Still Some Faith in Radiography

[willim01@mskcc.org]

     ...from today's NRC Daily Event Report...

     It appears this company is doing what is requi'd.

     

     AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY INCIDENT      

     

     The following information was documented as a telecon "to file" 

     received by State of Colorado staff:

     

     "Received phone notification today from Jeff Conners at Midwest 

     Inspection Services concerning a source disconnect incident that 

     happened yesterday, 10/14/02. Mr. Conners reported a radiography crew, 

     working at a field site north of Denver, was unable to retract an 

     Iridium-192 radiography source back into the camera. The radiographers 

     called Mr. Conners, who is the assistant Radiation Safety Officer, for 

     help.  Mr. Conners reported that he responded to the scene and was 

     successful in connecting the source assembly to the drive cable and 

     retracting it back into the radiography camera. He also responded that 

     there were no overexposures to the radiography crew or members of the 

     public.  Mr. Conners estimated his exposure for the recovery operation 

     to be about 500 millirem, based on his pocket dosimeter readings.  He 

     stated that he would send a detailed written report to the Department 

     within 30 days. The corporate RSO, David Ezell, was also notified of 

     the incident."                                                         

     

     

     Matt Williamson



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