ENS 49408

v t e ENS Event
18:00 Oct 3, 2013
Title	Agreement State Report - Failed Retraction Mechanism on Fixed Gauge Device
Event Description	The following Agreement State Report was received via facsimile: Event Description: The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified by the licensee at 2:00 p.m. [EDT] on October 3, 2013, that a source on a gauging device would not retract into the holder as designed. This licensee also stated, 'steam is leaking from the top of the right hand side source holder where the pulley is. The source tube is welded to the vessel. At the present time the cable is stuck, so the source will not retract into the holder. The [South Carolina] Department [of Health and Environmental Control] responded to this event and found that an Ohmart Model SHLM-C-2 fixed gauging device containing two 200 mCi Cs-137 sources (s/n 2667/2668) had incurred a failure of the shutter/retraction mechanism. There was no evidence of steam being released from the gauge housing but water was dripping very slowly from the top of the gauge housing. Surveys indicated background readings of 0.03 mR/hr as the source has now been locked in place in the vessel. The area is roped off to prevent unauthorized access. Vega Americas, Inc. is scheduled to perform repair of the shutter/retraction mechanism on October 8, 2013. Notifications and updates will be made through the NMED system.

ENS 49408 +/-
Where
Bp-Cooper River Plant Wando, South Carolina (NRC Region 1)
License number:	252
Organization:	Sc Div Of Health & Env Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+17.42 h0.726 days <br />0.104 weeks <br />0.0239 months <br />)
Opened:	James Peterson 11:25 Oct 4, 2013
NRC Officer:	John Shoemaker
Last Updated:	Oct 4, 2013
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