ENS 49900

v t e ENS Event
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.

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Where
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
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