Event Notification Report for March 20, 2019
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
03/19/2019 - 03/20/2019
Agreement State
Event Number: 53948
Rep Org: OK DEQ RAD MANAGEMENT
Licensee: OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Region: 4
City: STILLWATER State: OK
County:
License #: OK-00237-03
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KEVIN SAMPSON
HQ OPS Officer: OSSY FONT
Licensee: OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Region: 4
City: STILLWATER State: OK
County:
License #: OK-00237-03
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KEVIN SAMPSON
HQ OPS Officer: OSSY FONT
Notification Date: 03/20/2019
Notification Time: 14:14 [ET]
Event Date: 03/20/2019
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 03/20/2019
Notification Time: 14:14 [ET]
Event Date: 03/20/2019
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 03/20/2019
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
Person (Organization):
NEIL O'KEEFE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
NEIL O'KEEFE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - CONTAMINATED RADIATION WORKER
The following was received from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality via email:
"A person administering a dose of I-131 to a cat at Oklahoma State University (OK-00237-03) was found to have contamination on the palm of one hand after the injection. According to the licensee, the contaminated individual is a radiation worker. The amount of material on the individual is estimated at 0.17 microCuries and it is believed to have been on the person for 15 to 30 minutes. After the discovery, the person was decontaminated, which reduced the radiation level to background. The [contaminated individual] will be bio-assayed tomorrow."
Inspection number 19-01
The following was received from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality via email:
"A person administering a dose of I-131 to a cat at Oklahoma State University (OK-00237-03) was found to have contamination on the palm of one hand after the injection. According to the licensee, the contaminated individual is a radiation worker. The amount of material on the individual is estimated at 0.17 microCuries and it is believed to have been on the person for 15 to 30 minutes. After the discovery, the person was decontaminated, which reduced the radiation level to background. The [contaminated individual] will be bio-assayed tomorrow."
Inspection number 19-01
Agreement State
Event Number: 53949
Rep Org: TEXAS DEPT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Licensee: COVESTRO LLC
Region: 4
City: BAYTOWN State: TX
County:
License #: L01577
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KAREN BLANCHARD
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Licensee: COVESTRO LLC
Region: 4
City: BAYTOWN State: TX
County:
License #: L01577
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KAREN BLANCHARD
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 03/21/2019
Notification Time: 11:14 [ET]
Event Date: 03/20/2019
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/14/2019
Notification Time: 11:14 [ET]
Event Date: 03/20/2019
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/14/2019
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
Person (Organization):
NEIL O'KEEFE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
NEIL O'KEEFE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FIXED GAUGE STUCK SHUTTER
The following report was received from the state of Texas via e-mail:
"On March 21, 2019, the licensee notified the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] that during routine shutter checks on March 20, 2019, it had discovered that the shutter on one of the Ronan Model SA-1 gauges (SN: M-3824) was stuck in the open position. Open is the normal operating position for this gauge. The gauge contains a cesium-137 source with a calculated current activity of 10 milliCuries. Due to the location of the gauge, there is no increased risk of exposure. The licensee plans to replace the gauge."
Texas Incident #9667
* * * UPDATE AT 1518 EDT ON 10/14/19 FROM MATTHEW KENNINGTON TO JEFF HERRERA * * *
The following update was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services via email:
"Licensee contacted the Agency on October 9, 2019, to report that the vendor was successfully able to close the stuck shutter and the old source is being packaged and prepared for disposal. The gauge was replaced with a Vega SHLD-1. File is closed."
Notified the R4DO (Kellar) and NMSS Events (via email).
The following report was received from the state of Texas via e-mail:
"On March 21, 2019, the licensee notified the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] that during routine shutter checks on March 20, 2019, it had discovered that the shutter on one of the Ronan Model SA-1 gauges (SN: M-3824) was stuck in the open position. Open is the normal operating position for this gauge. The gauge contains a cesium-137 source with a calculated current activity of 10 milliCuries. Due to the location of the gauge, there is no increased risk of exposure. The licensee plans to replace the gauge."
Texas Incident #9667
* * * UPDATE AT 1518 EDT ON 10/14/19 FROM MATTHEW KENNINGTON TO JEFF HERRERA * * *
The following update was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services via email:
"Licensee contacted the Agency on October 9, 2019, to report that the vendor was successfully able to close the stuck shutter and the old source is being packaged and prepared for disposal. The gauge was replaced with a Vega SHLD-1. File is closed."
Notified the R4DO (Kellar) and NMSS Events (via email).