ENS Event | |
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05:00 Mar 3, 2007 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Louisiana - Troxler Gauge Malfunction |
| Event Description | The State provided the following information via facsimile:
On March 5, 2007 there was a malfunction with a Troxler gauge. After performing a moisture/density test, the technician squeezed the release handle, pulled up the rod, and walked away from the test location. While walking towards the truck, an assistant told the technician that he had dropped something. When the technician looked, [he] realized that the object that had fallen was the bottom piece on the Troxler gauge rod. The technician told the assistant to stay away from the broken piece. The technician then carefully picked up the piece with a shovel from the truck and placed it on the tailgate. A brief observation of the broken rod was taken by the technician to assure that the [source] pellet was still in place and not dropped on the ground. He then noticed that the weld on the rod was the main cause of the problem. At this time the technician immediately staked out the area and called his equipment manager - a repair technician [redacted] with Gamma-Tron, and his Supervisor [redacted]. He then shoveled the broken rod into the containment box were the gauge was located. It was locked and secured as he transported it to the company equipment container were it was placed and double locked for safety. A sign was placed at the container to keep other employees from disturbing the gauge. All of the previously mentioned personnel were contacted and made aware of the situation. On March 6, 2007, [the technician] from Gamma-Tron placed the source back into the safe position. [The technician from Gamma-Tron] assured the facility that the radioactivity was controlled. [The technician] then took the gauge to QSA Global so the unit could be disposed of properly. LA report number LA070008 |
| Where | |
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| Circle Incorporated St. Charles Parish, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-6627-L01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Radiation Protection Div |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+464 h19.333 days <br />2.762 weeks <br />0.636 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Richard Penrod 12:00 Mar 22, 2007 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Mar 22, 2007 |
| 43254 - NRC Website | |
Circle Incorporated with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Missing Moisture Density Gauge ENS 432542007-03-03T05:00:0003 March 2007 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State - Louisiana - Troxler Gauge Malfunction 2008-02-27T06:00:00 | |