ENS Event | |
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05:00 Jun 15, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Stuck Level Gauge Shutter |
| Event Description | In June 2010, Shell identified a stuck level gauge shutter during scheduled maintenance testing. The licensee removed the gauge from service.
The licensee intends to leave the gauge secured in storage until an undetermined future date when it is needed. This facility is a research facility and uses the gauge in its research and testing operations. The gauge was a Berthold Model LB-440 with a 50 milliCurie Cs-137 source. Texas Report Number: I-8842
During the review of this file prior to closing, it was noted that the date of the gauge failure was reported to you [NRC] as June 2010. The investigation determined that the gauge failure occurred in June 2009. Notified R4DO(J.Drake) and FSME(D.Jackson) |
| Where | |
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| Shell Oil Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+16568.08 h690.337 days <br />98.62 weeks <br />22.695 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Bob Free 13:05 May 6, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Jun 30, 2011 |
| 46826 - NRC Website | |
Shell Oil with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 468262009-06-15T05:00:00015 June 2009 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stuck Level Gauge Shutter 2009-06-15T05:00:00 | |