Re: The Radiological Accident in Cochabamba, Bolivia

[Jose Julio Rozental <joseroze@netvision.net.il>]

Dear Linda,

about your question "Would anyone know if the exposure device involved with

this incident was

equipped with a posi-locking device?"



I got the following answer from the IAEA



"Yes the container had a Posi-lock - it is called different things in

different countries - it is the locking

device on the back of the container that prevented the wind out cable being

disconnected from the container ( because the source had not been retracted

to the safe position). There is a description of the operation of this

mechanical interlock in the report and some of the photos cover it."



Regards

Jose Julio Rozental

joseroze@netvision.net.il

Israel





> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "ANDERSON Linda(L) - BRUCE POWER" <linda.anderson@brucepower.com>

> To: "Radsafe" <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>; "Jose Julio Rozental"

> <joseroze@netvision.net.il>

> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 4:34 PM

> Subject: RE: The Radiological Accident in Cochabamba, Bolivia

>

>

> > Thanks for the update.

> >

> > Would anyone know if the exposure device involved with this incident was

> equipped with a posi-locking device?

> >

> > Regards,

> > Linda Anderson

> > Radiation Protection Technician

> > R.P.  Programs Section

> > Bruce Power

> > Phone (519) 361-2673 Ext. 5414

> > Fax (519) 361-4616

> > E-mail linda.anderson@brucepower.com

> >

> >

> > ----------

> > From:  owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

> [SMTP:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu] on behalf of Jose Julio Rozental

> > Sent:  Wednesday, August 04, 2004 8:47 AM

> > To:  Radsafe

> > Subject:  The Radiological Accident in Cochabamba, Bolivia

> >

> > IAEA recent 2004 publication -Radiological Accident, Industrial

> Radiography Equipment -- The radioactive source involved in the accident

was

> an Ir-192   sealed source (serial number 140.101) housed in a model 660

> remote exposure container (serial number 4110) manufactured by AEA

> Technology/QSA Inc., USA.  At the time of the accident, 2002, the activity

> of the source was 0.67 TBq (18 Ci). Look IAEA Report at

> >

> > http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1199_web.pdf

> >







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