  Industrial radiography has its inimitable role in non-destructive
examinations. Industrial radiography devices, consisting of significantly high
activity of the radioisotopes, are operated manually by remotely held control
unit. Malfunctioning of these devices may cause potential exposure to the
operator and nearby public, and thus should be practiced under a systematic
risk control. To ensure the radiation safety, proactive risk assessment should
be implemented. Risk assessment in industrial radiography using the Failure
Modes & Effect Analysis (FMEA) for the design and operation of industrial
radiography exposure devices has been carried out in this study. Total 56
component failure modes were identified and Risk Priority Numbers (RPNs) were
assigned by the FMEA expert team, based on the field experience and reported
failure data of various components. Results shows all the identified failure
modes have RPN in the range of 04 to 216 and most of the higher RPN are due to
low detectability and high severity levels. Assessment reveals that increasing
failure detectability is a practical and feasible approach to reduce the risk
in most of the failure modes of industrial radiography devices. Actions for
reducing RPN for each failure mode have been suggested. Feasibility of FMEA for
risk assessment in industrial radiography has been established by this study
