ENS Event | |
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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 |
| Where | |
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| 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 |
| 50534 - NRC Website | |
Carmeuse Lime & Stone with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 505342012-09-08T05:00:0008 September 2012 05:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Fixed Gauge Shutter Stuck Open 2012-09-08T05:00:00 | |