ENS Event | |
|---|---|
06:00 Jan 11, 2006 | |
| Title | Coal Analyzer Shutter Installed Incorrectly |
| Event Description | Last Wednesday, 01/11/06, an NRC Inspector discovered that the company's SABIA online, Model No. XC-5000 coal analyzer which contains a Cs-137 source could not lock the shutter closed. The online analyzer is used for elemental analysis of coal. Vigo Coal contacted SABI, located in CA and their representatives arrived at Vigo Coal Company this morning, 01/14/06.
The SABIA representative found that the lever arm to the shutter of the camera was installed 180 degrees out of its proper position (reversed). The SABIA representative took the two screws out and reversed the handle, which corrected the problems. The shutter worked properly. The holes on the lever and the camera shutter now line up so a padlock can be installed to lock the camera shut. There were no personnel exposures, contamination nor safety issues associated with this incident. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Vigo Coal Company Booneville, Indiana (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 13-32559-01 |
| Organization: | Vigo Coal Company |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+77.73 h3.239 days <br />0.463 weeks <br />0.106 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | John Harman 11:44 Jan 14, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | John Mackinnon |
| Last Updated: | Jan 14, 2006 |
| 42259 - NRC Website | |
Vigo Coal Company with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 422592006-01-11T06:00:00011 January 2006 06:00:00
[Table view]10 CFR 30.50(b)(2) Coal Analyzer Shutter Installed Incorrectly 2006-01-11T06:00:00 | |