ENS 48115

v t e ENS Event
05:00 May 17, 2012
Title	Stuck Open Shutter on Sealed Source Gauge
Event Description	The following report was received via email. During an unannounced health, safety, and security inspection conducted on July 12, 2012 at SSAB Iowa, Inc. the Agency [Iowa Department of Public Health] discovered that the licensee had a shutter fail open on an EG & G Berthold, model LB 300 MLT, serial number 1739-10-05 containing approximately 50 millicuries of Cobalt-60. This failure occurred on May 17, 2012 while the device was measuring the level of molten metal in a caster. On May 22, 2012 a contractor arrived on site and repaired the shutter. Cause of failure appears to have been binding due to the extreme heat conditions of the castor. Precautions were taken to ensure that no individual received a radiation dose and normal operations continued until the shutter was repaired. Iowa Event Report # IA 120003

ENS 48115 +/-
Where
Ssab Iowa, Inc. Muscatine, Iowa (NRC Region 3)
License number:	0259170FG
Organization:	Iowa Department Of Public Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1475.18 h61.466 days <br />8.781 weeks <br />2.021 months <br />)
Opened:	Randal S Dahlin 16:11 Jul 17, 2012
NRC Officer:	John Shoemaker
Last Updated:	Jul 17, 2012
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