officer was not available at the time; however, the health physicists were able to interview the radiography crew using the camera during the failure. The radiography crew indicated that upon arrival at a job site on February 20, 2012, while attempting to connect the control assembly cable, they were unable to move the slide connector on the source assembly. They contacted the company president and returned to the office. The company president informed the Radiation Safety Officer.
"After returning to the office the camera and source were removed from service and returned to Industrial Nuclear Company, Inc. (manufacturer of the camera) on February 24, 2012. Leak tests performed on the camera and sealed source upon arrival at INC, Inc. indicated no contamination.
"Since the source assembly was manufactured by QSA Global, Inc.; Industrial Nuclear Company, Inc. indicated to the licensee that a cause was not identified but that the source assembly needs to be replaced.
"The Arkansas Radiation Control Program has determined that this is reportable under 10CFR 30.50(b)(2) and is making this report to the [NRC] Operations Center. The Program [Arkansas Department of Health, Radiation Control Program] continues to investigate to identify the problem with the source assembly.
"No overexposures to the public or to the radiography crew resulted from this event."
* * * UPDATE FROM STEVE MACK TO DONALD NORWOOD AT 1556 EDT ON 6/8/2012 VIA E-MAIL * * *
"A written report was received from the licensee dated March 23, 2012 describing the discovery of the damaged slide connector on the source assembly.
"A routine compliance inspection was performed on May 22, 2012.
"The cause of the damage to the slide connector on the source assembly was not determined.
"The Arkansas Department of Health considers this event closed."
Notified R4DO (Gepford) and FSME Events Resource by E-mail.
The following information was provided by the State of Arkansas via E-mail.
"During a telephone call on February 29, 2012 with International Testing and Inspection Services, Inc., the company president stated that they had returned a sealed source (QSA Global, Inc., Model Number 87703, Serial Number 70162B) contained in a radiography camera (Industrial Nuclear Company, Inc., Model Number IR-100, Serial Number 4311) after the slide connector on the source assembly would not move.
"On March 1, 2012, two health physicists from the Arkansas Department of Health, Radiation Control Program went to the licensee's facility to determine if this met the reporting requirements of 10CFR 30.50(b)(2). The Arkansas equivalent regulation is RH-1502.f.2.
"The Radiation Safety Officer was not available at the time; however, the health physicists were able to interview the radiography crew using the camera during the failure. The radiography crew indicated that upon arrival at a job site on February 20, 2012, while attempting to connect the control assembly cable, they were unable to move the slide connector on the source assembly. They contacted the company president and returned to the office. The company president informed the Radiation Safety Officer.
"After returning to the office the camera and source were removed from service and returned to Industrial Nuclear Company, Inc. (manufacturer of the camera) on February 24, 2012. Leak tests performed on the camera and sealed source upon arrival at INC, Inc. indicated no contamination.
"Since the source assembly was manufactured by QSA Global, Inc.; Industrial Nuclear Company, Inc. indicated to the licensee that a cause was not identified but that the source assembly needs to be replaced.
"The Arkansas Radiation Control Program has determined that this is reportable under 10CFR 30.50(b)(2) and is making this report to the [NRC] Operations Center. The Program [Arkansas Department of Health, Radiation Control Program] continues to investigate to identify the problem with the source assembly.
"No overexposures to the public or to the radiography crew resulted from this event."
* * * UPDATE FROM STEVE MACK TO DONALD NORWOOD AT 1556 EDT ON 6/8/2012 VIA E-MAIL * * *
"A written report was received from the licensee dated March 23, 2012 describing the discovery of the damaged slide connector on the source assembly.
"A routine compliance inspection was performed on May 22, 2012.
"The cause of the damage to the slide connector on the source assembly was not determined.
"The Arkansas Department of Health considers this event closed."
Notified R4DO (Gepford) and FSME Events Resource by E-mail.