ENS 46059

v t e ENS Event
15:00 Jun 30, 2010
Title	Safety Equipment Malfunction - Shutter Stuck on Nuclear Gauge
Event Description	At approximately 10 AM on June 30 an operator at the 3M Springfield plant determined that the shutter of an LFE beta gauge was not closing. This was reported to supervision and subsequently to the Radiation Safety Officer. The gauge is otherwise functioning normally and has been posted as having an open shutter. A licensed service provider has been contacted to make repairs, scheduled for end of the day, July 1. The gauge is an LFE model SULP-77A, serial number OS-713. The source is a 1 Curie Kr-85 sealed source dated 1/8/2007. The 3M facility is located at 3211 E. Chestnut Expressway, Springfield MO 65802. There has been no personnel exposure as a result of the stuck shutter.

ENS 46059 +/-
Where
3M Company St. Paul, Minnesota (NRC Region 3)
License number:	22-00057-03
Organization:	3M Company - St. Paul, Mn
Reporting

10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Licensed Material Protection Equipment Failure
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.12 h0.755 days <br />0.108 weeks <br />0.0248 months <br />)
Opened:	Fred Entwistle 09:07 Jul 1, 2010
NRC Officer:	Eric Simpson
Last Updated:	Jul 1, 2010
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