ENS 45254

v t e ENS Event
07:00 Jul 10, 2009
Title	Agreement State - Leaking Radioactive Source
Event Description	The following was received from the state via email: The source housing from a 6.58 mCi Ni-63 electron capture device (ECD), (Varian Model 02-001972-00, S/N A2296) was inadvertently opened when the detector was removed from a gas chromatograph for storage. The situation was discovered by radiation safety staff, and followed up immediately. Removable contamination was detected on the open interior of the source assembly and on top of the gas chromatograph, but was less than the removable value of 0.005 microcuries. The detector foil was not damaged or accessed. All components of the source assembly were retrieved and will be disposed of as radioactive materials waste or returned to the vendor. CA Report #: 080509

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Where
University Of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California (NRC Region 4)
License number:	1337-44
Organization:	State Of California
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+755.62 h31.484 days <br />4.498 weeks <br />1.035 months <br />)
Opened:	Kent Prendergast 18:37 Aug 10, 2009
NRC Officer:	Charles Teal
Last Updated:	Aug 10, 2009
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