Re: info? Drill Rig Accident

[rkathren@tricity.wsu.edu (Ron L. Kathren)]

To Whomever May Be Knowledgeable:

Were there any real or potential personnel exposures and dosimetry
assessments?  If so, were the potentially exposed persons referred to the US
Transuranium and Uranium Registries?

Ron Kathren
Director, USTUR


>Eric,
>
>You have basically sumarized the incident.  A 3 Ci AmBe source was 
>lost downhole.  During the fishing operation, the source capsule was 
>breached.  However, the source was not identified as leaking by the 
>personnel on site.  A Bureau of Radiation Control inspector 
>investigated in the site upon hearing of the condition of the logging 
>tool and determined the site and much of the equipment was 
>contaminated.  DOE later retrieved the source capsule from the 
>logging company and determined approximately 1/2 the Am-241 remained 
>in the capsule.
>
>Wes
>
>> Date sent:      Mon, 9 Dec 96 13:20:07 -0600
>> Send reply to:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
>> From:           staib@ridgefield.sdr.slb.com (Eric A.Staib)
>> To:             Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
>> Subject:        info? Drill Rig Accident
>
>> Radsafers
>> 
>> I understand that sometime last fall near Winnie, Texas, a source (Am-241
>> or AmBe) was lost down hole. During the retrieval process, the source was
>> unknowingly ruptured and as a result the rig was contaminated.
>> Does anyone have any info on this?
>> 
>> Eric
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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