ENS 57962
ENS Event | |
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19:15 Oct 1, 2025 | |
| Title | Stuck Source |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (Agency) via phone and email:
The Agency was contacted on October 1, 2025, at 1415 CDT, by the radiation safety officer (RSO) for TEAM Industrial Services to advise of a radiography source stuck in the exposed position at a temporary worksite in Bethalto, IL. The RSO responded to the site, cut the guide tube and was able to place the source in a shielded position by 1500 CDT. No public or occupational exposures are anticipated as a result of this incident, but a reenactment will be independently conducted by Agency staff. Reportedly, the stuck source was caused by a heavy piece of pipe falling on the guide tube. Pending the Agency's investigation, this represents all available information at this time. Manufacturer: QSA Global Model #: A424-9 Source: 94 Ci Ir-192 IL Report #: IL250042
The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email: The Agency conducted a reactive inspection on the following day, December 2, 2025. The cause of the incident was a kink in the guide tube, caused when the pipe being radiographed fell from the pipe stands. It has since been disposed of. All emergency and operating procedures appear to have been followed. A re-enactment and dose calculations support the licensee's statements that no occupational or public exposures exceeded regulatory limits. The maximum recorded dose for this incident was 70 millirem. The matter was reported in a timely fashion, rectified by qualified staff, and a thirty-day report was submitted to the Agency. No citations were issued. This matter is considered closed. Notified R3DO (Hills) and NMSS Events Notification (email). |
| Where | |
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| Team Industrial Services Hammond, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | IL-01136-01 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.07 h-0.128 days <br />-0.0183 weeks <br />-0.00421 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 16:11 Oct 1, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Jordan Wingate |
| Last Updated: | Dec 5, 2025 |
| 57962 - NRC Website | |
Team Industrial Services with Agreement State | |
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