ENS 45858

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Apr 19, 2010
Title	Texas Agreement State Report - Nuclear Gauge Shutters Stuck Open
Event Description	The following information was obtained from the State of Texas via email: On April 20, 2010, the Agency [Texas Department of Health] was notified by the licensee that on April 19, 2010, while conducting calibrations on two continuous density measurement detectors, the associated nuclear gauge shutters were found to be stuck in the open position. Open is the normal position for these gauges. The gauges are Ohmart gauges containing 100 millicuries each of Cesium-137 (original activity). The gauges are model SR-A serial numbers 7613 GK and 8150 GK. The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) has placed notification tags on the gauges to warn workers of the problem. The manufacturer has been contacted to provide repairs to the gauges. Texas Incident # I-8732

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Where
Sherwin Alumina, Llc Corpus Christi, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	00200
Organization:	Texas Department Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+34.1 h1.421 days <br />0.203 weeks <br />0.0467 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 15:06 Apr 20, 2010
NRC Officer:	Howie Crouch
Last Updated:	Apr 20, 2010
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