Event Notification Report for May 05, 2023
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/04/2023 - 05/05/2023
EVENT NUMBERS
56506
56506
Agreement State
Event Number: 56506
Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services
Licensee: Acuren Inspection Inc
Region: 4
City: La Porte State: TX
County:
License #: L01774
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Randall Redd
HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol
Licensee: Acuren Inspection Inc
Region: 4
City: La Porte State: TX
County:
License #: L01774
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Randall Redd
HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol
Notification Date: 05/06/2023
Notification Time: 00:52 [ET]
Event Date: 05/05/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/06/2023
Notification Time: 00:52 [ET]
Event Date: 05/05/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/06/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Gaddy, Vincent (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Gaddy, Vincent (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STUCK SOURCE
The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Department) via email:
"On May 5, 2023, the Department received a notification of a source retrieval incident. A team of radiographers was working at a fab shop late at night using a QSA Delta 880 camera with a 45 curie selenium-75 source. While the source was out, a small pipe fell onto the guide tube and crimped the line. The radiographers were unable to retract the source back into the camera and pushed it back out to the collimator. They then watched the barrier that was at slightly less than 2 mR/hr until the RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] arrived. The RSO, who is authorized on Texas license for source retrieval, then placed lead filled bags on the source that was still within the collimator. He then proceeded to uncrimp the line, and after the 5th attempt, he was able to retract the source back into the camera. The two radiographers did not receive additional dose, but the RSO who retrieved the source did receive 108 mrem. No one else was present because of the late hour. A survey of the camera was performed after the retrieval with no change compared to before the incident.
"Further information will be provided per SA-300."
Texas Incident Number: 10015
NMED Number: TX230020
The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Department) via email:
"On May 5, 2023, the Department received a notification of a source retrieval incident. A team of radiographers was working at a fab shop late at night using a QSA Delta 880 camera with a 45 curie selenium-75 source. While the source was out, a small pipe fell onto the guide tube and crimped the line. The radiographers were unable to retract the source back into the camera and pushed it back out to the collimator. They then watched the barrier that was at slightly less than 2 mR/hr until the RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] arrived. The RSO, who is authorized on Texas license for source retrieval, then placed lead filled bags on the source that was still within the collimator. He then proceeded to uncrimp the line, and after the 5th attempt, he was able to retract the source back into the camera. The two radiographers did not receive additional dose, but the RSO who retrieved the source did receive 108 mrem. No one else was present because of the late hour. A survey of the camera was performed after the retrieval with no change compared to before the incident.
"Further information will be provided per SA-300."
Texas Incident Number: 10015
NMED Number: TX230020