ENS Event | |
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05:00 Mar 11, 2014 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Fixed Gauge with Stuck Open Shutter |
| Event Description | The following Agreement State Report was received from the State of Texas via telephone and email:
The Texas Department of State Health Services received a report from the licensee concerning a stuck open shutter on a level gauge mounted on a tank. The gauge is in operation with the shutter in the normal open position. The failure to the shutter to close was discovered during routine testing. The licensee will contact the Texas Radiation Program Licensing for authorization to continue using the gauge until repaired. The device does not represent any harm to workers or to the public and a vendor will repair the gauge in 3-4 days. Follow up information will be provided in accordance with SA 300. The gauge shutter is normally open during operation. The device is a Thermo Fisher Scientific model 5201 with a 100 mCi Cs-137 source. TEXAS INCIDENT # I-9165. |
| Where | |
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| Oxea Chemical Corporation Bishop, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LO6079 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+28.98 h1.208 days <br />0.172 weeks <br />0.0397 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Robert Free 09:59 Mar 12, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | John Shoemaker |
| Last Updated: | Mar 12, 2014 |
| 49900 - NRC Website | |
Oxea Chemical Corporation with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Fixed Gauge with Stuck Open Shutter 2014-03-11T05:00:00 | |