ENS 42448

v t e ENS Event
14:30 Mar 27, 2006
Title	Irradiator Shutter Fails to Close
Event Description	The air-actuated shutter mechanism on one of the facility's irradiators (Neutron Products S/N T1497 with 13,500 Curies Co-60) failed to re-close. The irradiator source remained in its shield. A staff scientist entered the irradiator room and isolated the air supply to the shutter allowing the shutter to close. The scientist received less than 2 mrem during the incident. The cause of the shutter failure is being investigated. * * UPDATED AT 1103 EDT ON 4/5/06 FROM TIMOTHY MENGERS TO S. SANDIN (via email) * * * The licensee identified two (2) additional reporting requirements, i.e., 10CFR36.83(a)(1) and 10CFR30.50(c)(1) [Preparation and Submission of Reports], and provided a chronology of the incident. Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for additional details. Notified R1DO (Finney) and NMSS (Essig).

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Where
National Inst Of Standards & Tech Gaithersburg, Maryland (NRC Region 1)
License number:	SNM-362
Organization:	National Inst Of Standards & Tech
Reporting

10 CFR 36.83(a)(5) 10 CFR 36.83(a)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+19.1 h0.796 days <br />0.114 weeks <br />0.0262 months <br />)
Opened:	Tim Mengers 09:36 Mar 28, 2006
NRC Officer:	Mike Ripley
Last Updated:	Apr 5, 2006
42448 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
National Inst Of Standards & Tech with 10 CFR 36.83(a)(1), 10 CFR 36.83(a)(5)
WEEKMONTHYEAR2006-03-27T14:30:00 [Table view]
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