ENS 47667

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Feb 14, 2012
Title	Agreement State Report - X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer Stuck Open Shutter
Event Description	The following report was received via e-mail: On February 14, 2012, the operator of the handheld unit notified the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) that he just got a 'shutter not available' message on the unit. The RSO was at a different plant and he instructed the operator to turn off the unit, remove the battery pack, place the unit in the case, and secure the unit. Upon examination on February 15, 2012, the same message was displayed when the battery was installed. The RSO performed a survey indicating 40 microR/hr at a distance of 1ft. The employee was wearing extremity dosimetry at the time of the event which has been sent for evaluation. More details will follow when available. The device is identified as: Manufacturer: Thermo Niton Model: XLp 818 [The XLp is an x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer.] Serial #: 5917 Isotope: Am-241 Activity: 30 mCi A local service provider has been contacted to try to close the shutter and package the device so it can be returned to the manufacturer. The RSO sent out the employee's dosimetry to be analyzed. Licensee has been made aware of the 30-day follow-up report requirement. PA Event Report No.: PA120006

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Where
Allegheny Ludlum Corporation Latrobe, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1)
License number:	PA-G0010
Organization:	Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+51.02 h2.126 days <br />0.304 weeks <br />0.0699 months <br />)
Opened:	David Allard 08:01 Feb 16, 2012
NRC Officer:	Mark Abramovitz
Last Updated:	Feb 16, 2012
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