ENS Event | |
|---|---|
05:00 Mar 17, 2015 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services via email:
On March 19, 2015, the licensee notified the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] that on March 17, 2015, while preparing for a shutdown for maintenance, it closed the shutter on an Ohmart SH-F2 gauge, which contained a 200 milliCurie cesium-137 source, and the pin on the shutter handle sheared off. The licensee performed a survey to confirm the source was in the fully shielded position and placed a lock on the shutter. No individual received any exposure as a result of this event. The licensee contacted a service company and the gauge was repaired and returned to service on March 19, 2015. An investigation into this event is ongoing. More information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident #: I 9286 |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Union Carbide Corporation Port Lavaca, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 00051 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+57.75 h2.406 days <br />0.344 weeks <br />0.0791 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Blanchard 14:45 Mar 19, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Herrera |
| Last Updated: | Mar 19, 2015 |
| 50906 - NRC Website | |
Union Carbide Corporation with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Broken Gauge Shutter ENS 569172024-01-09T06:00:0009 January 2024 06:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State - Shutter Stuck in Open Position ENS 566212023-07-12T05:00:00012 July 2023 05:00:00 Agreement State Stuck Open Shutter ENS 557012022-01-10T21:35:00010 January 2022 21:35:00 Agreement State Nuclear Gauge Holder Broken Handle ENS 509062015-03-17T05:00:00017 March 2015 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Ohmart Sh-F2 Gauge Shutter Handle Pin Sheared ENS 509052015-03-04T05:00:0004 March 2015 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Ohmart Shlm-Cr3 Cable Detached from Source ENS 502012014-06-16T05:00:00016 June 2014 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutters ENS 500352014-04-11T05:00:00011 April 2014 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutter ENS 468502011-05-11T05:00:00011 May 2011 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Shutter Stuck Open on Nuclear Gauge ENS 468102011-05-01T05:00:0001 May 2011 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Stuck Shutter on Ohmart/Vega Model Gauge ENS 449122009-03-17T05:00:00017 March 2009 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Process Gauge Shutter Handle Broke ENS 444522008-08-29T05:00:00029 August 2008 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Level Gauge Shutter Malfunction 2025-08-07T03:48:00 | |