Event Notification Report for March 09, 2018
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
03/08/2018 - 03/09/2018
EVENT NUMBERS
53308
Agreement State
Event Number: 53308
Rep Org: LOUISIANA RADIATION PROTECTION DIV
Licensee: APPLIED INSPECTION SYSTEMS, INC.
Region: 4
City: BENTON State: AR
County:
License #: ARK-0576-03310
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JAMES PATE
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Licensee: APPLIED INSPECTION SYSTEMS, INC.
Region: 4
City: BENTON State: AR
County:
License #: ARK-0576-03310
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JAMES PATE
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Notification Date: 04/02/2018
Notification Time: 14:33 [ET]
Event Date: 03/09/2018
Event Time: 14:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 04/02/2018
Notification Time: 14:33 [ET]
Event Date: 03/09/2018
Event Time: 14:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 04/02/2018
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
Person (Organization):
JAMES DRAKE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
JAMES DRAKE (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA SOURCE GUIDE TUBE CRUSHED
The following information was received via E-mail:
"On Friday, March 9, 2018, Applied Inspection Systems was performing industrial radiography. At approximately 1315 CDT while performing industrial radiography, a pipe fitting sitting on a 'V' pipe stand fell over and crushed the source guide tube. Source Production & Equipment Company was called in to perform source retrieval. There were no over-exposures or reportable exposures. The retrieval crew received a maximum of 40 mR. The source was retrieved and re-inserted back into the camera with no concerns noted.
"The SPEC IR-192 Model G-60 source serial number was YK0701, source strength was 35 Ci, and camera serial number was 1381. The industrial radiography camera was a SPEC-150.
"This event is considered closed out."
Applied Inspection Systems, Inc. License Number: ARK-0576-03310, Reciprocity: RC-493, AI#: 154688. This Arkansas licensee was working under reciprocity in the State of Louisiana at the Calumet-Cotton Valley Refinery, in Cotton Valley, Louisiana.
Louisiana Event Report ID No.: LA20180003
The following information was received via E-mail:
"On Friday, March 9, 2018, Applied Inspection Systems was performing industrial radiography. At approximately 1315 CDT while performing industrial radiography, a pipe fitting sitting on a 'V' pipe stand fell over and crushed the source guide tube. Source Production & Equipment Company was called in to perform source retrieval. There were no over-exposures or reportable exposures. The retrieval crew received a maximum of 40 mR. The source was retrieved and re-inserted back into the camera with no concerns noted.
"The SPEC IR-192 Model G-60 source serial number was YK0701, source strength was 35 Ci, and camera serial number was 1381. The industrial radiography camera was a SPEC-150.
"This event is considered closed out."
Applied Inspection Systems, Inc. License Number: ARK-0576-03310, Reciprocity: RC-493, AI#: 154688. This Arkansas licensee was working under reciprocity in the State of Louisiana at the Calumet-Cotton Valley Refinery, in Cotton Valley, Louisiana.
Louisiana Event Report ID No.: LA20180003