ENS 50534

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Sep 8, 2012
Title	Agreement State Report - Fixed Gauge Shutter Stuck Open
Event Description	The following report was received via fax: On 9/8/12 while conducting a 6 month physical inventory, the licensee, Carmeuse Lime & Stone, discovered the shutter was unable to close on a Berthold Systems, Inc. fixed gauging device model LB 300 L, serial# 190-02-08, containing 16 mCi Cs-137. The licensee contacted Berthold Systems, Inc. on 9/10/2012 to repair the shutter. The gauging device was repaired by the manufacturer on 1/31/2013. The delay in repair was due to an unavailability of repair parts. The repair parts had to be shipped from Germany. A leak test was conducted following repairs and indicated less than 185 Bq (0.005 micro-curies). The root cause of the failure of the on/off mechanism was due to corrosion and dust due to the gauging device's environment. This licensee produces industrial grade lime and the gauging device is operated in a dusty environment. This event was not reported to the KY RHB as required by regulation and was discovered during a routine health and safety inspection conducted on 6/3/2014. Kentucky Event: KY140004

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Where
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Maysville, Kentucky (NRC Region 1)
License number:	201-179-56
Organization:	Kentucky Dept Of Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18394.27 h766.428 days <br />109.49 weeks <br />25.196 months <br />)
Opened:	Eric Perry 15:16 Oct 14, 2014
NRC Officer:	Mark Abramovitz
Last Updated:	Oct 14, 2014
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