ENS 48275

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Sep 1, 2012
Title	Agreement State Report - Damaged Process Gauge Shutter
Event Description	The Texas Department of State Health Services Radiation Branch provided the following report via e-mail: On September 4, 2012, the Agency [Texas Department of Health] was notified by the licensee that the shutter on an Ohmart / Vega nuclear gauge model SHLD-1 containing a 20 millicurie cesium - 137 source had been damaged and no longer functioned as designed. The licensee stated that the gauge is mounted on the side of a truck trailer. The licensee stated that the gauge operator had tried to close the gauge shutter and could not get the shutter to move. The operator obtained a hammer and struck the shutter mechanism. The four bolts holding the shutter mechanism in place snapped and the shutter fell off the gauge. The operator placed the shutter back on the gauge to provide shielding, but the shutter is not attached to the gauge housing. The gauge is at the licensee's facility isolated inside of a locked fence. A barrier has been placed around the gauge to prevent inadvertent entry to the area around the gauge. The licensee has contacted the manufacturer to repair the gauge. The licensee stated that the gauge does not present an exposure hazard to any individual. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA 300: 'Reporting Material Events'. Texas Incident # I-8984

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Where
Weatherford Artificial Lift System Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	G02201
Organization:	Texas Department Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+84.92 h3.538 days <br />0.505 weeks <br />0.116 months <br />)
Opened:	Art Tucker 17:55 Sep 4, 2012
NRC Officer:	Bill Huffman
Last Updated:	Sep 4, 2012
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